May 31, 2011---Moses Lake, WA.

We are on the road again.  After a month of not traveling with the rig, we will have to get adjusted to  moving somewhere every day. Our destination for today was Moses Lake. WA.

Our first hurdle was to drive over Snoqualmie Pass on Interstate 90. When we left the park we turned toward Enumclaw and then to Black Diamond on 169. Then we caught route 18 to I90. We hit the Pass at about 10 am. and the views were nice with the lake and mountains embraced by a layer of clouds.

As we traveled down the mountain we felt like we were "Bobble Heads". We met up with fine vibrations and construction. I guess I have to get back to the traveling groove.

When we reached the 108 exit we were on a plateau and saw a lot of farms with crops in the field. The largest part of the farms was grass hay and timothy hay.  Apparently there is a great demand for timothy hay as an export. There was also some grain farming. You could see mountains all around us in the distance.

At the 127 exit we saw more rocks, small cliffs and sage brush type plants. There also was a wind advisary for tall vehicle. Then we saw the wind turbines on the horizon. I still say they look like art dancing across the way.  At Vantage, Washington we saw the Wanapum Dam. Such a pretty area.

As we left Vanage we started a north eastern direction on I 90 until we finally turned east. When we started in the eastern direction I noticed they had signs on the fence stating what crop was in the field. They had fields marked with potatoes, sweet corn, corn. wheat, alfalfa and grass hay. They also grew sweet peas. It was a very pretty area with farm buildings dotting the landscape. There were no trees or bushes in this area except for the trees around the farm buildings.

When we reached Moses Lake we found our park just off of I 90. It was a very nice park and we did not have to block our wheels or put out any blocks for the jacks, so set up was a breeze. We contacted a dairy farmer who lives just outside of Moses Lake. He had been on the naional board with Walt. We had stopped at the same farm about 25 years ago to visit is father and mother. The father had died at Easter time so we wanted to stop and see his wife. They had been married 74 years. She is just a sweet lady even in her later years when she has some health issues. Her son spent a great deal of time with us explaining how it was to be a dairy farmer in Washington. He also gave us a tour of the area and we saw parts of his farming operation.

Irrigation is the only way to farm in this area. They have timothy hay at mid thigh level and it has not even come into bloom. As for the dairy they milk 700 cows. They have done 3 times a day milking for at least 20 years. Their heard is holstein and most of the cows are registered cows. Walt could tell you more about the details.
St. Regis, Montana is our next destination.