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I had a good time in British Columbia

over eleven days. It does feel a bit

odd now being back home. Only been

home for 24 hours plus. 

I will be home for about 12 days

before heading to Virginia. I will be

there for eleven days. 

It would be nice to travel this way

on a regular basis if it weren't for 

money. I do plan for other trips.

October could be seeing places

around Washington state. Have

to see.

This is Gibson House next to Lake

Okanagan. This is now a park though

Aunt Joan my cousins in BC  mother

grew up there. It was built by her

father.

Here is a view of Lake Okanagan

from Gibson House. I recommend

for you to visit.

Continue on My Canadian Trip

I will end the first part of my trip

Monday in Rose Lake British Columbia.

Tuesday I head further north to my

cousin Susan's place near Big Lake.

Susan and her husband David have

a ranch. They have cows and horses

along with gardens. They are working 

putting the hay together for this coming 

winter. 

Susan's primary job is cooking and 

looking after the grandchildren. Her

 sons Damon and Sam have homes

on the ranch too. They have a business

together in 150 mile house. The 

youngest son Robin, wife Shannon and 

three boys live nearby on their own land. 

When I was here four years ago 

they were building their house. I didn't

see it then.

You can see more on my website

 herbnightingale.com 

In the Cariboo

Today is being my second day in

the Cariboo of British Columbia.

I am at my cousin Christy place

on Rose Lake.

On Thursday morning walk we saw

a deer. Didn't seem to be bothered

by me allowing me to take a picture.

She was in a dark spot so I had to

wait so this photo shows the backside.

Later on in the midafternoon took a

dip in the lake. The water was warm 

on the surface anyway.

After dinning saw an  eagle. Before 

bedtime had some lightning. This 

morning just saw an eagle fly looking

out the window. Not the same as last

evening. I hear a loud noise. Could be 

the eagle though don't see him right

now. They do have a lot of eagles here.

   See the eagle on the top of the tree.

Today we are going into Williams Lake

the largest town in the region. I plan to 

take more photos. This afternoon have

a visitor with her grandchildren. They 

will spend time in the lake swimming.

Have a great day until next time. Save travels. 

Hello Travelers

I know that I haven't written here for

some time with my other blogs going

on.

This week I am going to British 

Columbia Canada to visit cousins.

They live in the Okanagan area. I

certainly will drive a lot of miles.

I. Plan to take some pictures along

the way and at my destinations.

I have three cousins in three different

locations. The first I will be at four 

days, two at the second and two nights

at the third.  I plan to visit a few hours

with a fourth cousin Washington state

on my return since she is on the way 

back.

In September I will be traveling to

Virginia for my niece wedding. Another

time to take a lot of photos too. I

plan at least one day in DC.

Until next time safe travels. 

Interstate 90

Last week I did make it up Interstate 90 

east of Seattle. I stopped at a couple 

places. One was Lake Easton about 15 

miles east of Snoqualmie Pass. The 

other place is Golden Creek Pond. It 

is real close to Snoqualmie. Take the 

Hyak exit go north. The pond is located 

about a mile in from the park. 

Keep going east on I-90  a lot of other 

places to see. I-90 goes from Seattle to 

Boston. You have time you can find a 

lot to see. Let you know more about 

these in the future. Safe travel OK!

                    Lake Easton below

Another Place To Visit

I follow a number of hikers on

Instagram including those here

in home state of Washington.

It is nice to hear about places I 

haven't heard about before. This

includes lakes, ponds and rivers.

I hope to visit some around the

country especially in national parks.

This week I saw a photo of a pond

called Gold Creek. I found it is a little

north of Snoqualmie Pass off of

Interstate 90. So next Thursday I will

go for a trip there. I will report back

to you.

Safe traveling. 

When Is Summer Going To End

Here in Washington State we have had
a record hot streak that is for sure. Even
rain has been at a minimum. So little hasn't
really registered at all.

In Western Washington we had record 

temperatures hitting over one hundred

in July and almost the same in August.

Depending on where you were at a few

places reached one hundred while others

were in the mid 90s. Never had it before.

 Does this mean summer will last longer

then normal as well. I am not sure anyone

really knows for sure.  Fall usually begins

in mid to late September or early October.

I wonder if summer will drag into October

this year.

This year travel to Washington has been a

good thing. I know people who have gone

to Hawaii from here as well. Personally

I would have postponed my trip to Hawaii

but I have never been there ever. I would

look to go Hawaii in the fall or winter. For

those who have family in Hawaii a different

story. 

I haven't decided where I will go for my next

travel in September. There is so many nice

places to see in Western Washington besides

going to Eastern Washington. The other side

of the state usually is ten agrees warmer then

what we have here so summer time isn't

favorable to me unless you like having hot

weather. There are a lot of nice places to go

in Eastern Washington especially north near

the Canadian border, however, I would prefer

in the spring or fall. 

I will be speaking with my sister on Friday

over zoom. I have to see whether she still

plans to come out from Quebec, Canada in

October. Right now there is a mask mandate

where indoors are expected to wear them while

outdoors not necessarily unless there is a good

size crowd. 

When it comes to Washington state you can't

go wrong wherever you decide to go. Besides

Eastern and Western Washington central part

of the state is good to go as well. Along the

Columbia River is as good places to visit to.

Enjoy your travel wherever you go. Stay safe!