Just one?

That's the question asked more than any question on this trip.....It's goes something like this.... "Hi, I'd like to check in.  How many adults ma'am? One.  Just one?  or Hi, Id like a table. How many ma'am?  One. Just one?  Or would you take my picture? Oh, you're just one?  Yes, just one....I have to smile because it is just one.  Just me.  Alone with the furries and they haven't learned to take pictures or have dinner conversation so..... BUT I have thoroughly enjoyed being just one.  It really makes you speak to people, meet people, stop to see more bc you are the driver instead of passenger. Many times going through life, we are always with someone and miss the opportunities to put ourselves out there bc we don't have to.  We have the safety net of another person. 

I know it's only been 6 days since I have written but I have seen so much since I last wrote.  We have gone from Coeur d' Alene (pronounced Core-da-Lane for newbies) to Winthrop, WA and through the North Cascade Mountain Range to arrive in Concrete, WA.  Simply amazing.  We are at 2210 miles to date.  This is the scenery I have imagined.  GREEN GREEN GREEN!!  And the size of these trees.  Makes you feel so small but not insignificant.  The boys and I did a hike in the Cascades yesterday & I felt I was in a fairyland....Sunlight barely crept through the giant trees, moss covered everything and made it look so fresh yet peaceful and the smell was heavenly.  I smiled the whole time.  This is what I had pictured all along. 

Below are several pics.  First is just one on Lake Coeur d Alene.  It it huge.  25 miles long.  It was a little windy that day.  What a great town!!  I know I have said that many times but the truth!!  One of those outdoor towns you could live in... 

Next is the floating boardwalk that is on the lake.  It is the longest in the world at 3300 feet.  Pretty cool to walk along feeling like you are on a suspension bridge the whole time!  And just to be that close to the water. 

3rd is a shot of the Lake. 

Number 4 is a quaint outdoor restaurant that I ate lunch at in Winthrop.  Winthrop was a little western town, literally staging gunfights, etc. to bring the crowds in.  The setting was great and I could have sat there for hours but know they wouldn't appreciate that!!!

Camp dog is featured in pic 5! Yes, that is my chair but we share!  He loves it and that was after a big day of new sights and sounds and walking in Winthrop.

Fairytale hike is 6,7 &8.  Just a dream hike.  I literally did not want to leave that area.  I could have camped right there.  And there even a toilet there so life would have been perfect!! 

Pic 9,10 is Diablo Lake in the Cascades.  This lake was breathtaking you guys.  I have seen many mountain lakes but wow........  the water was the most beautiful turquoise and the sky was so blue. 

And lastly was a pic of the mountains in the distance while I was driving!

We leave tomorrow for a new adventure....our first tent experience which should be exciting!!! I hope that's one of the words I use!! and then I am SUPER excited to be heading to the San Juan Islands for a few days and kenneling the boys!!  Thank you to Mr. Warren and Ms. Jan for suggesting.   I have researched and know I will have great memories there!!!