The Runaway - Day 1

I drove up the driveway today. This is my jeep next to the house (you can see the lake in the background) as I was about to head out. It was great - the sr. summer leadership team attacked me as I headed out my door this morning. It's great knowing that you have people behind you, praying for you! (Thanks gang!)
It was a relaxing day driving. I headed past Calgary and down south on the 22 through Turner Valley (To think I once lived there is pretty much like looking in on someone else's life). I was planning on heading down across the boarder at Roosville, instead I headed to Eastport and down into Idaho. I highly recommend this drive! I wish there were some way to capture the absolute beauty in northern Idaho! There was a look out point that was over this green fairytale-like valley, unfortunately it was raining and the D80 is not fond of such weather! This shot (taken while driving with my knees - hence the angle!) is hardly a glimpse of the green.
The boarder crossing guy was amazed that I was heading out on my own. He was a nice guy who asked me a lot of questions about camp before asking if I had any guns or meat.
I pushed on to Spokane today - the hours flew by and was up to the drive. I have to keep in mind that however far I get I have to drive back! I am thinking I'll head toward Seattle tomorrow. We'll see what happens!! Today I just basked in the glory of being on the open road, breathing the mountain air and attempting to absorb the scenery. I did have one revelation that I know I will need to respond to in the near future: my MP3 player sucks!!As I passed Johnson Road (which was what originally caught me attention) I found this shop. If you look closely you will find even bed pans hanging on this artisan shop!