Arriving in Spokane from a very warm week in California I definitely needed to get the jacket out! It gets down to about 32 at night with lots of sunshine during the day but barely breaking 60. My first day back we took a little drive into apple country. The orchards are not very big but the apples are excellent. We bought a few and made a delicious apple crisp and a couple turnovers.
A little bit of Fall color
We don’t have very much time here as we have a deadline to be back in California by Halloween so only a couple short excursions and of course a hockey game. We have been wanting to get to a game since we went to Canada and each time we got near a team they were out of town. We got lucky in Spokane, the Spokane Chiefs were playing at home and the best part was good seats were only $18. My kind of sporting event. Definitely not a professional team as they were moving at a pace I could keep up with where the puck actually was. Between periods they had games like musical chairs on the ice – lots of fun! They lost 4-1 against the Victoria team but no one seemed really bummed!
We did explore downtown Spokane a little, enjoying a local diner that had some pretty good BBQ, Chicken & MO! and I got a little shopping done at Macy’s. Outdoors is beautiful in downtown. There pride is the Spokane Falls on the Spokane River right through town.
Upper Falls
It really is quite beautiful and the riverfront park is an excellent place for a nice walk. The air is cold but the sky is a beautiful blue. Having this river run right through town is definitely a plus for this downtown. There was not much activity downtown but I bet in the summer it is plenty busy.
Sunday was a day of rest! I brought a slight cold home with me and Paul figured out how to get his Nascar race on the computer/TV so I napped and watched fast cars going 200 miles per hour bumper to bumper at Talladega Super Speedway.
Today we leave the great state of Washington and head into Oregon for our final stops before heading back to California for the holidays. See a bunch of you real soon!