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EXPLORING THE NORTHWEST - A SNAPSHOT The surprise benefit for the Four Corner Tours has been the mind blowing and beautiful sceneries discovered here in our own backyard. I knew it! – The main common denominator (regardless of what car you drive) is we all love to drive and we all have some favorite roads logged away in our brains. On our adventure to Boise we encountered great roads, twisty byways over the mountains, through valleys and territorial open spaces. Idaho has big sky country too, endless valleys and wonderful twisties made The May Fest Spring Mt tour a great adventure that included intimate landscapes along winding creeks closed in by steep canyon walls. Another surprise to Bonnie and myself was the city of Boise, very metropolitan but with a great independent boutique mentality. We so enjoyed our stay and meeting many of our southern members. The Road to Wisdom tour launching near Bozeman MT was spectacular. Do not ask me to choose the most beautiful drive- I can’t do it! Both were unique and beautiful with one similarity, eager participants, everyone willing to have a great time. The weather cheerfully held for both Boise and Bozeman drives. The open spaces of Montana conjures thoughts of spiritual inspiration as we climbed and descended the green wrapped hills. The valleys are highlighted with contrasting out cropping of jagged boulders, intersected by blue sky dome only broken by white snow capped mountain peaks. The group explored the gold rush town of Virginia City and dinned in an awesome wayside dinner. We were escorted by real cowboys through a herd of cattle, cows on their own path to greener pastures. The day ended with a pot luck bar-b-q hosted by the Cox’s, Kevin and Paula, who are impatiently waiting to pick up their new 2011, 3 series convertible in Germany! We will print a wrap-up account of all the tours in upcoming newsletters with additional pictures and descriptions. Please support the Wenatchee and Alaska drives coming your way soon. Stay tuned, be safe and drive.
Summer is here! Chris Brown |
April/May/June 2010
