Spokane

I didn't get any photos yesterday and Phil and I were completely bushed by the time we hit Spokane. We're staying 2 nights here in a Fairfield Inn (must get those points) downtown across from my old WSU Spokane haunts. We lived in Spokane from 2009 to 2013 while I earned my PhD in nursing and while Phil worked at the VA as a supported employment specialist for seriously mentally ill Veterans. He also earned a MS in Criminal Justice here and worked on his PhD (which he abandoned after we moved to Boise). We have many happy memories here and owned a house in one of the historic parts of town. We considered retiring here, but later decided it would be better to be close to family in Missouri.

We washed all our laundry last night. This morning we walked across the street to the School of Nursing. Not much has changed physically, but the campus has grown with the addition of a medical school.

This last week was Hoopfest, the largest 3 on 3 Basketball tournament in the world. Of course our hotel is in the vicinity of Hoopfest Central so the parking lot was blocked off. We finally gained access and unhooked the camper. Today we'll drive by our old house. We are told it has been renovated with a new Carriage House garage. The house was built in 1906 and had many original features and an awesome porch swing when we lived there.

This morning Phil has a telehealth appt. I will touch base with family. Tomorrow we head to Alta Lake State Park. Somehow I left us with a hole on the schedule on our way to Northern Cascades National Park. Alta Lake is on the way. Lots of wildfires in the West already. 3 firefighters killed in Utah and 2 seriously injured. We'll be careful.Read more