Original starbucks, seattle, WA

We got to see the original Starbucks or as I call "Mecca" when we spent a couple of hrs. in Seattle. Any Seattle sightseeing was cut short because of the repairs that had to be made, leaving us to dwell in S. Tacoma for a few days.. Oh well, There's always next summer.....

s. Tacoma, WA

Not much to report today, the last couple of days we've been staying i (in a motel) waiting for the RV to have some repairs. We missed visiting friends on Whidbey Island near Seattle :O( The cats are not happy either. <:O(

Digging in the mud and clay

John shot a pic. of me in a mud pit digging for garnets. I was pretty much covered in mud and clay when we hiked back to our truck.

me at the sluicer

Showing off my bag of garnets. A few of them are real keepers....

John at the sluicer

After two loads of mud, clay and rock, John had about enough but found one or two decent garnets. Somehow, he managed to stay cleaner than I did. I think he really did have fun.

Garnets in the rough

Some of the garnets we found today when gem mining in Clarkia, ID. They've been washed but not scrubbed.

Kimiak Park, WA

Hiking along a trail in Kimiak state park, Pullman, WA