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Summer Break Day 1: On the Road Again

20 June 2023 422 km / 262 mi (map)

  • Added to Eric Scouten :: Travel on 21 June 2023
  • Washington 75

One of my favorite things about working at Adobe is the periodic invitation to disconnect from the day-to-day for weeks at a time and recharge. When I first joined, that five-year mark seemed ages away. Tonight I began my fifth sabbatical.

I’m on my way to Salt Lake City for a fun family occasion. Today, after closing up the laptop, I mostly drove freeway miles to get to my first stopping point. I’m now at a long-time favorite hotel in Richland, Washington, the Lodge at Columbia Point.

Tomorrow the fun explorations begin in earnest. Looking forward to sharing that with you all.

Meanwhile, a few captures from the road as I transitioned from Seattle’s fog and rain to central Washington’s sun:

A forested hillside of dense evergreen and deciduous trees rising toward a ridge, with low clouds and mist draping over the treetops under a heavy overcast gray sky east of North Bend, Washington.
east of North Bend, Washington
Tall evergreen conifers frame both sides of the frame with low fog drifting between them, set against an overcast gray sky at Snoqualmie Pass, Washington.
west of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington
A semi truck and a white car travel along a divided highway that cuts through arid sagebrush country west of Benton City, Washington, with a river, farmland, and low hills in the distance under a dramatic evening sky of layered gray and golden clouds.
west of Benton City, Washington

This view. It’s part of why I keep coming back!

A calm marina cove at dusk with a floating dock and small lit lamps reflecting in the still water, backed by a low tree-lined island, distant shoreline homes with glowing lights, and a wide blue sky streaked with clouds.
The Lodge at Columbia Point, Richland, Washington
Olympia to Richland, Washington · 422 km / 262 mi
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