DAY 9 – Ending Location - Spokane, WA

     Today was my last big day of driving, only 8 hours and I would be in Washington, the state. I had a little (a lot) of trouble getting up and getting ready to leave for my drive. Something in Yellowstone set my allergies off, and I developed a cough. The allergy troubles combined with the constant changes in elevation has lead to a constant pounding of my head. Other than these two problems, I was ready for my last big day of driving.

    I checked out of my motel and headed out of town. I got about a mile out of town when I realized I forgot to get gas so I had to turn around and go back to West Yellowstone to get gas or I wasn’t going to make in to the next town.

      The driving was pretty uneventful and the scenery was similar to what I had been seeing since I got into Western Wyoming, with less snow. I was getting excited because my GPS was showing the state border approaching. I thought I was about to enter Washington, somehow I forgot about the Idaho panhandle. I got to the state line, checked my GPS, and it was showing Oregon. “I am confused I thought I was entering WA.” This was one of my more blonde moments.

     I choose the wrong day to go to Spokane, WA. Apparently there is this huge martial arts tournament going on and three-quarters of the hotels I called were full or only had a couple of rooms left for an outrageous price. Finally I found a hotel with a room at a reasonable price.