Continuing my trip through eastern Washington, I rolled into the city of Republic, the county seat of Ferry County. The city has an early 1900s appearance, appropriate considerings its heritage of mining and logging. I checked into the Northern Inn, which was clean, reasonable, and comfortable. The motorcycle guys admired my 42-year-old car. Each of their big bikes produces more horsepower than my little 1800 cc engine.
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| Waiting for riders, Rte 20 near Republic |
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| How did that tractor get up there? Feed Store, Clarke Avenue, Republic. |
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| Prospector Inn, Clark Avenue, Republic (135mm ƒ/3.5 SMC Takumar lens) |
This a nice little town. Grouse hunting is a popular tourist activity in the area. But after a sound sleep, it was time to move on. Time for a coffee!
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| Welcome Coffee House & Cafe, Republic |
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| Quick repair at WR Tires (Samsung digital file) |
Great choice, good coffee and pastries. I filled up (both the car and me), had a flat repaired, and continued east on the Sherman Pass Scenic Highway. What beautiful terrain, with minimal traffic and excellent roads.
My car felt like it was losing power. Was something wrong? Oh, I had ascended to Sherman Pass at 5575 ft. With no turbocharger, this little car feels the altitude. But descending east down to the Columbia River was an easy cruise. I left the gearshift in 4th and let the engine do the braking.
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| Kettle Falls Bridge over the Columbia River near Barney's Junction |
I crossed the Columbia and stopped in Kettle Falls for a snack and to take some black and white photos (I will show them later).
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| Barn, Rte 20, Jared, Washington |
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| Rte 20, Cusick, Washington |
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| Cheerful paint, Cusick |
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| Detroit iron, Cusick |
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| Empty house, Cusick |
Cusick is a small town on the Pend Oreille River. It occupies the former site of a main village of the Pend d'Oreilles tribe. Today, it looks like a rather sad town with some economic issues. From here, it was a short run south on Rte 211 and US 2 into Spokane.
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| Fixer-upper house, Rte 211, Deer Valley, Washington |
After a fun few days in northern Washington, I visited a friend in the big city of Spokane. To be continued....
Most of these photographs are from Kodak Portra 160 film. I used my mid-1970s Pentax Spotmatic F camera, all handheld.
3 comments:
Enjoying your exploration of north eastern Wa. I lived there two years, but saw little beyond the road between Cheney and Spokane where I worked. The flood-formed geology was the main attraction in our area. The winters were pretty brutal.
The winters are cold in eastern Washington, so I won't venture back until April or May. Another ROAD TRIP!
Kodachromeguy
I enjoyed the photos of all the old cars; thought for a minute I was at Down the Road. Also interesting at the green house with the green truck parked in the drive. It is in a little better condition than the fixer upper!
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