From Burbank we headed northwest on I-82 through the Yakima Valley. Looking through the windshield at amazing landscapes and snow capped mountains in the distance. We detoured off the highway to see the 1922 gas station built to draw attention to the Teapot Dome Scandal of the Warren G. Harding administration raging in the nation’s capital at the time and also as a tourist attraction in those early days of motoring tourism. Our next stop was at the Yakima Valley Visitor Center where Herb, our host was most inspiring. We mapped out a route for us through the North Cascades and also told us about a brewery in the middle of fields of hops that serves tacos and beer on Tuesdays. Alas, we were an hour too early so we visited the hops plants then headed to Big Pines campground. Along the way we tuned into traffic info on AM-530 and learned to expect significant delays due to  construction on the road to the campground. We altered course and settled into the KOA at Ellensburg instead. Took the opportunity to get laundry done and enjoyed delicious shade on Site #21 across the road from the Yakima River.

 

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