2500 Miles and Lots of Photos

Here are a few photos from our road trip from Houston to Bellingham a few weeks ago. We took four days to drive from Texas to Washington and were able to see a lot of states we’d never seen before. Living in the city can

Our pups, Charlie and Parker (May 19, 2014)

If you are new to our adventure, let me introduce you to our two pups: Charlie and Parker. Charlie is the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (left) and she’s two and a half years old. My mom gave me her for Christmas in 2011. Parker is the Cocker Spaniel (right) and he’s four years old. We recently adopted him from Gulf Coast Cocker Spaniel Rescue back in January. We love our furbabies! They did great on our very long journey.

Entering Oklahoma (May 19, 2014)

Our first day we drove from Houston through Oklahoma and stopped over in Salina, Kansas.

Jess and Charlie somewhere in Kansas (May 19, 2014)

 

 

 

 

Parker and Charlie at a hotel in Salina, KS (May 19, 2014)

Entering Colorado (May 20, 2014)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The next day we spent several hours driving across western Kansas and through Colorado before stopping in Rock Springs Wyoming.

North of Denver (May 20, 2014)

Entering Wyoming (May 20, 2014)

Driving through Wyoming (May 20, 2014)

A mountain in Wyoming (May 20, 2014)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wyoming (May 20, 2014)

Near Rock Springs, Wyoming (May 20, 2014)

Entering Utah (May 21, 2014)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The third day of our trip we drove from Wyoming to Utah then up to Idaho. We stayed in Boise that night and got some much needed rest!

Parker explores Utah (May 21, 2014)

Parks in Utah (May 21, 2014)

Driving through Utah (May 21, 2014)

Rain near Boise, Idaho (May 21, 2014)

A famous drive-in in Boise, Idaho (May 21, 2014)

Guy Fieri from Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives (May 21, 2014)

Oregon… so beautiful! (May 22, 2014)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our last day of traveling was spent driving through Oregon (probably the most beautiful state we saw) and then we finally made it to Washington (which was incredibly beautiful as well).

Mountains in Oregon (May 22, 2014)

Entering Washington (May 22, 2014)

Washington mountains (May 22, 2014)

Driving through forest in Washington (May 22, 2014)

Washington, The Evergreen State (May 22, 2014)

Driving through Seattle (May 22, 2014)

Outside our new apartment (May 24, 2014)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall it was a great trip! Looking forward to a great summer–join us along our adventure!