PNW to Spokane Road Trip with the BK11

[Jonny1280]

Drove across the state to Spokane this weekend to visit my Mom.
It was a looonnnggg drive.
We took the scenic route on the way there. Good ol Hwy 12.
Got a few pics of the drastic landscape changes between Western Wa. and Eastern Wa.


Here's a shot about 30 miles from my place. Just a random hill outside of a random gas station.

We were driving through a small town and saw a few Elk right off the side of the road.

Going over the pass. It's just a beautiful area.

You know you're in Eastern Washington when there are no trees, no green, and just brown hills with scrub brush.

And of course, the BK11 rode around my neck all weekend.

 

[tfields]

beatiful drive thx for the picture's my aswelke bk 11 sheath shoud be here soon!

 

[Mack]

Great pics. I've driven through there too many times to count and love it every time.
The pic of the Eastern Washington Mercedes Trees is really cool.:thumbup:

 

[RogueBowie]

Nice scenery! The 11 see any action?

 

[Jonny1280]

...The 11 see any action?

Not really. I opened a clamshell package for one of my daughters toys.
It wasn't really an outdoorsy trip though.
The pics were all from quick little pitstops.

 

[gentemanndvm]

You know you're in Eastern Washington when there are no trees, no green, and just brown hills with scrub brush.

no no no. you know you're in CENTRAL Washington when there are no trees, no green, just desolate brown hills covered with scrub brush. It's fugly there.
-Western Washington, green and beautiful.
-Central Washington, Armpit of America.
-Eastern Washington/North Idaho = beautiful dry pine country - Trees and Mountains and Rivers. God's Country once again. Fly fisherman's heaven.

It's that Ellensburg to mile marker 255 (when the trees show up again) that's brutal.
Says the guy who lives in Spokane and drives to the west side to visit his folks. i wonder if we ever pass each other going opposite ways .

To be fair, Central Washington does have one thing going for it, though. and it's a big one thing.
Lahontan Cutthroat in the Alkali Lakes. Ugly as sin country, but man the fish are huge:

oh yeah, random Becker content.

thanks for the pics!

 

[Jonny1280]

no no no. you know you're in CENTRAL Washington when there are no trees, no green, just desolate brown hills covered with scrub brush. It's fugly there.
-Western Washington, green and beautiful.
-Central Washington, Armpit of America.
-Eastern Washington/North Idaho = beautiful dry pine country - Trees and Mountains and Rivers. God's Country once again. Fly fisherman's heaven.

It's that Ellensburg to mile marker 255 (when the trees show up again) that's brutal.
Says the guy who lives in Spokane and drives to the west side to visit his folks. i wonder if we ever pass each other going opposite ways .

To be fair, Central Washington does have one thing going for it, though. and it's a big one thing.
Lahontan Cutthroat in the Alkali Lakes. Ugly as sin country, but man the fish are huge:

LOL.
I was corrected about that same thing this morning from a buddy at work. He's originally from Eastern Wa.
Man...that's a big ol fish!