Or super-powered sprinklers?

Connecting Pasco and Kennewick over the Columbia River.

You find traces of the wheat harvest.

A local appliance/electronics store

By Tom McClelland

Amanda emailed me a while back inviting me to stay with her and James when I got to Kennewick. Well, I got to Kennewick. They were wonderful hosts, fulfilling all my cleaning/eating/talking/laughing needs. After our great big spaghetti dinner last night, I learned from James, who works in IT, the kind of websites people actually visit while at work. Good news, all you employed people: this one is quite harmless by comparison! Amanda got up at the crack of dawn this morning just to see me off and send me on my way with a farewell card and gift.

You don't see these much back East.

Only $8.00!

He'll stick his Hansen anything!

How am I supposed to calculate my optimal deceleration with this kind of imprecise information?

Pizza for dinner, cake for dessert, and leftover pizza for breakfast... sounds like a slumber party!

From left to right: Chad, Haley, Markus, Brady, Kristi

It comes in all shapes and sizes.

Again. We'll be traveling together for a while this time.

Definitely aliens.

Actually, it's waiting to be assembled. They're installing a new transmission line along State Route 14, and these half-built towers line the road.

Quite unusual in the US. This was my home last night: Sundale Park.

It made its first appearance today. I've seen Mt. Rainier a couple of times now as well, but from too far away to photograph.