Ellensburg Rodeo, August 30, 2008
  
 
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My new friend Chunhee and I were chatting at my table outside the Bally Gym at Bridle Trails in Bellevue. I was telling her that I was going to the Ellensburg Rodeo the following day. I'm not sure that Chunhee knew what a rodeo was, but she said "sure!" when I asked her if she'd like to go with me! So, I picked Chunhee up the next morning in Kirkland and we went to a rodeo...
 
Saturday, August 30
 
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ellensburg_rodeo_2008_08.JPG (239997 bytes) ellensburg_rodeo_2008_09.JPG (202799 bytes) Near Snoqualmie Pass...
 
ellensburg_rodeo_2008_10.JPG (312491 bytes) We stopped at the Rest Area east of Snoqualmie to take on fresh water...
 
Continuing eastward... on the east side of the Cascade Crest...
 
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ellensburg_rodeo_2008_16.JPG (358610 bytes) ellensburg_rodeo_2008_17.JPG (274528 bytes) ellensburg_rodeo_2008_18.JPG (265100 bytes) At Ellensburg we went south on Canyon Road and entered the Yakima Canyon, continuing until we found a favorable place to pull over for lunch...
 
ellensburg_rodeo_2008_19.JPG (507164 bytes) Chunhee packed along an assortment of Korean items for our lunch, including her homemade kimchi. I served Ginger Snaps for desert, as I recall. Whilst we dined inside in Bigfoot on the banks of the Yakima River we watched several rafting parties float by...
 
ellensburg_rodeo_2008_20.JPG (437810 bytes) ellensburg_rodeo_2008_21.JPG (283197 bytes) Back out of the Yakima Canyon, back to Ellensburg...
 
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At the Ellensburg Rodeo...
 
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ellensburg_rodeo_2008_28.JPG (446511 bytes) The RV camp overlooking the rodeo...
 
In the stands...
 
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