There is literally nothing in Forks, so I would just make sure you both really want to go out there. The beaches on the Olympic coast are beautiful so I’d make that the main point of you visiting the peninsula rather than forks. Have fun!

You can take i5 the whole way to Seattle which is great. I’d try to stop in Portland or Eugene to snag some Voodoo Donuts.

There really isn’t too much to do in Forks besides see Bella’s truck. You could go through Port Angeles if you want to have an easier time finding things to do.

Definitey have layers ready. Hoodies and raincoats will Be your best friends. It doesn’t really snow much, but it probably will in the mountains

Sorry I don’t know much about places for sleeping in your car. You could power through and drive from LA to Seattle in one or two looooooooooooooong days.

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Thanks! I used gouache to create this one

And in our state it's a little different because it so easy. I won't fault anyone for not voting in a place where it means they have to get permission to take off work and go stand in a line for multiple hours when they may be too financially stressed or not sufficiently able-bodied enough to swing it.

Even being at least minimally informed in our state is so easy. I was well into adulthood before I realized that something like our voter's pamphlets, with full text and pros/cons for initiatives and full candidate profiles, was a rarity in the US.

I wrote in my friends for all the positions

Planning this for next summer

Planning this for next summer

Those autumn 🍂 colours in the middle pic makes it really pop.

Amazing job! What kind of paint / medium did you use?

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I hope you have a snow plow, HWY is covered all the way over and the other passes, are experiencing heavy snow ATM.

HWY 20 they will close very very soon, so I wouldn't plan on that as route of travel.

I called the non emergency number to let them know a person was loitering in the parking lot of the closed library, yes. They asked how long they’d been there and I said at least an hour as the ground under their truck was dry, and it had been raining for about an hour. The dispatcher asked if they were parked by the ballot box. I said yes. They thanked me for the call, and I went home.

It’s very important, especially the Murray vs. Smiley race. I personally think Murray is getting a bit too old, but Smiley definitely ain’t the right replacement imo.

You called the cops because there was a truck in the parking lot? Clutch your pearls harder.

Oh wow. I'm sorry you were in Ohio. That's awful!!

There are plenty of good kennels that can competently care for your dogs while you are away. Board them, and go on whatever vacation you want.

10 of the 16 seats on my ballot have one candidate. The Republican party in this state is a joke.

Maybe everyone else is procrastinating like we did. We didn’t drop ours into the ballot box until today. I’m hoping that’s what is happening, anyway.

One eight hund-red DUI AWAY!!!!!!!!

I don't think parents instill in their children things like "civic duty". My parents did though, and they hammered it home incessantly. I think it was because they grew up during WW2; my mom's entire family was involved in the war effort, she lost her cousin in the war, her sister donated her dog to be a "War Dog" (she got him back after the war), and my Dad signed up to fight but they rejected him for medical reasons, so they contributed what they could stateside. That war left deep scars on them and they knew the consequences of disengaging politically.

My Dad escorted me to vote in my first election in 1980 and I've voted in almost every election since. There were a few times before mail-in ballots that I couldn't leave work and missed a few, but once I figured out I could get an absentee ballot I was back in business.

People still being complacent in THIS election of all elections shocks and saddens me. People can be so self-centered. "If it doesn't affect ME why should I bother." Good lord.

Thanks! That reminds me that I need to update my first comment about drone use at the falls.

May is usually nicer than June and summer begins around July 5th.

Summer is officially over for outdoor engineering work on Oct 10th, anything after that is a bonus.

A 30F temp drop is not normal. One of the few times I’m glad to not have horses to look after because that’s pretty hard on them, especially given it’s wet.

I can feel 1/16 of my soul grow back watching this.

I'm assuming you mean the National parks. If so the direct route goes right past Grand Coulee Dam, the largest Dam in North America.

A little out of the way would be driving down to Wenatchee. It is a nice small town situated on the Columbia River and would definitely have what you are looking for in terms of services and a bakery.