I am in Idaho right now, on my way to Helena, Montana to get the state capitol. I don’t have anybody to stay with tonight, I think it’s a motel for me.
Utah!
Visited Ben and his wife (RoccoRacer on VWVortex) for Lunch/Dinner at Maddox.
Then did the capitol with Daniel (PrimarchBentley on VWVortex) who I am staying with tonight.
Boise, Idaho
Got to Boise late last night, and did the capitol this morning. On to Salt Lake City, Utah next.
Special thanks to BoiseMk1GTI who let me stay at his place.
Visiting Microsoft Streets & Trips team
Today I visited Microsoft for the Streets and Trips team. They bought me lunch, and gave me the new version of Streets and Trips – the 2009 version. They also made me some “Powered by Streets and Trips 2009” magnets for the sides of my car.
Cool!! The new version of Streets and Trips is really cool. It now reads the names of the streets you are on. It can trace the route you have been, so I’ll have a map of every place I drive from Redmond for the rest of the trip.
Breakfast in Seattle
Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier as seen from Tacoma, WA
Driving around Tacoma
I’m staying with Jeff in Tacoma (lagomorph on VWVortex). He has a very cool 77 Rabbit with a TDI – turbo diesel engine from a newer VW. It is VERY fast and in VERY good shape.
Boeing Factory Tour
I took Boeing’s factory Tour. Craig (OorsciroccO on Vortex) tagged along. He works for a Boeing contractor that specializes in the production tooling.
Unfortunately, Boeing does not allow cameras or any sort of electronics on the tour – so my camera was in a locker the entire time.
The Map
Seattle Skyline
I drove to Kerry Park, just northwest of the Seattle. The skyline is pretty dang cool.
Shooting Trip part 2
Part two was a much greater success. The Forrest service officer even checked up on us.
Shooting Trip: Part 1
We went out to the Washington Mountians to go shooting… Then the Police showed up! 🙂  They were cool though – they just told us that we couldn’t shoot so close to the high-tension power lines, and they told us a good area up the highway to go shooting.
Italian Concours in Des Moines, Washington
This morning, Tom and I went to an Italian car show in Des Moines, Washington. There were many very cool cars there… use the continue reading link to see the gallery….
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Scirocco can drive FAST
I was very close to SeaTac airport when the GPS receiver.
Washington State Capitol
Posting from Olympia, Washington.
Washington: Mount St. Helens
I’m driving to Olympia, Washington, and we stopped at Mount St. Helens to take pictures. The volcano itself was covered with clouds, but there were still cool photos to be taken.
Oregon State Capitol
Drove from Vancouver, WA to Salem, OR for the capitol picture. It was too dark last night.
Leaving Vancouver, WA for Salem, OR now
Yesterday was a day full of computer problems. That’s why there’s not many posts.
I’m leaving Vancouver for the Oregon state capitol in Salem right now…. Pictures soon!
Sacramento, California
Went down to the Capitol of California. Beautiful building, great parking spot! 🙂
Arrived in Sacramento, CA
I’m back in Sacramento tonight, staying with Vento117.