52 Years

We decided to go for a drive to celebrate our fifty second anniversary today.  We had both been thinking of the same thing, a trip over the Wildwood Road.  On the way to where it starts we came across Hendrickson Road so we stopped for a picture of it.  While we were stopped Jackie called and we had a nice visit with her.  Cora was doing great at home and had eaten plenty at her feedings.

Here is the start of our big adventure, it has been several years since we drove this route.  It is a nice relaxing drive, a two lane country road with very little traffic.  When we got to Boistford we took the Pe Ell McDonald Road to Pe Ell.

The first thing we noticed in Pe Ell was this building which looks like a hotel or rooming house that has been converted to an antique store.

Then we took a drive down the main street and there are not a lot of active businesses there.  We drove around some of the back streets and Pe Ell is a little bigger than I realized, it has a fair sized residential area but there are a lot of homes and businesses for sale.

 They had a nice memorial set up for the people who have served in the arm forces.

The Pe Ell Country Market was built in 1923 and looked like the most active business in town.

We went to Rainbow Falls next, they had a nice viewing area next to the road, which for us looked like a better view than we would get from the park across the river.

I went down the bank to get a better picture of the falls.  The bank was pretty steep but Vera bent a maple branch down to me that really help climb back up.

I am always on the look out for old buildings to take pictures of!  Just after we left Rainbow Falls we spotted this one next to the road and I had to turn around and come back for a picture.  If anyone is interested it is for sale!

While we were stopped for the building picture Vera wanted a picture of me by these moss covered trees.  After we left there we drove by Vera's Mother's old place, it hasn't changed too much.  Then we took SR603 to Napavine and had dinner at Jalisco Plaza.

When we finished dinner we headed towards home via the Jackson Highway.  I had to swing by the flying field to see if anyone was there and it turned out one member was there flying so we stopped.  The sky looked so dramatic that I had to take a picture and I am glad I did because a few minutes later it looked completely different.

Here I am watching Tom and trying to get my cell phone to send the picture of the sky I had just taken.  I finally won and we headed home with a stop at Betty's for a chocolate marshmallow shake for me.  I always enjoy these trips with Vera, it has been a great fifty two years.