<VV> 2005 Convention: Portland

[WadeHalsey]

NicolCS@aol.com wrote:

> Kinda reminds me of a visit to Mitchell, South Dakota. The tour guide asked me 
> "Is this your first time out west?"  I explained that I had driven
>  two days EAST to get to Mitchell. > She was baffled!
> 
> Portland is 350 miles for me.  I'm delighted about the locaton and hope to 
> meet many of you there. Perhaps my place could be a gathering point for a 
> caravan.  Just find your way to I-90 (It starts in Boston) and go west.  You'll find 
> our place in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. (the actual end of the earth)  Craig Nicol

We passed through Coeur d'Alene 3 or 4 years ago while on vacation. The location 
of the end of the earth is a little north in my opinion-----The "Going to the 
Sun Highway" in Glacier National Park is the actual location. Also Choteau, 
Montana, a tiny place, which had a great little museum.

The mountain peaks seemed to directly overhead and who knows how many thousand 
feet up. It would have been even more spectacular in a convertible! We covered 
over 3,000 miles in a rental Malibu on that trip, including crossing Montana.

That wasn't our only trip "out west" but definitely the drive in Glacier Park 
was one of the most memorable---

Wade Halsey