QUOTE=VandalSquirrel;2140929]
Both of you are so high falutin' with your sidewalks, paved streets and plows. You haven't lived until you've driven either US 95 of WA-26 and have to stop and open the door to check if you're still on pavement. I'd also suggest US 12 this side of Lolo, when the black ice provides Elk ice dancing it is a thing of beauty.[/QUOTE]
LOL - I've driven both US 95 and WA 26 (not US 12). Driven WA 26 often - it's how I got from Portland to Pullman. The last time was daughter's freshman year at WSU. They had tons of snow that year - closed school twice and 195 for what seemed like a month. We were headed back to Spokane for a gymnastics meet she wanted to see and some house business for me, so I had to go that route through the snow to get her and then go back to Spokane that same way. Took me 3 1/2 hours (from Pullman up to Spokane that is )
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Now that we're totally off track- US 95 at one time was listed as one of the most dangerous roads in America;however, in the summer the drive down through Lewiston/Clarkston then eventually going off and continuing to Walla Walla and into Oregon is gorgeous in a stark/lonely sort of way.
tngirl001- don't worry about any of this though. Unless they are attending WSU - no one on the west side ever sees these roads or comes near them. They are only dimly aware there is another part of the state on the eastern half of the Cascades and these are not the driving conditions you will have to deal with. You'll be in the world of sidewalks and paved streets (not many plows though - they keep those in Spokane), but see how much you're already learning about your new state!
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(whoops - quotes didn't wrap..sorry).