I've headed east on Interstate 90! Stopped in Ellensburg to get gas, then at the Ginkgo Petrified Forest trail, just outside Vantage. By the time I finished my peanut butter sandwich, we were the only ones there. I love that.

We walked the trail of petrified wood stumps (elm was the most beautiful, I thought,) and ventured out on the hiking trail for a little bit to smell flowers and herbs and listen to the light rain soak the parched, volcanic earth.

Armani is being a really good girl. I think she will do fine on this trip. She takes her guarding job very seriously, but lets people and cars go by at a safe distance without barking. And she LOVES the RV. Everything in it works pretty well — a few scars and leaks — but that just makes us feel well-traveled, even at this early phase.
At 8 – 9 miles per gallon with a full load and moderate wind, we are taking it easy! I figure it may cost me $75 in gas just to get to Spokane, so why rush things?

The rain and all the miles were making me sleepy, so we found a rest stop to chill at for the night. Listened to the Tom Petty Ezra gave me on the way. I will stop in Ritzville tomorrow for gas and breakfast and then on to Spokane and Elk!