TaterTOT--Going Home
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Finally time to leave the Guesthouse Inn and hit the long road home.  To make it seem shorter, we always find a few spots to visit along the way.
In 2011, we headed east instead of west --to Missoula Montana, to see an exhibit on the 100th anniversary of the Big Burn.  Much of the area and many of the towns around TaterTOT were destroyed in the largest forest fire in US history.
That night, we came back to Alberton and stayed at the Ghost Rails Inn, remodeled from the old railway hotel.
A unique feature of the historic little town of 400 is the Natural Pier Bridge, a one-lane span across the Clark Fork River with support in the center from a rock outcropping.  Of course, I had to try the trike on it.
Heading west in 2014, we stopped to see what Coeur d'Alene looked like after Ironman had departed.  A beautiful park and trail in the heart of downtown was the reward.  We also learned that the CDA trail was not the only place in north Idaho to see a moose.
In 2012, we delayed homecoming to ride the trails in Spokane's Riverfront Park.  The highlight was taking the trikes across the suspension bridge over the rapids.  Of course, it was hardly dull crossing the other eight bike bridges in the park.
No one ever told us how tiny the people of Spokane were.
We finally had to make the final trek home.  Oddly enough, several times in passing between Ritzville and Moses Lake, one of the driest parts of the state, we plowed through downpours.
However, everything soon dried out,
and we crossed Snoqualmie Pass.
Time to unpack.