Old Retired Guy Blog
Sept 24 - 29, 2006
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Eastern Washington (Page 2/4)[September 25 & 26] We continued north on US 97, but made a little side trip to sample some nostalgia in Roslyn, Washington, which is the town where Northern Exposure was filmed. Kathy and I enjoyed that show for the wonderfully eclectic cast of characters that peopled the fictitious Cicely, Alaska. We visited Roslyn once before when Paul Olson took us there during one of our visits to Seattle. That was quite a few years ago, however, so we decided to stop in again and see if it had changed much. We wandered past the famous mural, saw the KBHR (K-bear) radio station, and stopped for lunch at the Brick. The town had not changed much, but the surrounding area is being heavily developed. I fear that it won't be long before Roslyn loses her charm.
After lunch we returned to US 97 and continued north towards Leavenworth. I'll have to admit, when I first heard that this town decided to remake itself in the image of a Bavarian village my first thought was, "Boy, does that sound hokey!" But, I tried hard to reserve my judgment, and, although I am somewhat embarrassed to say this, I thought that the town was very beautiful. It captured the flavor of Bavaria quite well. (I am, of course, an expert on Bavaria, having been there in 1966.)
Although we had only planned to stay one night, we were having fun both in town and in the scenic surroundings and ended up staying two nights. Drinking a cold beer on the deck of a local bar after a hot day of sight-seeing is a great way to end the day! Eastern Washington |
