I took both Friday and Monday off. This is a trip long in the making.
Wed & Thurs short light rain fell in the city. Our hope was up.
All 4 days are sunny and warm, little wind. Seems ideal. However ...
9/30, Friday. Long drive to Little Giant TH via I-90 and hwy-97 (Google map showed hwy-2 as closed), and back through smoke via hwy-2. Leavenworth was terrible.
Wasted a whole day and a tank of gas. At Coles Corner, we inquired the employees at the diner. That's how we were sure that hwy-2 was open.