On Friday we left the Seattle Area at 11:00 A.M. and headed east on Interstate 90 for Eastern Washington to visit our son Dan for the weekend. The road across Snoqualmie Pass was clear of snow and uneventful. As we approached the Columbia River we took notice of the lower water levels because of a crack and repairs on one of the dams upriver.
When we approached the the Quincy area we saw that the wind was really causing some dust storms and as we got closer to the area we saw this eerie sight.
The Attack of the Tumbleweeds!
The tumbleweeds crossing the interstate went on for miles. We hit so many and we noticed many trapped underneath cars and in the front grills.
It was a lot spookier than it looks in my photos. When we pulled off the interstate in Spokane we stopped so an older man could cross the road. He stopped in front of our car and pulled out the large tumble weed that was lodged in our grill. We laughed and thanked him!
We made it to Dan’s in record time and unpacked the car and then headed for dinner.
The roads from Dan’s place to the grocery store on Saturday were quiet and beautiful. I saw a rafter of wild turkeys.
It’s great to travel roads in the great open spaces.
On the way home today the only excitement we had was a snow/rain mix on the pass.
I’ll post more photos of our time at Dan’s place in the next few days now that we are back home again. Hope all is good in your corner of the world.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Eek – the tumble weeds!!! That would be eerie indeed! Glad you arrived safely and are now home again. Looking forward to more pictures and stories.
Glad you had a nice trip! Those tumbleweeds are something!!
I read this with a smile on my face. Those tumbleweeds look just like the ones in Palm Springs… although I don’t think we’ve ever seen that many cross the road.
I have never seen anything like that on a highway! It would probably freak me out as it can’t be easy to have things that big hurtling around.
Eek! I am a terrible traveler, so I would certainly have had a conniption! Glad that you braved the tumbleweeds and had a nice weekend!
Oh my goodness…that was quite a tumbleweed storm! We encountered tumbleweeds in New Mexico in fall…but not quite like that! Looking forward to hearing ‘the rest of the story’.
I’ve seen the odd tumbleweed on highways but have to say I’ve never experienced a full fledged attack! That must have been so strange. Such a gorgeous area your son lives in!
OK….those are some tumblers! Love the dear soul who stopped while crossing the street to pull one off your grill:) What beautiful roads you traveled.
I didn’t know you had tumbleweeds up in your area! I’m glad you took the photos – those are great. I have experienced the attack of the tumbleweeds in West Texas – it was unnerving and kind of surreal.