If the kids weren’t so inextricably tied to the State of Washington (i.e. court orders) we would be headed 135 miles east to Lewiston, ID. It is a really nice place on the Snake and Clearwater Rivers even apart from the more conservative leanings of the population.
I have a FRiend in Idaho. She fills us in on the outrageous cold and snow!
I suppose you could give Canada points for lower taxes and stepping back from environmental idiocy, since Washington now balances them on homosexualism.
Speaking of Washington, I’m reading a book about “The Barefoot Bandit,” a teenage boy who ran quite a crime wave there a couple of years ago. It’s been very interesting, especially since I have so little knowledge of the state.