Goodbye to the "normal" life

Well here is a picture of us and the Boise family (Corbin, Mom, AD, and G-ma) at our last get together before the hike. Tomorrow we will drive for 12 hours to East Glacier, MT. Since our last post we visited my Dad in Spokane and had a wonderful and relaxing stay on Coeur d'Alene Lake in Idaho and celebrated Brian's and my Grandpa's birthdays at my cousin's place. We then drove back to Seattle and took the ferry over to Bainbridge Island to spend a few days with Brian's parents. This time was crucial because it allowed us to finish up some much needed planning for our hike. The weather was beautiful and it made me sad that I was going to be missing a potentially beautiful Seattle summer, but then I got over it:) We then made a stop in Leavenworth, WA for a climbing festival called Rock Fest. Then a pleasant drive to Boise, our final driving destination. We had put 5000 miles on car-car (the very original name of our 85 Camry) in the last month and were happy to park it in the drive of my mom's house. It is hard to describe the excitement, stress, and anxiety that we are feeling right now, but all I know is that I am ready to start walking! On Sunday we will drive to Waterton Lake, Canada and say fairwell to the "normal" life. So, next time we post we'll have a few miles under our sore feet and will be back in the US somewhere in Glacier National Park.