A fabulous trip. We began & ended in Spokane. Each day was new & better than the previous day. It felt like we started where the flood began (N.E. corner of WA), & ended when the flood waters left E. WA – at Wallula Gap. On the last day, I was ready to do it all again.

Good things:
The leader (Don) was not a super scientist. I was worried about being overwhelmed with science, but the content was more conversational.
The trip was well organized & Molly kept us all informed.
The scenery was incredible!
The little historical tidbits about small towns & the Lewis & Clark trip were welcome so the trip was not all “flood, flood, flood”.
I loved the impromptu stops at Starbucks, a quick stop for those who wanted pictures of loess soil & the drive to the bottom of Dry Falls!
I met some fabulous people: Patsy from Alabama was a hoot, I found out late in the trip that Kimm knew all about plants, & John & Kay were a delightful couple.
Our bus driver (Chuck) was terrific – can that guy handle a bus or what!
Bathroom breaks were no problem; we stopped about every two hours & there was a bathroom on the bus “just in case”.
The bus had a great sound & video system –once we’d driven through miles of wheat fields we could watch a video about the floods – a nice change of pace.
TONS of ice water! Deee-lish!
The little goofy things were fun –guessing our mileage for the trip before we left the hotel (I was waaaay off) – & the raffles on the bus.
I was worried as a single person I’d feel left out – but not so. I was welcome everywhere & had a wonderful trip.

What I’d change:
At 1 hotel I could not get the room cool enough. I’m the one who wants an ice cold room so I can sleep under five blankets so it might just be me!
I wish there’d been some formal rock collecting.
I wish there had been a formal time to share email addresses & such.
I wish I’d gotten to know some of the other participants sooner; we were just starting to “gel” near the end.