Although born in Montana, I\u2019m more less a Seattle native; having lived there since age 1\u00bd (or what). But to-day, after forty-ish years of continuous Seattle residence, I packed all of my shit into an rented SUV, and lit out to store it (the shit, not the SUV) with the folks just east of the Continental Divide in, well, Southwestern Montana.<\/p>\n
The normally-ten-hour trip was accomplished in 9\u00bd, as I\u2019d been alerted that nasty weather was in my path, and figured best not to stop (save for once, in Kingston, Idaho, to gas up the vehicle, take a leak, and peel some oranges) until being waylaid by said weather. By the time it became apparent that said weather would not<\/em> be an issue, I was already close enough to my destination that it made sense to just keep on drivin\u2019.<\/p>\n Which, I\u2019ve got to say: cruise control kicks ass!\u00a0 Had never before driven a vehicle with that feature, and damned if the motor-vehicle didn\u2019t near to pilot its own self all the way there. Oh, and as somebody who\u2019s sneered as derisively as any other hipster and\/or environmentalist at the SUV culture, I can\u2019t deny this: they rather are<\/em> fun to drive.<\/p>\n So, it\u2019s lazing in Montana for a few weeks; and then, let (as they say) the games begin!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Although born in Montana, I\u2019m more less a Seattle native; having lived there since age 1\u00bd (or what). But to-day, after forty-ish years of continuous Seattle residence, I packed all of my shit into an rented SUV, and lit out … Continue reading