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Day of Nine of our road trip started early.
Today we're heading south down to Seattle, this will be our first time in the Pacific North West of the United States.

We traveled from Lacombe down to Calgary, and continued along Highway 3, to the Crownest Pass.

We crossed into British Columbia, followed the highway through Fernie, Cranbrook. We eventually crossed into the United States via a border crossing in Idaho, our crossing was quite pleasant, a few quick questions and we were back on the highway towards Seattle.

We drove along the Columbia river into Washington state, I was stunned by the natural beauty of the landscape. I still can't get past the idea this part of the US is almost a desert.

We made it into Seattle safe and sound, but really late at night, we're staying a shady part of town. I just hope it's a safe place to sleep, and we can find a better hotel in the morning.

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