Family Reunion in Packwood
Last weekend, I got another chance to drive through some small Washington towns to which I’ve never been before. It was our family reunion weekend, an annual event, that was scheduled this year for Packwood, Washington. We always try to find a somewhat centralized location so all family members can at least make an effort to attend. Packwood seemed to be easy for us and for the Campbells in the Yakima area, doable for my parents in Ocean Shores, but too far of a drive for the Fentons and Zandofskys in Spokane.
Still, I was looking forward to seeing some new parts of Washington about which I had only preconceived notions based on stories from friends with negative experiences. We headed east from Lacey, as if we were going to Mt. Rainier, took the 702 in McKenna to the 7 south through LaGrande and past the Pack Forest about which I recently blogged. In Elbe, instead of continuing toward Ashford and Mt. Rainier, we headed south on the 7 to Morton and then east again on the 12 through Glenoma, Randle and finally Packwood.
On the way back, I wanted to take a short detour through Mineral so I could add it to my list of places, but we had to pick up the dog from the boarding place so we didn’t have time. Maybe I’ll get to see the picturesque settings of Mineral, Washington, on my next road trip.
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Thanks for the pics! Great time! Sorry that it has been so long since the last time we all got together and lets hope that we continue this on. Great to meet Kelly and Parker. Dont know about the rest of the state non-union workers but some of our school administrators, non union, are receiving raises here, though clearly disguised. Happy Labor Day and watch for the frost on the pumpkin. Murray
You love your post offices!
Nearly all of them have the name of the town printed on the outside…proof that I was there!