On the way down we stopped near Steptoe and grabbed Horn School Rest Area (GC1WHK0). There, we used the bathroom while we waited for a muggle to figure out what they were doing and so we wouldn't be seen. It was a walk from the bathrooms so we did look somewhat obvious. It was also near the road so people driving by could also see us.
We got back in and followed Hwy 195 further down towards Pullman. We decided to stop one more time at Pyramid Peak (GC2X9G7). Or better known as Steptoe Peak...which it was renamed that in 1858 during the battle of the Indian Wars.
We got back in the car and headed the rest of the way to Pullman. Of course we could have stopped many more times but we needed to get there and meet up with his sisters plus we had to find some parking. We got there, luckily found a place to park and walked up towards The Bookie because there was a caching challenge there as well. You had to take a picture with the cougar logo in the front.
We got our tickets out and headed into Martin Stadium. It was a beautiful day for some Cougar football! I haven't been to a game in two years! Mostly because I have a crappy car that I shouldn't drive very far. We met up with his sisters and the husband Brad. We were at the east end opposite the band...the cheapest tickets.
Basically we destroyed Idaho State. The final score was 64-21. The season seemed promising at this point. We were very wrong. We loitered around talking to his sisters before we decided we wanted to drive south towards Clarkston since we needed the county and the DeLorme square for the challenges we were trying to complete.
On the way down US 195, we stopped in Colton and picked up a cache called In Loving Memory of Jay (GC1P4AP) by Ogeo. It was basically some town art about jay walking. I thought the nearby high school clock was pretty cool.
A little further south towards Uniontown, we stopped for a virtual, Wheels Around (GCD7B1) and the barn is used for art and crafts. We went inside to look around after we took our necessary picture and found out what the number on the house was to prove we were there.
We went further sound and decided to go into Idaho to grab a cache since it was close by, it was a cache called Geo-Pusher (GC2QR03) by our friend quadsinthemudd. It was a quick park and grab guardrail.
We were finally on our way down the hill into Clarkston. We parked the car at the bank and knew where Welcome to Clarkston LPC (GC2GE3X) was before we even got out of the car. We found the cache, signed it and put it back. We then took pictures because the Clarkston sign is just way awesome and the salmon were cool. A few minutes later a couple walk through the cross walk and over to us. I told Derek to hurry up because there were people coming. I turn over at the right time and see that they had a gps. "You guys must be doing the same thing we are!" Sure enough, they were geocachers. It was Ihavecats and Redgoat67. We chatted with them for a while. She told us about the Cooperation Challenge (GC2DQFF) in Oregon so we started that day. We then decided to part ways with the rest of our evenings.
We got back in the car and headed back up the 195 back to Spokane for the night. My friend Rebecca was still living in Spokane so I asked if she wanted to meet up while I was in town. She said that would be awesome and we met up for drinks at the TwoSeven. We were there for a couple hours and then parted ways. It was really nice to visit with her since I hadn't seen her in a while. We went back to his parent's house where I logged my finds and uploaded my pictures to the internet. We went to bed shortly after.
Next Adventure: Danekas Loop, Pig Out in the Park and the Inferno
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