We left Seven Feathers under weepy skies. It seemed appropriate as we approached the end of our journey.
Even with raindrops on my photos, the landscape along this stretch is very lush and picturesque.
We passed several cattle ranches. We also passed a lumber factory, with its stacks of trunks and pallets of plywood. Oregon and Washington State, where there is no shortage of forests, are major suppliers of lumber.
Past Eugene, we entered the valley, with its lush farmland and sheep ranches. The rain would peter out and then pour down again as we continued along.
Eventually, Seattle appeared on the road signs - we had 224 miles ahead of us left. And they turned out to be some of the wettest miles as we drove through hard driving rain.
I took this photo for Teresa Kijowska, the Krakow "pumpkin growing queen", as we whizzed past a rather large patch of pumpkins. It was a surprise to see them this late in the year, well past Halloween. And their bright orange color was hard to miss.
Ginny took us along the truck route through Portland for some reason. We are not sure why, but we followed the directions and signs. We had not been along this section of the highway previously and it was rather interesting to see the city from this different vantage point. We crossed over a drawbridge, and into our home state. 
Soon after that, we drove through torrential rain until we reached Olympia. By that time it was already dark with the sun going down around 4:30PM.
We pulled into the Trailer Inns RV Park in south Bellevue an hour later, glad to be at the end of a long, wet day of driving.
Our 4,450-mile journey came to an end. Alpine was now back in home territory - she was manufactured in Yakima in 2001.
Our first Alpine adventure turned out to be terrific. We had crossed the entire span of the country, had several adventures, toured places we had not yet visited, and spent time in our favorite spot in California. And we met other Alpine owners who are just as crazy about their motor coaches.
We have some work to do now: registering Alpine and getting new number plates; taking her through inspection; cleaning her inside and out; taking care of a few other items on that To-do list of Michael's; and finally moving in our own things and organizing everything to have it all ready for our next trip.
I am signing off for now but will be back with more posts and pics as soon as we hit the road again....
Stay tuned for further Alpine 36 adventures.