Bell Tower at Riverfront Park in Spokane, WAA couple of days ago we returned from a 10 day road trip to the Pacific Northwest. I'm always ready to take a trip (well, almost always ready), and by the end, I'm usually ready to be home.

Travelling reminds me that homes are not all as outrageously priced as they are in my neck of the woods (but I try to not notice that too much). But it also reminds me of how lucky we are to live in Los Gatos, such a pretty part of such a great valley (Silicon Valley, once known as The Valley of Heart's Delight).

Today I did a post reflecting on the trip's first stretch (Silicon Valley to Spokane). I invite you to take a look at my Live in Los Gatos blog and get to know that part of the country a little better, and how it is a bit different than my part of the US.
 

9 Comments on Roadtrip: Good to Go, Good to be Home

Up here in the Pacific NW we think our prices are pretty darn high....but not compared to CA or NY.

07/03/2007 12:44 AM by Steven L. Smith, Bellingham, Wa. Home Inspector (King of the House Home Inspection)

A long trip! I traveled a similar route once - LA to the Okanagan here in British Columbia. I've traveled considerably in WA & ORA.

Happy 4th!  

07/03/2007 12:48 AM by Deborah Pearce - Living Spaces - Kelowna Home Staging & Interio

Steven - I'm sure you're right. An entry level single family home here is about $700,000 in San Jose, about $850,000 in Los Gatos.

Deborah - yes, it's long - but lovely!  And my kids (16 and 17) did great with it - not one complaint :)

07/03/2007 12:56 AM by Mary Pope-Handy, ABR, CRS, ePRO, SRES (Keller Williams Realty)

Sorry - I meant to leave you this in the above, but it got s-schmoozled!

Happy 4TH http://activerain.com/blogsview/134946/This-Canadian-s-View

07/03/2007 12:56 AM by Deborah Pearce - Living Spaces - Kelowna Home Staging & Interior Design (Living Spaces Interiors & Home Staging)

Mary,Welcome back to Ca, I love road trips.

07/03/2007 01:37 AM by Camarillo CA Real Estate Agent/ Mana Tulberg (Beach View Real Estate)

Hi Mary,

Welcome back, you have been missed around here :-) 

Take care, help lots of people and have a wonderful day!

Tisza

07/03/2007 02:41 AM by Tisza Major-Posner (I.V.P.G. - Inland Valley Professional Group)

Mary - it's always so great to come back home, isn't it.....no matter how wonderful the trip was.

07/03/2007 09:38 AM by Rick & Ines - Miami Shores Real Estate (Majestic Properties)

Mary, I lived in Olympia in my senior year of high school. I've traveled up and down the coast as well as eaten smoked salmon near the Columbia River. What a fun trip.....so many beautiful places in our United States of America!!!

07/03/2007 09:49 AM by Mesa, Arizona Real Estate *** Teri Ellis, Broker, ABR,CRS,GRI,ePRO,MRE (Homes Arizona Real Estate LLC)

Deborah - thanks :)

Mana - thank you, me too!!  (Now if I can just get Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again" out of my head)

Tisza - thank you so much!  I felt like I was really letting the ball drop by taking a vacation but I did still manage to have some posts go out...whew...

Ines you are so right. I feel like Dorothy: "There's no place like home, there's no place like home..."

Teri - yes, that area is so lush and pretty. Mount Rainier, Mt St. Helen's, Mt Hood - all amazing sites too!

07/04/2007 06:09 PM by Mary Pope-Handy, ABR, CRS, ePRO, SRES (Keller Williams Realty)

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