| Some
would say, "river view lots: get real; like you think I'm going to buy
that?" It is the name of the real estate firm. Top of 2005 trip Next Roosevelt, WA., along lonely Highway 14, didn't have much last time I passed through (1989). This time (2005) townhouses were springing up even there. Not far from a set of houses was this sign foretelling of more. |
 It still seems
like hardly anyone bikes. I didn't pass
any other bike tourists that day, but when I mentioned that to the
store clerk, she handed me a scrapbook from under the counter.
They
have cyclists sign and tell their stories. Quite a few entries
were in
that book.
I mentioned, to the clerk, that it was good to see that store. Last time I came through, only a bar was there. Bar had stone walls. She said the store dated back to mid 1980s, at least, and the bar must have placed wood over the stone. Maybe my memory was failing me? On down the road, I got to another burg called Paterson. There was the stone sided bar. Easy to mix up two places. |