One-nighter
We're heading home this morning from a remote location where we've been for the last 24 hours. There's a big river nearby, and smoke in the air. Surprisingly, it's been a few degrees cooler than in Portlandia. Our business mission's accomplished; a couple of short flights, and we'll be home. So where do you think we have been?
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Comments (35)
Idaho is pretty close and has a wild fire raging
Posted by Guessing | August 17, 2012 11:04 AM
52 large wildfires burning in the U.S. that are not contained. 11 contained. 250,000 rivers. Not all of them large. 2 short flights away. I'm also guessing Idaho, near the Salmon River somewhere.
Posted by gibby | August 17, 2012 11:12 AM
Hades. Definitely Hades.
Posted by LC | August 17, 2012 11:20 AM
LC: sorry, he mentioned that he was not in Portlandia.
Posted by Max | August 17, 2012 11:25 AM
Somwhere from Sun Valley to Stanley to Salmon Idaho along the BEAUTIFUL Salmon river.
Or is this where I wish I was at the moment. Yes definitely, I see myself sitting in downtown Stanley looking at the Sawtooths.
Posted by BoBo | August 17, 2012 11:36 AM
There were styrofoam cups. The tap water didn't taste like chlorine.
Posted by Jack Bog | August 17, 2012 11:54 AM
Everyone should know it takes three flights to get from Idaho :) How about Alaska?
Posted by umpire | August 17, 2012 12:12 PM
Should have picked up on the line "Surprisingly, it's been a few degrees cooler than in Portlandia" - Portland was warmer than Phoenix yesterday - perhaps Arizona?
Posted by umpire | August 17, 2012 12:14 PM
Montana. My grandaughter was just there and said, "I think I saw that Bogwhatshisname."
Posted by RickN | August 17, 2012 1:02 PM
Southern Oregon
Posted by Mike H | August 17, 2012 1:27 PM
"So where do you think we have been?"
First, it depends on what type of smoke you are referring to.
Posted by Langston | August 17, 2012 1:36 PM
Wyoming. C.J. Box territory.
Posted by David E Gilmore | August 17, 2012 1:49 PM
They're picking the last of the peaches.
Posted by Jack Bog | August 17, 2012 2:08 PM
Hood River, with smoke from Warm Springs...
Posted by Larry | August 17, 2012 2:48 PM
Spokane?
Posted by It's Mike | August 17, 2012 2:54 PM
(I was going to guess Kelowna, but its a lake not a river...)
Posted by It's Mike | August 17, 2012 2:59 PM
Atlanta.
Posted by Sue Hagmeier | August 17, 2012 3:30 PM
Got a vision of Elvis, BBQ, Mud Island, 100 pawn shops and ducks walking through a hotel lobby -- thinking Memphis, returning via Salt Lake City.
Posted by Newleaf | August 17, 2012 4:10 PM
The definition of "short" flights influenced me... i assume short is 90 mins or less...
Posted by It's Mike | August 17, 2012 5:03 PM
Did someone say 'peaches'?
These are in the Gorge but N.Cali is picking, too.
Posted by Tenskwatawa | August 17, 2012 6:35 PM
Sacramento? Salt Lake City?
Posted by Tenskwatawa | August 17, 2012 6:36 PM
Spokane sounds about right.
Posted by Usual Kevin | August 17, 2012 6:41 PM
The Tri-Cities? The Columbia River runs through it. The fires east of Cle Elum are burning and easterly winds would blow smoke into town.
Posted by Usual Kevin | August 17, 2012 7:49 PM
Remote out of the Tri-Cities would be George, Vantage and Mattawa, and they are all on the Columbia and very close to the fires up around Cle Elum.
Posted by Usual Kevin | August 17, 2012 8:31 PM
You're getting warmer (so to speak). I saw this scene on my way to the destination:
Posted by Jack Bog | August 17, 2012 9:27 PM
Starbucks from SeaTac...
Posted by ragu | August 17, 2012 9:56 PM
Yes. Here's my last hint: I could have flown direct on Seaport, but I chickened out and took the two short flights on Horizon.
Posted by Jack Bog | August 17, 2012 10:17 PM
Pendleton?
Posted by it's mike | August 17, 2012 10:45 PM
You're getting cold.
Posted by Jack Bog | August 17, 2012 10:51 PM
Jack may be cagey. He says he "could have flown direct on Seaport, but I chickened out and took the two short flights on Horizon." Perhaps he is trying to make us think he flew "nonstop" on Seaport but is not actually saying that. If he meant nonstop, then he must have been in Yakima, because Horizon does not serve Pendleton. If he meant "direct" (which means on the same plane, which might make stops), then he also could have been in Wenatchee. Since Wenatchee is on the Columbia River, I vote for there.
Posted by Dan Meek | August 18, 2012 4:29 AM
Yep, it's gotta be Wenatchee. I've never been there and it didn't click in my head that it's on the Columbia. Yakima has a river nearby but it isn't a big one.
Posted by Usual Kevin | August 18, 2012 4:52 AM
My first guess was Wenatchee but then I thought what is so remarkable about it that would warrant a blog post?
Posted by dg | August 18, 2012 10:37 AM
Yes, it was Wenatchee. A remarkable place.
Posted by Jack Bog | August 18, 2012 12:33 PM
You'll wanna see Wenatchee
Posted by Tenskwatawa | August 18, 2012 12:33 PM
Wenatchee, Cashmere, Leavenworth are all cool, no doubt. Did you get to the Anjou bakery up HWY 2?
Posted by dg | August 18, 2012 2:11 PM