It was such a beautiful day we decided to visit Spokane again. Looking back, I cannot say who was the instigator in the decision to stop at the Best China Buffet, but I can say there was no argument. The place lived up to its name. I had the best hot and sour soup ever. There was chicken prepared about fifty different ways and all of them were good (I know - I tried them all!). As we were leaving, I realized I had not even made it to the buffet table with sushi and chicken/pork/beef skewers. Maybe I should have gone for round 3.
Earlier, Louise had suggested we access the Spokane River Centennial Trail by parking at the Red Lion Inn (free) on Division Street in Spokane. We headed east and walked around some of the Gonzaga campus. A grandma pushing a stroller with a pair of kids had attracted a group of marmots by feeding them strawberries. They were so engrossed with the berries they paid little attention to Sam. Strangely, Sam seemed to pay little attention to them either. There were a lot of opportunities along the walkway to cross the river on any one of the old bridges closed to traffic and re-purposed for pedestrians.
As we headed west on the opposite side of the Spokane River the Gonzaga Art Center made for a nice composition along with the cast concrete "scrap" on the near shore.
Continuing west, we explored Canada Island. I can't quite remember the significance of the Totem Pole but I believe it was to honor the relationship the settlers had with the local Indians.
Spokane River "Upper" Falls.
By the time we were looking up at the lower falls, we realized just how much climbing we now had in front of us!
All along the walkway there were interesting pieces of art. The table below appeared to be cast from recycled materials. The welded steel sculptures were left unprotected from the elements, so they were covered with a nice layer of iron oxide.
By the time we returned to the car we were both parched. Joani speculated it might have something to do with all of the Chinese food we had eaten (MSG maybe?). Stopping at a Wendy's for a couple of large drinks helped, but I was thirsty all the way home.
We probably covered about three miles of trails which was only a small fraction of the entire network of trails along the river. Overall, Spokane had so much more to see and do that we will have to return someday.
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