I have to say summer in Spokane can be dry and hot if you just go to work every day and go home to be cooked alive in your non-air conditioned apartment. However, I am really starting to realize that there are great things to do in this area that do not cost a lot of money and are not a long drive at all. It just takes a little motivation to get out there and do it.
For example, Andrea and I tasted of the sweet sweet deliciousness of the fruit of the land. We went up to Greenbluff (only about a 40 minute drive) and picked cherries. There is about a 7-10 day window (at least that is what I was told) where the little gems are succulent and ready to be picked.
I love being able to pick fruit myself. There is something about it that feels so natural and basic to life. It makes me wish times were more simple. I don't need a grocery store with everything from mangoes to gorgonzola cheese to spam all at my fingertips almost year-round. I do appreciate being able to go there late at night with a "snack attack" and get the giant balls of Cheetos and beef jerky and a donut with a 24 oz. Monster Energy, but i wonder what it would be like to be a local farmer 100 years ago without these choices at my disposal and the "fruit of my labor" was more literal than I can truly imagine. I think that things in life would be much less expected and much more appreciated. At least I would like to think so.
