An old-fashioned road trip. That is the best way to describe our 7766-mile adventure in the Northwest United States and Canada. In 24 days, we visited twelve states, two Canadian Provinces and twelve National Parks. We saw deserts and mountains, we traveled from sea level to 12,000 feet, we encountered sunshine and snow, rain and fog. We beheld the kitch and the corny, the classical and the elegant. We stayed in fine hotels and enjoyed special meals, and had our share of hamburgers and cheap motels. And we experienced the astonishing beauty and diversity of this country of ours.