'Fall'ing for Spokane

Spokane is really growing on me. It was a little intimidating the first few days with variable weather, trying to learn my way around, coming to terms with the dismal prospects of the job market, and on top of that coming down with the flu. But as they say, things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out.

View out my window on our first snow day

On Tuesday, we had a nice 3 inch dump of snow that blanketed the town in white. That same day, my roommates and I took a road trip to Missoula, MT to see an Iron & Wine concert. It happened to be the first concert I've ever been to, and one of my favorite bands, so needless to say, it was a blast. I wish I could have gotten pictures of the drive, but unfortunately most of it was dark and snowy -- from what I could tell though, northern Idaho and Montana are absolutely gorgeous; I can't wait to explore more!

Wednesday and Thursday were pretty rainy and all the snow melted, but today it finally warmed up and the sun came out to shine light upon Spokane's remaining fall colors. I took advantage of the nice weather to walk downtown and turn in a job application to the city hall, and get some photos of the waterfalls that run through town.

Spokane Falls

View from one of the many footbridges 

More of Spokane Falls and pavilion 

Spokane Falls runs through Riverfront Park, which was incidentally designed by the same people who designed Central Park in NY. It was also the site of a World's Fair back in the day, and the historic pavilion still stands in the park, I guess for various events throughout the year.

Another cool footbridge

My artsy shot for the day

It's been a perfect "fall day" in more ways than one -- waterfalls, fall colors, and finally starting to fall for the beauty of this city. :) Can't wait to explore it some more!