Work Trip: Pullman, Washington

My next shoot for CampusReel took me back to Washington state for a shoot at, well, Washington State University down in Pullman. After a cross-continental day of flying from Boston to Spokane (via Minneapolis) I drove down to the southeast corner of the Evergreen State.

The area between Spokane and Pullman was mostly rolling hills. It didn't look too different than parts of North Dakota. Eventually I made it to Colfax where I stopped and took some pictures.

Apparently Colfax is the county seat. The courthouse featured some great deco architecture.

20 minutes later and I was at the Hotel McCoy in Pullman. There seem to be a lot of rad updated motels in Washington.

Downtown Pullman was pretty sleepy. I guess I was expecting a bit more from the college town. Over 50% of the 32,000 residents in town go or work at WSU.

There seemed to have been a barcade in town, but it had closed years back. All that was left was this cool Mario tile mural.

After eating at Nayarit Mexican Restaurant and walking around downtown, I got a treat at Sugar Babe Bakery.

Then I walked up into the residential neighborhoods. The downtown is in a valley, but all the residences and university are up steep hills.

After taking a break at the motel, I walked around again. The town was a bit more pleasant without rush hour traffic.

Until next time sleepy, Pullman. I had to get back to Spokane after my shoot to meet up with Brooke and the kids for a road trip across Washington.

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