Well I made it back from WA and I must say that that southwest Utah and the Rockies were awe inspiring.  However my efforts to get a piece of Madrone wood, did not succeed.  I was limited in where I could look, but a stack of firewood is an excellent place to look. I did search about 4 of them and did not luck out. My time ran out.
 I did talk to one lady woodworker that had turned some and she liked it, except her chisels were not sharp enough. She said it was so darned hard that it dulled her chisels up quickly.

Hey Ron, couldn't you just pull of the side of the road with a chainsaw and get some?

Yes I could have, but what you have heard about Seattle is true....it rains most of the time. We had our SUV packed so tight that I doubt we could gotten much more of anything to fit. Wait till next year.

Man I hate you weren't able to find even just a piece to turn.