The number of homeless female veterans is on the rise: in 2006, there were 150 homeless female veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars; in 2011, there were 1,700. That same year, 18% of homeless veterans assisted by the VA were women.
Re: Best dramatic drive from Spokane to Salt Lake City. I have driven between Spokane and Salt Lake City and the drive is a beautiful mountain drive through the panhandle of Idaho and Montana. Huge forests of Pine. Nothing scenic to speak of though once you hit I15. We visited a working silver mine in Wallace, Idaho and a few ghost towns in Montana.
The closest airport is Spokane International Airport (GEG). Distance from Spokane International Airport to Spokane is 9,0 kilometers (5,6 miles). Spokane International Airport. Spokane International Airport is located approximately 9,0 kilometers (5,6 miles) southwest of Spokane and about 22,3 kilometers (13,9 miles) west of Opportunity.