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We had a great, if over short, visit to Seattle to celebrate David Zapolsky's 40th. Harry and Elle were out as well, so we all had a chance to visit and play in the Pacific Northwest. We were able to visit the REI mother store (not that we needed to, but their Labor Day sale was just getting underway), and replenish our Dilettante's chocolate chip stash.
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But the first thing we did was admire the beautiful remodeling job Lindsay and David did on their already lovely house.
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We took the ferry across to a short but steep hike on the Olympic Pennisula. (The weather was just spectacular the week we were there: bright and sunny, highs in the upper 70s or mid 80s and lows in the mid 50s. The word was this has been the best summer in memory.)
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The ferry trip back at sunset was spectacular; Mt Ranier was out, the sailboats were out and the weather couldn't have been better.
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The next day, we headed east to a lovely hike along Denny creek in the Cascades. This creek comes complete with a great water slide. How often do you think sliding down a rock slide in snow melt would feel good just outside of Seattle?
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Some of us were happy to enjoy the view and sounds rather than the cool of the creek...
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The "official" birthday party began with dinner in the Pavilion before the Everett AquaSox trounced Vancouver in baseball.
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| Then Ian (and 8 million other kids) got to run the bases before the closing fireworks show. It was another great evening.
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We topped it all off with an excellent concert by Garrison Keillor (who is too shy to allow photos). All in all, a fabulous trip!
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