Tuesday, September 30

roaming freedom

Though I moved to Washington State at the beginning of this year, I haven't had much of a chance to explore the wild places here. And since my appreciation of a location partially depends on getting out, exploring the mountains, forests, and lakes, I was ecstatic to have the month of September to do just that. Although, I did manage to make it to Montana and Indiana, as well.

To keep it short and sweet, here is a rundown of my month of freedom:

Travel:
  • 3800 miles on airplane
  • 850 miles in car
  • 700 miles on a greyhound bus
  • 90 miles on foot (backpacking)
Animal Sightings:
  • 3000 dairy cows (Fair Oaks Dairy)
  • 40 elk
  • 13 black bear
  • 7 marmots
  • 1 banana slug
Other:
  • 9 times a bridesmaid
  • 8 pieces of cake
  • 3 parties in 1 weekend (wedding, 60th anniversary, 20th birthday)
  • 2 rock climbing routes
  • 1 glacier
  • 1 sister married and off to Costa Rica

Blue Glacier on Mt Olympus - the highest peak in Olympic National Park

Ross Lake in the Northern Cascades, Washington

Lana and Aunt Connie (who traveled from Fort Meyers, Florida to attend her wedding)

2 comments:

Kristi said...

someday I'm going to log such an impressive month...

Melissa/Mel said...

i'm jealous of all your bear sightings. i still haven't seen one in the wild... :(

glad you got to travel and adventure...and be a part of Lana's day :)

your bus story cracked me up...laughed out loud for a long time!