Monday, February 21, 2011

Seattle, Snowshoes, & Spaceships

So Stinky took me to Seattle for Valentine's Day this year.   We had a blast.   Friday we did the Savor Seattle food tour in Pike Place Market.  If you ever go to Seattle, this is a fast and fun way to try a little of everything the market has to offer.   We really enjoyed it.  We even went back on our last day to buy treats from almost every place we stopped on the tour.


Daily Dozen Doughnuts = Amazing!


Chukar Cherries = Delicious!
  

We also went to the Experience Music Project by Frank Gehry, which also houses the Science Fiction Musuem.   I liked the chocolatey outside (the building) and Jesse loved the warm gooey center (the exhibit).   A hit for both!

Jesse was really excited about the Star Trek, I mean Battlestar Gallactica Exhibit.









I planned the first day and Jesse planned the second.  I must say, I think he outdid me.  We went to Olympic National Park and cross-country skied the Hurricane Ridge Trail.   After that, we did a snow-shoe guided tour.   I had never tried either and really had a blast with both.  I fell a lot on the skis.  It seemed like the people making the tracks that had gone before me had really skinny legs and the ability to keep their feet super close together.   Most of the time I felt like a flamingo standing on one leg or a polar bear rolling around in the snow.


I couldn't get the entire tree without backing off the ridgeline and causing an avalanche.

That's Jesse close to the top in the orange jacket.
Clouds literally "rolling" in.  It was insane how fast they moved

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