Today I hope to make you laugh a little with this funny video. This past weekend Walker had 2 of his good friends in town and we all decided to wear pearl snap shirts on the same day. This event happened all over Seattle on this particular day. It was hilarious. I enjoyed letting loose a little and just having fun.
Pearl snap day 2013 from Jessica Angel on Vimeo.
This past weekend I really wanted to go on an adventure. I was hoping it would involve camping but Walker is back on his study schedule so he gave me all of Saturday but we had to be home that night.
Saturday morning we rode our bikes to the ferry downtown and hopped on the one to Bainbridge island. We visited their farmer’s market and got a few things to add to our picnic lunch and started to bike the 7 miles to Fay Bainbridge state park on the more northern part of the island. It was not an easy ride. The island is full of really big hills and I kept having to take breaks. We also stopped at a garage sale and an estate sale along the way. Finally we made it and after the ride we were hungry!
We explored a bit, almost took a nap, and then headed back south on our bikes. We stopped at a winery about half way back and then rode another 2 miles to another winery, brewery, and a distillery (they are all in the same business park) and did a bit more tasting. Then we biked back into town for dinner before heading back on the ferry. By the time we got to downtown Seattle my legs felt like rubber and we still had just under 2 miles to go but all uphill of course. Walker was encouraging and I was wanting to give up. I walked at one point and was like I can’t make it, but I got back on my bike and pushed on.
When I got home I was sweaty and dead tired but you know what?! I did it! I biked all day and I didn’t give up even when I wanted to so badly. It felt good in a sore kind of way. Ha! I would do it again, I think.
At the beginning of the summer Walker and I had hoped to do a weekend camping trip near Mt. Rainier but we didn’t realize how quickly everything books up so we settled for a day hike with a friend of ours. For the hike we chose we knew we wanted to have some great sweeping views, wild flowers, and for the hike to be on the shorter side.
We found the most perfect hike. It was only 3.5 miles with a low elevation gain and there were tons and tons of wildflowers! We also got some lake views and of course Mt. Rainier towering in the distance. We also encountered a patch of snow on the trail which was a fun surprise. I haven’t felt more like I was in the Swiss Alps since I was in the Swiss Alps. I kept thinking we would turn the corner and run into a cow with a bell.
I think I’ll just let the pictures speak for themselves. Have you been on any great hikes lately?
