Dinner at Terry and Dave's

After getting up at 4: AM in Seattle I drove to Beaverton (Hillsboro Elks) arrived about 12:30 PM Showered and did a load of laundry. I went to my firstborn's home for an early Fathers Day dinner and a Texas fifth of Tanqueray.

Terry at her happiest cooking in her kitchen.

She prepared This lemon blueberry thingy for desert. It was very good. I was forced to take the left overs home with me.

The main coarse was a Artichoke Spinach Manicotti. (spinach, and artichoke hearts blended with some kind of cheese and stuffed into pasta. Very good tasting and because most of it was "organic" it was probably good for you also.

The dinner also had a very nice salad with it.

Desert was the Lemon/blue berry delight with vanilla ice cream.
You shoulda been there.

PULALIP CASINO

During my stay in Seattle I was parked at the Pulalip Casino. These photos are the entrance.

The back side of the mail pool where the fisherman is doing his thing.

The larger than life fisherman.

They have many larger than life Salmon in the pool.

This is the first pool you see as you enter the grounds. I walked around this display every morning on my walk. I had a very good time while here and hope to do it again. But will stay at an RV park because true happiness is electric power and there is none here. Dry camping is for emergencies. Like hunting and fishing.

A week in Seattle

The first day I was in Seattle it was my pleasure to take Mary to something she and her children had not seen in Seattle. The "Under Ground Tour" This photo shows a toilet that was located below water level at high tide. Tide tables were every where so you would know when you could use it.

This is a photo of where we are before they filled in the streets to make Seattle's sewer system above the high tide level.

This is (no kidding) Terry Lynn our guide on the tour. If you ever get a chance to do this tour I recommend Terry. We had a great time.

This is the entrance to the Pike Street Market. Mary took me to the "Pike Street Pub for a beer and "Crab chowder". Made with Dungenus Crab. Nuff said'

This is Snoqualmie Falls on the Snoqualmie River. It is running at flood stage and outing a lot of water down river. Mary was disappointed because of construction the trail to the bottom was closed. A good day with Mary

Day two, Mary was going to show me the Olympic National Park. I picked her up at 7:AM sharp as planed.

This is the home of her daughter Denise. Where our day started. A small mansion on thirteen acres. A beautiful home that I failed to get photos of the interior. Trust me it is magnificent.

The Olympic Mt.'s from the ferry boat. We had to take this ferry over and back. Ferry rides are a good way to grantee you will be late.

This is Mary on the dam on the Elwha River. This dam will be removed in the near future.
To allow fish passage, it will open 80 miles of spawning grounds.

This is the two of us looking over the lake formed by the Elwha dam.

This is Mary checking out a blooming Dogwood tree on the trail. This trail was to a hot spring that wasn't on the map. Every one knew it was there but it wasn't on the map. We were told it was a two and a half mile "walk" on a flat trail that was once a road. They forgot to tell us it was unmaintained. We wadded creeks claimed up wash outs, the flat trail had several stretches of 10+ percent climbs. After a mile and a half of this Mary (a flat lander at sea level) gave out at 2700 ft. elevation and we returned to the car. We were three hours late for dinner at her daughter Dana's. We were forgiven as she got there safe and we had some excellent wine. A very good day.

On day three Mary took me to the Ballard Locks where we watched several vessels go to and from lake Washington.

This Blue Huron was fishing below the locks.

Here Mary is watching salmon swim through the fish passage.

This is what she was watching. We saw several salmon working their way up stream.

Here the locks are opening to let boats inter the lake.

This Mary with her (in her dreams) boat in the locks. Mary took me to her favorite fish and chips joint where I again forgot to get photos of our meal for lunch. We also got to watch the Mariners finely win a game over the Padres 4-2. A good day again.

My morning walk

As you all I am walking three miles a day. I do it in 54-56 min. Today you are going with me.
MP (mile post) 0.00 Looking up the hill in front of the house.

MP 0.3 A Stellar Jay

MP 0.51 Mt. Jefferson and the entrance to the Golf Coarse.

MP 0.81 A Mule deer doe.

MP 0.94 Middle and North Sister




South Sister

Broken Top and the Brother

MP 1.08 Grand view of the Sisters and Broken Top

Another view of Mt. Jefferson

MP 1.50 Turn around and head back

MP 1.51 One of the many homes above the road.

MP 1.57 Home with a glass rail on their deck.

MP 1.79 Water feature at one of the homes.

MP 1.90 This is the first time I have seen another walker.

MP 2.21 Many of the homes on the hill have tall post holding large decks, this is the tallest.

MP 2.46 This is the only yard that you can see from the road. I have never seen any one on the swings.

MP. 2.75 It is all down hill from here.

MP. 3.04 Home at last. Moving time was 55.45 Min. on my GPS. It doesn't count when I am stopped. I thought that with stopping and taking photos would slow my time.

Dinner with Rick and Ali

Last night I was invited to Rick and Ali's for Dinner and remembered to take my camera. This is Rick's new "man cave"

This is their new front porch that he just finished. It was a little cool so we had a fire in the little stove.

I did take my camera but forgot to git pictures of the dinner. This is Rick and Ali and Pat. Bob her husband was outside and I didn't get a picture of him.

This is what was left of the delicious lemon pie.

I took my camera with me on my walk to get photos of the mountains and wild life. The mountains were in the clouds and this is the only wild life I saw. Looks like I need to walk faster.