This weekend is a car camping trip with the wife (Editor’s note: We came back early, but that’s tomorrow’s blog). It’s the first time we’ve done something like this, so there’s always tons of gear that we realize we need to get or replace. In fact our Thursday evening this past week ended up being a […]
Read moreHurricane Ridge
In yet another photo post from my trip, today I present Hurricane Ridge. This was at the top of the 5000 foot drive up a mountainside on a curvy road. The views were amazing, and it was well worth the drive. I wish it had been overcast more, as the direct overhead sunlight was really […]
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St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA
One of the things that I love photographing is beautiful architecture. While I was on my Seattle trip I decided that I would like to make a habit of photographing any cathedrals in towns I’m staying in. I think this would be a really fun way to create memories of places I visit, and allow […]
Read moreSeattle Trip 2016: Parting thoughts
When my wife and I talked about a trip to Seattle to celebrate her graduating, and serve as a belated honeymoon, we had very little idea what it would be like. She had visited there one other time, many years ago, but remembered very little of the city. I suggested the idea of taking the […]
Read moreSeattle Trip 2016: Day 9
Our final day in Seattle was the day we said goodbye. We awoke early in Port Angeles and packed up the car for the long drive to the airport. Originally we had planned to take the Bainbridge Island Ferry across to Seattle, but upon further research it appeared that it gets quite busy on weekday […]
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Seattle Trip 2016: Day 7
Saturday was our final morning at the ocean, and so I awoke early to head out for one final walk along the beach. The night before had been a high tide (as well as a beautiful sunset), and so it was really cool to see all of the sand completely smoothed out again. By contrast, […]
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Seattle Trip 2016: Day 6
TIL: The Twilight Saga is set in Forks, La Push and Port Angeles, Washington. These are three cities on our journey during this vacation, and as we discovered while traveling through them, Twilight is all the rage. These cities all have Twilight related sights and signs for those that are seeking to visit the home […]
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Seattle Trip 2016: Day 5
Thursday was mostly a travel day for us as we moved out of Seattle and over to the coast, where we will be spending the remainder of our trip. We left the hotel around 8 and caught the light rail train to the airport. It was very similar to the light rail trains we have […]
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Seattle Trip 2016: Day 3
We awoke early today, around 6am, for a full day around town. We started the morning out with a run down on the waterfront. We knocked out around 5 miles of running, with a bit of walking and stair climbing up the hills to get back to downtown for some breakfast. Running along the waterfront […]
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Seattle Trip 2016: Day 2
We awoke this morning on the train, after a decent night of sleep. I still woke up earlier than I needed to, but that wasn’t unexpected. When I looked out the window I got my first glimpse of Washington state, and I could immediately tell I wasn’t in Montana anymore. Washington reminded me much more […]
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Seattle Trip 2016: Day 0 and 1
Saturday began our longest vacation ever, as we journeyed by train to Seattle, WA to take in the sights, relax, celebrate, and do some running. This trip actually serves as a belated honeymoon for my wife and I. When we got married in 2013 my wife had just started going back to school and so […]
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Vegas 2016 – Day 3
After a tough day of running on Saturday, my wife and I wanted something easier for our recovery runs on Sunday. We knew there was a paved path that paralleled the Las Vegas wash, and ran very close to where we are staying. We also knew that we didn’t want to deal with the same […]
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Second Runnings 