Memorial Day Weekend

I was fortunate to celebrate Memorial Day weekend with my friends while reconnecting with nature. Friday night was spent celebrating a co-workers birthday. Saturday morning, I headed to the Olympic Peninsula with Kim and Viktor. I rode on my very first ferry boat from downtown Seattle to Bainbridge Island and saw a great shot of Mt. Rainier. We spent the day at Lake Crescent hiking to a waterfall. Then we traveled to La Push, which is at the northern coast of the peninsula, and spent some time on the beach. On Sunday, I went for an hour bike ride along the Olympic Discovery Trail. I saw an old railroad bridge with the Dungeoness River below. We headed out to the Dungeoness Spit, which is quite litearally, a spit of land without any vegetation, only birds, driftwood and rocks. There was a lighthouse 5 miles out, but an 11 mile hike wasn't in the cards for us.

Monday was spent sleeping in until noon then heading to Seattle for the Folk Festival with Alea and William. We saw some great acts; my favorites were an irish group, the capoeira dance group, and and funk band called Lazybones. The weekend was fantastic, but it's time to return to work tomorrow.

Sunny days in Washington

Well, I've definitely gotten outside and have explored my area so far. I am loving it out here, although still miss having my friends and family there when I need them at a drop of a hat. I'm really learning how to live alone and be happy. I am currently training for the Mountains to Sound relay race at the end of June. My co-workers and I are all participating in completing the 100 miles of racing including mountain biking 22 miles (this is what I am doing), road cycling 50 miles, kayaking 12 miles, running a 6 mile "sprint" and a half marathon. Hope my math is correct on all that. It's going to be my first EVER race and I'm a bit nervous since I have the mass start, but I'm excited to be participating at all! Here are some new photos I have taken the past few weeks, ranging from cycling scenes to nature hikes, to good friends. I hope everyone is doing well! Enjoy!