Rain check

Edible!

A clearing along the trail

As snug as two boletes under a rock

What the rain brought

10:30am today

My destination:about 0.5 miles short of the many switchbacks to the PCT.

Contesting myself with late spring flowers

Twin flowers on the trail to brighten a grey morning.

Great new bridge near my camping

It’s been a while

Camp at Red Creek

About an hour up the trail

Unloading my car and emptying it if anything steal-able

Apparently car prowls are common. Sheesh.

Traffic jam outside Darrington

It took forever to get to the TH for North Fork of Sauk River. Didn't start hiking until 4pm and it's as hot as blazes.

Teacher’s lounge

It as hot as blazes riding home from West Seattle this afternoon so indulging in one of the 1,000 brew pubs that have popped up all over town.

Recovery from teaching beginners

South's Cascade Hall is rather nice. Probably the nicest faculty space around.

Snapshot from a summer short course

Mid ride snack

I stopped at Starbucks HQ for expensive but tasty vegetable focaccia and a chai latte. It's hard to resist the mermaid calling to me as I negotiate the scary construction zone and general filth of Seattle's waterfront where the tunnel is still TBA. I don't enjoy riding this piece of the route to West Seattle but I promised myself some exercise to/from work. It's 30 miles so hardly insignificant when you have to pack clothes, lunch and teaching kit.

Heading home at noon

The Duwamish never looked better.

Destination reached

15 miles and 1 hour 48 minutes from home.

Another one bites the dust

From my ride to work at South Seattle College this morning. Somehow I don't think that in 50-100 years' time anyone will feel sad when the bland boxes that are planned to replace this dilapidated old lady get demolished.

Halibut burger and local ale at Bob’s Local in Anacortes

6:15pm Lopez to Anacortes

On the generous neighbors’ property

Lesson learned

All seaweed is edible but not all are palatable!

In the bull kelp bed

Kombu!

Seaweed 101

Heading to a pretty inlet on someone’s private digs near Agate Beach

Nobody here but one cyclist

9am Sunday July 15

Riding while documenting

It's rather difficult to do with with a smart phone.

7:45pm Saturday night on deserted Center Road

Two kayaks surfing

A very gentle ride certainly.

4pm in Fisherman’s Bay

The tide is turning st this magical time.

Final view at closing time

All the bread was gone by 2pm, just the vase of flowers left.

Excellent crepes

The couple running this cute gypsy caravan were slammed, but the $8 pear, chèvre and walnut Lopez special was tasty.

More flowers at LI market

Barn Owl Bakery

$5 for a veggie hand pie.

Saturday morning at 9am

Success!

LI Saturday farmer’s market

Experiment in UL camping

In the biker group site at Odlin County Park.

Docking on Lopez

6pm offload

Ships passing in the night

Actually the Anacortes-bound run from Friday Harbor as we're headed into Lopez.

Sea birds trying to pant themselves cool at the Anacortes ferry dock

It's over 80 degrees so these nesting birds are vibrating their throats and keeping their beaks open to cool off.

First to board the Hyak

Memory jogger

The only flavor needed for a trip to the Rock: wild blackberry! A treat after the god awful I-5 parking lot on Friday the 13th.

Bike packing!

Off for 2 nights on Lopez Island. Do I remember how to do it?

From Myrtle Edwards park

For the end of my 62 miles I rested on a park bench and ate an energy bar and watched the Norwegian something cruise ship heading out to Alaska.

Sun breaking out

As I was rounding the entrance to harbor in Winslow.

Mid afternoon