Sunset over Lake Sammamish Originally uploaded by lpantilat. Check out this beautiful sunset shot from the balcony at my house that I took on May 29th. The color was fantastic, both in the sky and on Lake Sammamish! Rule of thumb: the best sunset shots occur when there are clouds. I saw this one coming…
Month: May 2006
The sun came out!
A bright ball of fire was seen in the sky today along with a colossal mound of rock and ice that towered over Lake Washington (and everything else). Yes, the sun and Mount Rainier were in full view today. Unfortunately, it happened on a Tuesday after a soggy three day holiday weekend. Any sunny day…
New La Sportiva’s
I am a proud new owner of La Sportiva Trango S EVO GTX mountaineering boots (enlarged photo). I drove out to Seattle REI to pick them up today. La Sportiva has been making quality mountaineering boots and rock climbing shoes in Italy for decades. Specifically, the Trango GTX boot was the Backpacker's Magazine editors choice…
Baron
Today I visited my sister Karen and Anthon's house in Maple Valley. We had some bbq chicken and celebrated Anthon's birthday with a nice carrot cake. It was a fun time. Karen and Anthon have a new member of the family, Baron – a purebred German Shepherd. When I say purebred, I mean official papers…
Rainy Saturday
See my post about Mount Olympus below. Most of it was written today. It was another soaker in Western Washington. A trademark Seattle mist storm occurred in the morning and this afternoon it was just plain raining. There was a break in the middle of the day, but it still rained a lot and is…
Mount Olympus
I'm talking about Mount Olympus of Olympic National Park in Washington State, not the Greek Mount Olympus. The spectacular scenery and remoteness of the Olympus in WA makes it the "home of the gods" in my book. This is one mountain that is high on my list of climbs this summer. See the photo below…
May Showers
It continues to be rainy and cool (downright cold compared to California) in Seattle. It was pouring in the afternoon and temps only reached the low to mid fifties today. Could have been a typical February or November day. While the temperatures are below normal, such streaks are not uncommon in Western Washington in May…
Metro Bus System
King County Metro and Sound Transit have improved in a big way. A few years ago, it was a drag to ride the bus from Sammamish to Seattle. Now, there are two express routes that run from the plateau to Seattle. The buses only come during rush hour time periods, but it works perfectly for…
Klahanie
Klahanie is my gym for the summer. All year long you have been hearing about Arrillaga this and Arrillaga that, but unfortunately, Arrillaga is at Stanford and I am in Sammamish for the summer. As much as I love Arrillaga with all my heart, I must learn to live without its new equipment and stellar…
Day two update
Day two at the internship was fun. I think I am getting used to the early wake-up; I didn't have a headache today. I also went to sleep a little earlier and got up 15 minutes later because I brought breakfast with me. The bus situation is pretty smooth. I get picked up right in…
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