Ocean Shores

After my last two high elevation trips I decided to hitch a ride to sea level. I found a friend that was headed to ocean shores so my brother and I decided to hop in the backseat. The first photo opportunity came when we insisted the car pull over so I could get my picture taken with this guy. It was fun but we spent the rest of the drive thinking about fish sticks.

We made it to the hotel and we couldn't believe the view. We stood there for a half hour staring out the window when my brother had the great idea that we actually go outside.

It was a little rough at first walking in the sand. These little wood bases aren't the greatest for traction. After a little beachcombing we found a starfish. We argued back and forth about it and we finally decided that this species wasn't native to Washington State.

We walked down the beach and stopped when we came to this sign. We decided it wasn't worth the risk to go past it and it didn't appear the weather magically got better on the other side.

We headed back to our hotel and my vacationing almost came to a tragic end. I was busy staring out at the waves and ended up falling into a firepit. Luckily my brother is a firefighter and was able to put out the flames before any damage was done.

I was feeling a bit warm from my fall into the fire so we ended the night standing near the water and letting the ocean breeze cool me off. I looked out over the water and wondered where my adventure might lead me next.

The Great White North

I thought I was ready for spring but the trip over to Leavenworth made me want to get somewhere even colder. I hitched a ride across the border and headed into Canada. I'm not much of a skier so I hung out and enjoyed the town while everyone else hit the slopes.

I didn't want to forget my law enforcement history so I stopped by to visit the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. I got my picture taken with a couple of them and then got homesick when I saw the display of Northwest law enforcment patches.

After a long day of sightseeing I decided to unwind with my friends that were nice enough to give me a ride here. I'm usually a Jack Daniels and Budweiser kind of guy but seeing that we were in Canada I decided to go for something a little more local.

We all got up the next morning and headed back to the United States. I left in such a hurry that I forgot my passport. I had to hide under the front seat so my friends wouldn't get in trouble. They did manage to sneak a photo of me at the border though.

That's all for now. I'm back home and even have my next trip lined up. Check in soon. I'll have more updates soon!

Willkommen in Leavenworth

I decided to make a trip to Leavenworth this week. I stopped by the nutcracker museum, crashed a wedding and even ran into my first sheep. I had so many pictures I decided to make them into a little slideshow.

Before I run here is one picture. I thought everyone would like to play the nutcracker version of "Where's Waldo".