Mt Baker Hwy

Since I sprained my ankle a week ago we weren't able to take the boat out this weekend... I just can't jump from the boat to the dock on approach and I haven't learned to gracefully pull up to the dock yet. So, what to do on a really warm Friday? Head North! We decided to drive the Mt. Baker Scenic Byway - oh wow! It was beautiful! The place we stopped for our picnic lunch offered views in every direction. The dogs had a great time too! They just enjoy being on car rides so being able to get out to play in the river and snow were just a big bonus for them. That's another thing - playing in snow and it's 80 degrees outside - how is that?? The rivers were all a gorgeous blue green color, it was just an amazing day. I can't believe we've lived here 2.5 years and this was our first time doing the drive. We WILL be camping in this area and exploring it more in the hopefully somewhat near future.Daryl took the boys down to the river
On their way back up from the river
Mountains along the drive
Nooksak Falls
Mt. Shuksan behind Picture Lake
It was breezy so we couldn't get the reflection shots this lake is famous for
My Boys!
This was one of the views from our picnic table
The end of the road - Artist Point, the boys took off to play in the snow

Baseball, Baseball, Baseball!

This was our first time at the baseball stadium in Seattle and what a great experience. We parked the car at Everett Station, about 15 minutes from our house, and took the train into Seattle for a Sunday game (on Father's Day). The train runs right along the water most of the way and crosses over the Ballard Locks. The locks allow boats to go from Puget Sound into Lake Union and from there even to Lake Washington.
The Diamondbacks were visiting and that is Daryl's favorite team. They did lose, but not until the very end of the game - so it was a good one to watch. Everyone was really nice, considering we were dressed in 'enemy attire'. We had great seats - twice fly balls were caught by people right around us.