Chapter Five:

The Great Northwest

or

Half an Half

For those of you who have traveled throught Washington may already know this. I, however have not, and to my great surprise much of Washington is dry and flat! I know, it's shocking, but true. I was crazy, I just thought of Wa. as this state that got tons of rain and must have trees and mountains everywhere. After all, it is the Evergreen State! Not to spoil it for those who haven't been, but if it's lush evergreen beauty you're longing for say on the western half of the state! It's funny, there's almost a line where the brown flatness ends and the mountianess beauty begins. I found the green part of Wa. breathtaking!

We arrived at Grandpa and Grandma Webb's early in the afternoon. There house is beautiful and there are so many things to look at. Each time you go into a room there is something new to discover!

We wanted to go hiking while we were there so Grandpa and Grandma took us to the most northwest point of the lower 48 states! Guess what, it rained-surprise, surprise!! It wasn't too mostly a drizzle--but it felt like we were in a rainforest. I loved every minute of the drive and hike. Grandma hung out and kept the car safe for us as Grandpa, Danny and I hiked. On our drive back we went past this beautiful lake that should have been named Emerald Lake because that was it's color.

The next day it time for me to cross something off my life list, going to Seattle! Aunt Kim came over and picked us up. I got to go on my very first ferry ride, AND we got to drive on to the ferry!! It was really exciting and the cool crisp air made you feel alive (and a little chilly). We went to Pike's Place Market, there were so many fresh things to buy it made me wish we were staying longer so we could have bought fruit and vegtables to cook with.

After lunch we went to the Space Needle, that was pretty cool! All day it had been overcast but as we made our way there the sun broke out and it cleared up quite nicely. The view was fabuless. We rode the ferry back, it's very relaxing and I think I'd like to ride a ferry to get to work. Although the niceness of it might wear off after some time.