We decided to investigate touring the San Juan Islands, so we drove to the port of Anacortes. We found a visitors center and some very helpful people. Problem is that to board your car at a couple of the ferry terminals will require lining up 2 hours early, which I have a great aversion to. After checking some schedules, we decided to return to Bellingham and see what ferries go to the islands from there. Whale watching is also big with Orca sitings being the number one draw. I'll investigate today.
On the way down I-5, the only N/S road available, we noticed something unusual. The drivers in the area are the most aggressive we've ever seen. They put the beltway boys from the DC area to shame. At 70 mph they jump back and forth between lanes when no room exists. And it wasn't just an isolated person. If you allow any room between cars, somebody jumps right in there. It's like watching a horse race. Anyway, this is the area where Starbucks started and I attribute it to over caffeinization. We finally fell in behind a Winnebago going 60 and nobody was interested in cutting in there.
We came back to Bellingham and took on supplies for a trip up to Mount Baker, a little NE of the city. The drive to Artists's Point was a great mountain climb. We passed through some beautiful forests and saw a small grove of what had to have been Redwoods, the bark was so red, and we also saw some stumps of what would have to have been old growth forests. The stumps were way larger than anything we saw alive, including the Redwoods. The ride up included some great view areas. Mount Baker has more snow and snowfields than we've seen anywhere else. The top was spectacular. We ran into a guy at one of the stops who was strapping on his ski boots. We stopped and chatted with him, his name was Jeff, and he said he skis every month of the year, even if he has to throw the skis over his shoulder and hike up to the snow fields. We'll post a picture of him to make all you ski bums back east jealous. This will drive Russ Selser over the edge.
How about Tiger's 63 at Southern Hills? He's 7-0 when up after 36 in majors. Any hoop nuts should check out Bill Simmons article on ESPN.com.
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