Darkness

It begins to get dark at around 4:15 here. And I thought I was miserable during a Cincinnati winter. Well, i suppose that the summer time makes up for the darkness during the winter. I have hear rumors that it is light from about 4am-10pm. Or at least toward the evening there are a few hours of twilight. That is definitely something to look forward to. My sister has decided to make a trip out to visit. I guess I need to get to know the cool things to do to show here I know what is going on here. Sadly I don't have a car right now and have not been able to make it out of our tiny apartment. But there will be other days.

Derrington, WA

So we had the best intentions of hiking today. We even went to Cabela's and both got a killer pair of hiking boots. Waterproof and proven to keep your little toes warm down to freezing temps. We called the ranger station before we actually drove the 3 hours there. Oh and of course, there was snow he said, but it wasn't very bad...but why would you want to hike in the middle of winter when there was snow on the ground he asked? Well, because we are from Ohio and obviously not familiar with the ways of hiking and the proper time to go apparently... because his idea of not a lot of snow was multiple feet of snow. Not a few inches but a few feet. So much that we couldn't even drive into the ranger station when we got there. Guess hiking today was a bad idea. Thats ok, I would rather photograph the breathtaking landscape. The rest of my pics from this trip are on my Facebook page if you want to check them out.

Welcome to Washington

So my official move date is proposed to be February 1, 2009. So basically I have one month to get it ALL together, pack, finish any loose ends with the house and take our official cross-country drive. Luckily, I spent a week here for Thanksgiving and the Christmas holiday as well. So I am getting used to the strange weather conditions. Yesterday we drove up to Darrington which is on the edge of Mt. Baker National Forest. And...And... I saw the sun for the first time in almost 10 days. It was so bright it stung my eyes. But don't worry it only lasted for about 30 mins and then disappeared behind the fog and rain clouds. And today I am just staring out the window at the gray sky listening to the rumbles of thunder. But all that being said, I have never witnessed such a "green" place. Stay posted for some pics of our drive up to Darrington and the Christmas snow from last week.