Northwest: Orcas Sunset

Camp Orkila

Orcas Island

Sunsets are great wherever you are. But the best sunsets happen when you're on an island. 

Northwest: Camp Orkila

Camp Orkila

Orcas Island, WA

The pictures that follow do a horrible job of showing what transpired while I retreated at the YMCA camp named Orkila. These were digitally created up at a large field where the camp owned zip line exists. Fun fact; this camp claims it is the state of Washingtons longest zip line. Though I saw no substantial facts to back this up, I believed them. I'm a trustworthy guy. The zip line in question was not a part of our weekend events however. No one but me went up to the field. I went up there for about an hour just because I could. It was beautiful. It was scenically wonderful. But it really had nothing to do with what our weekend entailed. Also, these pictures make it seem like it was warm. Don't they look more warm than they do cold? It was cold. These pictures are lies, nothing but lies. 

Northwest: Lummi Island

July 4th, 2012

If you ferry to Lummi Island on a perfectly sunny summer morning, bike around for a few hours, explore numerous beaches, stop at a party for some pulled pork sandwiches and bike around a little more, I guarantee you will have yourself a nice little day. On the 4th of July, Ellen and I decided to go join at least 800 of our closest island dwelling inhabitants and explore a quiet and beautiful island less than a 30 minute drive and ferry away from Bellingham. Lummi Island is definitely the little step child of the San Juan's. But no one has ever said being a little step child is such a bad thing. 

For Old Times Sake

I've been purging my old computer of all its last files. I had my little Dell since my senior year of high school. For those keeping track at home, I used the Dell for almost 6 years. That's a long time in computer years. Especially for a Dell that wasn't that great to begin with. Still, there were a lot of old files tucked away in that machine. Even a few papers from my college writing class. By college writing class I mean the class I took to prepare me for college writing when I was still in high school. I wrote those papers before I even knew what college was like. Now I am almost two years removed from my last college class. I guess all that means is that its time to go back to school and further my education... Anyway, these are a few pictures I came across while rummaging through previously mentioned old files. They aren't really that old. I think from last spring and summer. In descending order, Pike Place, the San Juan Islands, Squalicum Harbor.