Seattle

Our campground at Kanaskat-Palmer State Park, outside of Seattle, definitely ranks as one of the prettiest places that I've ever camped.  The rain forest is so lush and green!  Of course, it rained a lot while we were there, but I guess that's why it's so green.

We had perfect weather for my marathon on Saturday, gray skies with a little drizzle and fairly cool temperatures, but once we went to bed Saturday night, the clouds broke loose and we spent the night in a rain storm, albeit snug in our tent.  Sunday morning we made a mad dash for the car, and spent the day indoors, driving to Seattle.

We spent the morning touring Boeing, where cameras are only allowed in the exhibit hall, not in the factory, but it was a pretty cool tour.  The factory building we were in is ranked by Guiness as the largest building (by volume) in the world.  From up on the observation walk, the 777s looked almost toy-sized, and it was really neat to see the grand scale of it all.  We also got to see a brand new Korean Air plane take off on one of its first test flights.

In the afternoon, we visited the Pacific Science Center, another science-focused children's museum associated with the one at which we are members.  It is so fun being able to drop in on museums without having to worry about the admission fee!  As with most of the museums which are members of the Association of Science and Technology Centers, the exhibits are well done, and we enjoyed an informative afternoon.

On Monday, we spent a day hiking on the trails of Taylor Mountain.  It rained for most of our morning jaunt, but the sun came out by lunch time, and we had a great time on the river of Kanaskat-Palmer State Park in the afternoon.

(This is the creek I crossed during the marathon.)