Magical Weekend

We had such a magical weekend up in the Skagit Valley. I've been closing my eyes and reliving it all day. Part of it involved a hike on Chuckanut Mountain where there were ginormous boulders. So we had to snap photos of them. I know what you're thinking - photos taken from this angle are extremely flattering. They don't make you look like you have cankles at all. Or were you thinking, "did she photoshop herself to make herself look translucent white?" For the record, I didn't. I really am that pale. My former tan self... only a fleeting memory now. (But tantastic Erika will return for Chelanigans!)

More to come on the magical weekend!

Oh, good ol' Chuckanut Drive

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One of the most beautiful, scenic drives you'll ever take - one that I took for granted while growing up across the water:

Chuckanut Drive.

It twists and turns like there's no tomorrow.

The road is so narrow that I feared for my life when I first started driving and had to drive in the cliffside lane.

You have to take in the beautiful views, stop at the viewpoints along the way

and most of all, steer clear of all the bicyclists!

(seriously, not the safest place to bike.)

They've recently had some problems.

Huge boulders coming down the hillside.

Now that would be a scary sight.

Hopefully they'll be able to secure the hillside! How sad would it be if they shut down Chuckanut Drive?!

Here's the state it's in right now. Crazy, huh?

The upside - they found this really cool fossil that's been hidden away on the hillside!

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