Year #17!

Julie and I enjoyed our 17th anniversary yesterday. 17 years. That's just plain ridiculous! Too fast, and too fun. So what does a couple do for such an august occasion? A cruise? London? Paris? Gold? Diamonds? Lexi?

nope.

A Mt. Si hike! What is Mt. Si? This is Mount Si:




Four miles to the top, but no special equipment needed. I had a wonderful time challenging myself, enjoying the friendly Seattlites, and centering in the pristine quiet of 500 year-old forest. But I have to warn you. If it has been a while since you're climbed for hours at a 30 degree incline over rocks, branches and sticks, and then down, it may cause soreness in various parts of your body. An illustration below shows the area most sore even 24 hours after the event:



Alas, I would post pictures from the top of that glorious rock, but it wasn't meant to be. We ran out of time. Had we started an hour or so earlier we would have pressed on, which probably would have resulted in sick leave. We did have a terrific dinner at Gaston's, a very nice Italian place in North Bend. North Bend, BTW, is the place the show Twin Peaks was partially shot, and we got gas at the very station shown in the Vanishing with Kiefer Sutherland.

I'll be uploading more photos soon. Most of all it was a great time to enjoy hours of conversation with my wonderful wife Julie.

Mt. Everest for the 20th! Are you with me!