October 8, 2010 ~ LEAVING WASHINGTON, The Adventure Continues…
Once again, the season has come to an end up here in the great northwest and it’s time to say good-bye to this beautiful area and the friends we leave behind. It’s been a great summer and we’ve really enjoyed our stay. We’ve been working full time (or more!), so we haven’t done a lot of traveling this season. But, we did manage a short day trip along a portion of the International Selkirk Loop as far north as the beautiful city of Nelson, British Columbia. Tucked in between the lush Selkirk Mountains along the shores of Kootenay Lake, Nelson offers incredible scenery, Victorian heritage architecture, and an abundance of recreational opportunities year around.
At the end of July on the last day of Jason & Scott’s visit, Scott witnessed a lightning bolt strike a tree along the creek sending smoke in the air and exploding bark for 60 yards in all directions. The rest of us experienced the loudest crack you can imagine. The bolt split the very large tree in half, but it’s still standing. Naturally, it was the excitement of the day; the thoughtful neighbors pitched right in on the cleanup and the other residents stopped by for a look at the damage. The tree and the lot owner’s deck will be taken down this fall.
Most of the images in the final photo album "Skookum Summer 2010" are taken around the resort: the day a rogue llama came trotting through, the aftermath of the lightning strike on the tree, fishing on the dock after sunset, and some hazy "Chinese-silk-painting-type" sunset images after the wildfires in BC. We’ll post again from the road….wherever that leads!!
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