Whidbey Island
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Ferry Boats
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Yes, I will also miss crab races. I'll just miss crabs, period.
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The Puget Sound
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The Sunset over West Seattle and Harbor Island from my desk.
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The amazing flowers at Pike Place Market.
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Pike Place.
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Backpacking with the Koots
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Among many, I am certainly going to miss this group of hooligans.
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Fly fishing at Rocky Ford Creek
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Beach combing and writing in the sand with large sticks
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The Pacific Ocean - northwest style
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Working at VertFest Randonee Races
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The OR Marketing Girls.
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Crystal Mountain Ski Area.
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Whistler Brand Trip.
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Mt. Baker.
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Working at a place where fun is the top priority... and where there is a steady supply of Jack Daniels.
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Long walks on fall mornings in the Lake Washington Aboretum
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These were just a sampling. I am easily aware of how much I am going to miss my amazing family, both immediate and my add-on-through-marriage family. I am going to miss all of my amazing friends who have been around forever. I am going to miss the grey drizzly days between October and June. I am going to miss early season Mt. Baker, mid season Crystal and late season Snoqualmie. I am going to miss the Alpine Lakes Wilderness and all of our unfinished stretches of the Pacific Crest Trail. I am going to miss the quaint Bavarian village of Leavenworth. I am going to miss mom's lasagna on my birthday. I will miss the Fremont Solstice parade and farmers market. I will miss the cawing seaguls on the waterfront. I will even miss the fish and chips. I will miss all the amazing people/family at Outdoor Research. I will miss running in the Seattle 1/2 marathon with Shannon. I will miss the traffic.... wait, no, thats not right. I can't wait to get away from the traffic!! In short, I am pretty much going to miss everything that I take for granted now, and if per chance you are one of the four people who read this blog, I am certainly going to miss you too.
All my love to the PNW.
3 comments:
Your blog has nailed the very things about the PNW that I miss and only dreamed of doing once I graduated collegex (out of state). It will always be home and I will always be a Seattlite. Thank you for your documented love of why Seattle is so great. I dream of returning.
I found your post after typing "I miss Seattle" into Bing... I moved away four months ago for my fiancee and now I miss it like crazy. Even the things that give Seattle a bad wrap (the drizzle, for example) are things I find myself missing. Seattle is the most amazing city, someday I really hope to move back.
I left Seattle in January of 2010 and never thought I would miss it. Now it's July of 2011, and yes, I really am starting to miss Seattle. I miss the greenery, the Pacific Ocean, Pike Place Market, Ezell's Fried Chicken, all of the independent movie theatres that I can't get here in Charlotte. I miss the amazing scenery and hiking opportunities, the music scene, and the summer weather.
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