Life In The Pacific Northwest
Death Cab for Cutie has it’s origins in western Washington. This song does a great job of capturing the current ethos in Seattle and the Puget Sound region, as this song is about Seattle (though this video was filmed in Los Angeles).
Anyway, I’ve had many moments of late like what Ben Gibbard’s lyrics describe. I lived nearly 10 years on Capitol Hill and First Hill. Anytime I’m there, now, I’m struck by how unfamiliar it all is. Yes, I celebrate progress, but also miss what once was.
My buddy Toby just posted this video shot up on the Stevens Pass ski area. Though not yet open, the region’s ski season has started: Mount Baker and Crystal are open!
So, my skier buds, make sure you bookmark these sites:
There is a second video below this one. Stevens Pass’ own snow report. Gives you a solid idea of where we are snow-wise (~18 inches at the summit). Anyway, here’s to this next ski season making up for our dismal one last year.
Saw Mr. Libecki on Amazon’s Outside Television App. Guy looks very, very cool and I’d love to have coffee with him. Inspires me to get outside with my boy.
Below talks about his journey to Antarctica with his daughter.
An Education: A father/daughter trip of discovery from Mountain Hardwear on Vimeo.
It’s been a drippy series of days, hasn’t it? Which looks to be continuing strongly.
Therefore, I dedicate this gem from the 80’s to my Seattle area neighbors. Stay dry, my friends.
Last weekend, my son and I decided to build a model rocket, an Estes Taser. To fly the thing, we went to Edmonds Elementary’s play-field. I flew many, many rockets over the course of my youth. One challenge with rockets in this region, though: trees. Well, tress and wind. I estimate I lost a few hundred dollars worth of rockets over the years, making this a particularly spendy hobby. But, the boy wanted to and I really do have fond memories, so, what the heck!
Anyway, after the first launch cooked the parachute a little bit, preventing it from deploying properly, we did manage to get two more launches in. The last launch, though, ended with the thing crashing, cone first, into the earth, bending the tube significantly. And that pretty much ended the excursion.
So, the boy really wanted me to create a video, so here we go. I thought, afterwards, it would’ve been nice to add some music. Maybe at sometime in the future.
Below is the creation. Enjoy!
…then here you go! Rock this last work day of the week and launch into a great weekend.
This enchants me so very much. I love my Moleskine notebooks, and their YouTube channel is loaded with fun ideas, clever ideas and quirky fun.