the weekend, in pictures
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In response to a couple of questions I’ve gotten about the lake picture, that’s York Lake, up in Washington, on the way to Mount St. Helens. It’s really more of a ‘reservoir’ than a lake, cause it’s man-made, from all the dams. Quite frankly, I think the picture makes it look more beautiful than it really is. In person, it’s not very ‘exciting’ as far as lakes go, so it took a while to frame a nice picture. There’s an abandoned boat ramp section, which I imagine is usually underwater, and that’s where I walked to get that shot. Where I WANTED to go, but couldn’t get there because of the way the lake is shaped, is a little further down, where there was an exposed bit of the lake bed with rows of tree stumps sticking up. Really stark and beautiful. Alas.
Not the most exciting trip I’ve ever taken, by the way. The views from the road are really tantalizing, but there are hardly any places to pull over and get down to the lakes you pass along the way. I kept wanting to get out and look around, but the road’s so narrow and windy that stopping is impossible. There are only a handful of places that are worth stopping at, let alone taking pictures, and they’re mostly man-made anyway, so I wouldn’t really recommend this as a day trip. I ended up coming up and over the hill (where there’s still plenty of snow) through the little town of Carson, and back up the Columbia Gorge. Yawn.
Oh well, that’s the spirit of exploration, eh? If I’d never done it, I wouldn’t know. Now I know. And sure; I’ve had plenty of exciting trips, like the little island and lighthouse trip. They can’t all be that successful. And I can’t complain too much, because I did get a couple good pics to show for this trip. But overall. . .enh.
Making sushi was a blast, though. First time Kelly or I had ever done that.