Washington State

Bellingham

Washington State

Bellingham mural, Washington State

Bellingham is surrounded by stunning mountainous terrain.

A relatively short drive puts you near the dramatic Cascade Range to the east and the coastal Chuckanut Mountains to the south.

Mount Baker.

Canadian mountains were visible from Birch Bay.

Getting the most out of my zoom lens

This road led us to many more incredible views of Mt. Baker.

I wasn't sure what was a more gorgeous sight:
the golden field, the blue sky, or the mountains in the the distant horizon.

South Bay Trail

Elsa took us on a fun walk around her neighborhood.

We stopped at some curious places along the way to Boundary Bay Brewery.

Some of these scuptures reminded me of goold old Dr. Evermore whom Elsa also introduced to us back in Sheboygan.

A peculiar building—not the easiest to deliver mail, or get in through the narrow door.

We'd reached our destination.

The folks at Boundary Bay were busy hoisting this keg which would drop at midnight.

Maybe Scott shouldn't have switched off the auto-focus for this shot.

The ornaments look great though!

We walked back along the bay as the sun set ahead of us.

A train passed.

Great views of Canadian mountains.

I asked this fellow what kind of instrument he was playing.

He said it was a "UFO Drum" and played a melody fit for the sunset.

The last sunset of 2012 was a good one from where I stood.

While we were away Elsa's truck was visited by the self-promotion fairy Barbara the Psychic!

Elsa wondered why she was so lucky to get two business cards when every other car got only one.

Perhpas it was so Elsa can share the good vibes with her friends from Chicago.

New Years Eve

One of the games we played on New Years Eve.

Clearly a bit more of a challenge when drinking.

A mustache glass is spotted!

Oh, Elsa.