Breathtaking Scenery

My flights left from Jacksonville on time and I got to Seattle a few minutes early on Friday. The World Cup is underway in the city and it’s a busy place. I took the light rail from the airport to within about a 1/2 mile from Jason’s and Dan’s place. Without luggage, it is a relatively easy walk except for the last block which is up a steep hill. Jason usually meets me at the light rail with his car to transport my luggage. Jason hasn’t used his car in weeks and the battery was dead, so he and Dan met me at the light rail and each took one of my bags. They are in great shape and briskly walked up the steep slope to their house. I successfully made it without needing oxygen.

We had a pleasant evening and Dan and Jason played instruments and sang while I sat and enjoyed. Dan plays the piano and Jason plays the guitar. Dan has a particularly strong singing voice while Jason carries the background tune.

The plant life is thriving and blooming in the Pacific Northwest and it was a joy to walk around and look at the vegetation. I walked to a local coffee shop for a cappuccino in the morning and took my time checking out all the blooming plants.

The next day In spite of the massive crowds at the airport, it was efficient and I had plenty of time to grab something to eat before my flight to Anchorage. The weather could not have been nicer and I got to enjoy seeing the beautiful coast of Washington, Canada, and Alaska. I have made this trip to Alaska several times but it’s either at night or an overcast day and I rarely get to see how breathtakingly beautiful the area is. The coast line is particularly spectacular with the snow capped mountains and complicated waterways along the coast. No movie is better than this.

Once in Anchorage, we caught a small plane to Kenai, Alaska which gave me another aerial view of this beautiful area of the world. The sun does not fall much below the horizon this time of year and the bright light late in the day made it difficult to sleep no matter how tired I was from the flights. I eventually got some sleep and am looking forward to a wonderful “Magic of Alaska” photography workshop with Lisa Langell. I did an Alaska workshop with Lisa in 2019 and I am thrilled to be back for another round.