Sunday, September 13, 2009

First stop: Pax Cabina

We spent the first half of our Washington vacation staying in this little cabin by Silver Lake, just north of Maple Falls, Washington.

It gets its own blog post because it was so dreamy. On top of being a really nice, fun cabin, it was really secluded and perfectly peaceful. In fact, it was so quiet the first night it was spooky -- no sirens, no car alarms, no screaming drunks . . . something had to be wrong. We got over that pretty quickly. It was perfect, really. Here are some of the views from our windows:





Well, you get the picture. Tennyson loved it here because he could run around like a crazy person and get dirty and explore and be a boy. Here is a clean Mr. T before he headed out for another adventure in "the wilderness," as he called it.


At night, after our hikes, we would put Tennyson to bed and then go outside and sit in the hot tub and look up at the thousands of stars and wonder if life is too short not to live in that cabin. We're still wondering. We now know, though, that peace does exist, and you can rent it for a nominal nightly fee.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Back to Nature


We just returned from a family vacation to the Pacific Northwest -- Washington State -- and it was FREAKING AWESOME! Tennyson practically turned into a caveman, and we tried to keep up. We've got a million stories to tell and plenty of photos to go along, so stay tuned. Until then, remember:

"I go to the woods to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order."

John Burroughs

Three Oh!

While in Washington, Suzy turned older than dirt (thanks to all who sent her love notes).

Only YOU can prevent forest fires!

Monday, August 24, 2009

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Climbing

We simply have not gone climbing enough lately. Two exceptions:

(1) Prophecy Wall, in Southern Utah

(with a great view of the desert);

(2) Carderock, near Washington, D.C. (with friend Katie)

(with a great view of our filthy son by the Potomac River).

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Field trips

Three DC field trips off the beaten path, but well worth the trip:

Great Falls/Mather Gorge, on the Potomac River



Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (water lilies and lotus o'plenty)


Any old inlet, anywhere in the beautiful Annapolis, MD area. T-man especially liked the jellyfish.

Monday, August 3, 2009

We (heart) NYC

Tennyson took several bites out of the Big Apple this weekend. We had a great time with Grandpa Stewart and Pat.

Times Square


Two of a kind


Lady Liberty



Lady Hot Stuff


Central Park Carousel


Tin Pan in Central Park


Grand Central Station (aka, Where are Gpa and Tenny)


R&R


Ahhh, summer