This weekend marked the first time KLC and I had some time without the twins (who were spending Saturday morning through Sunday evening with their Co-Parent, aka CP). The arrangement will be that this is the case every other weekend. While I do miss the kids when they are gone, it was also a great opportunity to get out and do some adult activities.
On Saturday, we went to the Mount Rainier National Park, which was my first time there. For an East Coaster, there is something just unreal about seeing mountains this big. Also, I would never associate a summer hike with snow -- even on Mt. Washington. On Rainier, on the other hand, there are year-round glaciers, and -- as you can see from the pictures -- they extend fairly far down. The wild flowers are spectacular and I even got to see my first marmot (which until last weekend, I simply thought was the name of a jacket, not an actual animal.)
Once back in Seattle, we ventured into the 90+ degree heat to bike around on Sunday and get me slightly more oriented. There are few things I enjoy more than exploring a new place on a bike. Seattle has tons of bike trails, including the famous Burke-Gilman we rode on that goes for miles. I'm planning on taking advantage of more of these trails while the weather is so good. If it remains this hot, however, I might just have to plot my rides from beverage stop to beverage stop ...
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