Our friend Sara joined us for a trip to the Olympic peninsula where we hiked through the rain forest to a mountain lake. Beautiful wildflowers bloomed along the path. We hoped to catch a glimpse of elk or a bear (from far away of course!) but saw only a few grouse.
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Zvonimir competed in the Lake Stevens triathlon where he swam, biked 56 miles and ran 13 miles. He had an excellent race and finished 3rd in his division. It was also a great race to watch. The top two professional contestants sprinted to the finish, the winner taking the race by 1 second!
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My cousin Bill, Leslie, Jack and Cole invited us to the Hood canal for the holiday weekend. We had a great time watching the eagles, watching the boys ignite fireworks, playing fetch with Samson, and fishing in the bay. The Hood Canal is a beautiful area and we look forward to returning!
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The Mason Lake hike had spectacular views and we had perfect weather. Wildflowers lined the trail and we climbed to nearly 4000 feet. We were so high that several small airplanes were flying below us!
Unfortunately, the alpine lake on the top of the mountain still had quite a bit of snow so we decided to turn around without seeing the lake – plus this was our first hike of the season and we didn’t want to overdo it. The hike was pretty steep and we were both a little sore the day following the hike! We look forward to going back to the lake!
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Zvonimir competed in the Moses Lake Triathlon (swim, bike, run). He finished 3rd in his division. This is a training race for his ½ ironman in mid July (1.2 mile swim, followed by a 56 mile bike and 13.1 mile run!).
Moses Lake is several hours from Seattle and is a completely different climate. Once you cross the mountains, the terrain changes into a more desert like. It is also farming region with fields labeled so you could identify the crop being grown.
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