While in Seattle we drove to Everett and watched an interesting game between the Everett Hawks and Tri-cities with my husband and brother-in-law. With only 12 seconds left and trailing behind 39-43, Everett scored a touchdown thus winning the game 45-43. Little did we know that this was going to be the last year for the Everett Hawks. 

This is my second indoor football game, the first was held in Biloxi when my husband and I just started dating in 2000.

What can I say, we had to make a short stop on the way back to Chelan because my husband loves dams! He is fascinated by moving water, and imagined himself becoming a water engineer if he didn’t become a music teacher. We simply couldn’t go anywhere without making a detour or stop if there’s a dam nearby. So far he has already taken me to the Hoover Dam, the Grand Coulee Dam, and a few dams along Columbia River.

This town has a population of 90, but it attracts thousands of visitors specially during winter, which is skiing season. While we were there we saw many bikers, cyclists, hikers, and campers who like us are drawn to the beauty of Mt. Baker National Forest and the North Cascades.

We spent the weekend here with another teaching couple who drove from BC with their one-year old son. We used to teach at the same school in Thailand but they later moved to Shanghai, then Hong Kong. Two summers ago we went hiking and camping for days at the Entiat River/Glacier Peak Wilderness. This time we did something more mellow by staying at a condo unit that we won at an auction (the accommodation, not the condo itself).