Western Washington
How do I describe where I come from? I guess I could say it's green, and leave it at that. There is so much more to my home. (Yes, I may be here in Florida, but my home will always be Washington.)
Yes it's cloudy and rains all of the time. It wouldn't get so green up there if it didn't rain. If it's raining in the lower altitudes, you can almost bet that in the colder months there is some snow dropping up on high. Which is very good news for the ski and snowboard crowd. There are several places that I would love to show off to people.
-Orcas Island, my Mom's family homesteaded on this Island, which is part of the San Juan Islands. They had a pretty big farm in the Crow Valley. There is a little Museum located in the villiage of West Sound. If you go there you can see a bunch of names on a quilt. Our family name (Maternal) is on that quilt. The family lost the property during the Great Depression. I guess the tax bill was too high and it was auctioned away. There is also a really nice resort called Rosario Resort on the island.
-San Juan Island, this island has many interesting places to look at. Roche Harbor, if I remember right was a Limestone quarry. Now it caters to tourists. There is British Camp and American Camp on the island. During the middle of the Nineteenth Century, before our Civil War, another war almost erupted because of a loose pig that started to eat from someone's garden. The island was divided because an absolute boundry between the U.S. and Canada was never fully established. General George Pickett of the C.S.A. was then a U.S. Army Captain, and helped to avert, a new war with the Brits. The book Pig War Islands can explain it all much better than me.
-Ladder Creek Falls, is located behind a Hydroelectric Powerhouse for Seattle City Light, in Newhalem. If you look walk the trail at night, you will see one of the most spectacular sights you will ever witness. There is a National Park, or National Forest Campground nearby to stay at.
There are many more places that I love, and will write them down in the future. I miss my home, and would love to be there right now. I guess I'm getting that way because we have a steady rain falling here at the moment.
*I'll be back on Saturday.
Yes it's cloudy and rains all of the time. It wouldn't get so green up there if it didn't rain. If it's raining in the lower altitudes, you can almost bet that in the colder months there is some snow dropping up on high. Which is very good news for the ski and snowboard crowd. There are several places that I would love to show off to people.
-Orcas Island, my Mom's family homesteaded on this Island, which is part of the San Juan Islands. They had a pretty big farm in the Crow Valley. There is a little Museum located in the villiage of West Sound. If you go there you can see a bunch of names on a quilt. Our family name (Maternal) is on that quilt. The family lost the property during the Great Depression. I guess the tax bill was too high and it was auctioned away. There is also a really nice resort called Rosario Resort on the island.
-San Juan Island, this island has many interesting places to look at. Roche Harbor, if I remember right was a Limestone quarry. Now it caters to tourists. There is British Camp and American Camp on the island. During the middle of the Nineteenth Century, before our Civil War, another war almost erupted because of a loose pig that started to eat from someone's garden. The island was divided because an absolute boundry between the U.S. and Canada was never fully established. General George Pickett of the C.S.A. was then a U.S. Army Captain, and helped to avert, a new war with the Brits. The book Pig War Islands can explain it all much better than me.
-Ladder Creek Falls, is located behind a Hydroelectric Powerhouse for Seattle City Light, in Newhalem. If you look walk the trail at night, you will see one of the most spectacular sights you will ever witness. There is a National Park, or National Forest Campground nearby to stay at.
There are many more places that I love, and will write them down in the future. I miss my home, and would love to be there right now. I guess I'm getting that way because we have a steady rain falling here at the moment.
*I'll be back on Saturday.
posted by Tall Molly Man at 1:20 AM
2 Comments:
It rains a lot here too!
I had a co-worker from Manchester once, he said the weather was very similar.
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