I have this goal for the summer. It's simple, but has the potential to really impact my day to day life. Seriously, I just want to be outside more. That's all. Does anyone else have a desk job preventing them from enjoying the summer sun? And then do you promptly go home and hole up with your tv? Well, even if I'm all alone in this (and I know I'm not!) I'm putting this challenge out there. In the words of my loving father, "Go play outside!"
This week I just barely squeezed in a hike with my dear friend, Mel. After a long Saturday, we stopped for coffee and a Washington State Park parking pass, then with an 1/8 of a tank of gas and fading sunlight we headed up Snoqualmie Pass. That's how we roll!
Full disclosure here: We're not hikers. So, we started with easy. Franklin Falls is a 2 mile hike that takes you along the South Fork Snoqualmie River, up a palatable incline, and down again with a 700 foot waterfall finish. Beautiful. And just as the words "are we there yet?" started to fall from my mouth the falls came into view. We inched down the rock to get as close as we could to the river and could feel the spray from the water fall! It was awesome to be that close!
Here we are! Smiles all around!
I'm newly inspired to see more of the beautiful PNW this way.
xo, V
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