The Other Washington

We've landed in Kelso, Washington, where some generous friends have offered up their home for the summer in exchange for some light house-sitting. The plan is to use Kelso as a launch pad for exploring the Pacific Northwest: Seattle, Portland, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier, the coast, the rain forest in Olympic National Park... There's much to see!

So far, we've determined that things are bigger in this Washington. The ferns, the trees, the mountains, the slugs (that's my lip balm in the picture for scale) -- they're all supersized compared to those back East, giving an air of majesty to this part of the world. (Okay, maybe the slugs aren't so majestic!)