--12_14_2008_8mbs worth of memories--

--12_14_2008_8mbs worth of memories--

One of the best parts about being out here at this certain nexus of time is the fact that one of my greatest friends is living out here also. She just happens to be one of the people that I was with when I was introduced to this amazing city during a summer of revelry. (oh and the other is coming out for a few days around new years... amazing) The three of us came to this place green in every way regarding the northwest with high hopes of obtaining jobs, making enough money to pay for the entire trip, and pretty much breaking even when we returned home to Illinois for the fall semester at the University of Illinois.

As it turned out, we didn't find jobs and we ended up exploring the city and meeting new people every day to the wee hours of the night while having an amazing and unforgettable time in the emerald city.

While hanging out last night we just happened across an old camera that she had picked up from our roommate at the time near the end of the trip. With the tiny bit of battery life that the camera had images from the end of the summer flickered to life. What an outstanding and surprising find.

Here are just a few images from the tiny 8mb card that was stuck into what may be the largest digital point and shoot camera that is still functional. It's scary how fast technology has evolved since then. They are all from my last night in Seattle before heading home to the midwest. We took a ferry out to Bainbridge Island to grab some dinner and caught the ferry back right at sunset. Epic night. It's sad that I'll be repeating this process in some sort of similar way come early January. Time to head out of this wonderful place and move on to the next internship. Will I be back? definitely. Will it be soon? Only time will tell.

Side note: Things I wish I still had..... That hair, the weather, and the 3 years of college I had yet to complete at the time of this picture. Oh the memories.

Cheers,

Brad Vest

I could use a few of these cards.... They would pretty much hold only one photo.


Olympic Mountain range.


A nice photo from a nice stranger.


I've seen photos like this a lot after we took this. Hmmm, copycats? Probably.

--11_08_2008_It gives you teeth--

--11_08_2008_Leaving Forks--

Well, they give you teeth... when you order the vampire burger.

You can take the boy out of the vampire town, but you can't take the vampire town out of the boy.

It was a great two days exploring highway 101 and the small town of Forks. Definitely looking forward to making my way back out to the Olympic Peninsula and exploring even more new territory.

~cheers
-brad

If you're reading this sign... ahhhh


Currently, Forks only has a little under 6 feet of its expected 11.5-12.5 feet of annual rain.


I hear vegetarian style is the best.




Waiting for the ferry back to Edmonds.

--11_07_2008_Out to the OP (olympic peninsula)--

--11_07_2008_Out to the OP (Olympic Peninsula)--

The day started early on Friday. To make the most out of the daylight I left for Forks, Wa at 4:45 am in order to catch the 5:45 am Edmonds ferry. The total trip out to Forks ended up taking just under 4 or so hours including waiting for the ferry and the 20 minute or so ride from Edmonds to Kirkland on the west side of the sound.

Since I left so early a lot of the drive was in the dark and I needed to make it to Forks early to check in and start working.... So I didn't stop to take any photos on the way out, however I did snap a few through the window on the way.

If you ever have the chance, driving out and around the peninsula on highway 101 is an amazing experience and I would highly recommend it if you ever have the chance. I only did the northern part of the road, but that includes going through park of the Olympic National Park, past a beautiful lake named Crescent, and passing a few port towns along the Strait of Juan De Fuca.

For the drive be sure to have your I Pod loaded to the gills and let it run on shuffle. It seems like every song sounds better while driving through a temperate rain forest.

More to come from the weekend.

-best
brad