Thanksgiving/Seattle

I had an absolutely incredible time this weekend in Seattle with my friend Luke... we went to go see a show at the Tractor, a small venue in Ballard. The band we saw was a folky bluegrass group from Duluth, Minnesota called Trampled by Turtles, and they tore it up. It was super high energy, dancin' all night music, and lucky for us they came out for two encores. Below is a song by them called Empire.

There's a guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, and fiddle.



I also got to walk around the Fremont Sunday market, have a hamburger from Dick's, go to Capital Hill and up the water tower (the view there rivals the Space Needle's, or so I hear, and is free), visit the REI flagship store, and kick it with some really nice people. All in all it was an outstanding weekend in the city.

I also was treated last week to a slew a presents from most notably my Mom and Mom-Mom. (Thanks guys!) I even got a tree in the mail, how cool is that? And do you notice the new stocking? Complete with bear...

Too bad I can't touch anything until later in December...

...well... maybe just the one...

And so these are pictures from Thanksgiving at Kylan's place. That's his Mom's house in the background.

His landlord's place.

And Kylan's place.

They've got a great view of the mountains. On Thanksgiving it was a gorgeous day, and so was the next, so we went on with our plans to fish. We didn't fare too well, partly because we lost our weights halfway through our trip, and if you've ever tried to fish in a river without weights, its very frustrating.

Here's a bald eagle. They are everywhere, and are so much more impressive when not seen in a zoo.

We wanted to toss a line in this salmon hatchery, but those darned fences got in our way. That and the law.

I did catch this sucker though. A nice rainbow trout about 14 inches long (with the head... sorry about the gruesome picture now that I think about it) and a couple of pounds. Good enough to keep.

This was the view outside my apartment balcony... pretty sweet, eh?

And just to let you know, I think this will be the last post until the new year. It's too cold outside and I need a break. This is hard work keeping this up, you know. I'll be coming back strong when I get back from home after the holidays, though. Cleveland here we come!!