Seattle

So I went to Seattle last week. I'll put up a few pictures that I took later. The thing that everyone says about Seattle is that it rains all the time and the weather is crappy, but the city makes up for it, as well as the awesome summer weather. The weather ranged from 15 to 38. It got over freezing before I left, but for the most part it was sub freezing temperatures. The sun was out though! So when its 25 and sunny it feels a lot warmer. Plus there was no wind, which was a big plus and a change from most big cities, like NYC, Chicago, Boston, and even Atlanta where the wind can get unruly quickly.

So what did I do you ask? Let me make a list.
1. Saw where my sister works.
2. Walked to Pike Market, a few times, saw fish, first starbucks and all other Pike Market stuff.
3. Went to the Space needle
4. Walked a lot, like ~10 miles a day
5. Saw the I-5 Collenade Mountain bike Park (http://evergreenmtb.org/colonnade/) Did not have a bike to test it out, wished I was into freeride
6. Hung out in Freemont
7. Hung out in Raveena, played bike polo with total strangers, scored a goal and showed that ATL can play polo despite I fell a lot
8. Rode 17 miles across town on a 13.5" mountain bike (wahoo bunny hops!)
9. Went to the Seattle Art Museum
10. Went to Seattle Public Library (amazing!)
11. Walked around downtown
12. Saw Bellvue
13. Saw West Seattle
14. Kerry Park (best view of the city)
15. Canal Locks (feats of engineering!)

The rest was mostly small stuff while walking. I walked a lot. My ankles were sore and reminded me of why I'm not a rummer type. It was an awesome trip. I could seriously see myself living there, but the cost of living is a bit higher mostly cause of the housing, but perhaps someday after I get some nerve and pick up to move out of my favorite city Atlanta. Well maybe not in the world, but so far its still one of my favs.

All in all a great trip. Jet lag is a bitch. I'm waiting in another airport today going to Jamaica. I need to get a bike ride in something serious, but I won't be able to until Friday at the earliest it looks like.

Possible plans for NYE week are looking like an epic journey through Pisgah, 20 mile loops at a time. I'll see what shakes down and if the weather isn't MEGA freezing. I don't mind cold, but super cold, like die if you have a problem is not my idea of fun.

That's all for now folks.