ScenicBoys

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ScenicBoys: White River Falls

It was dark, it was cold... it was another dreary Winter in the Northwest.  At last, the gloom of Winter gave way to ever brighter and warmer weekends.  It was time for the ScenicBoys to emerge from their long, dispiriting hibernation and once more rejoice in the Great Outdoors.  We loaded up our gear (which included quite a few toys we'd collected over the holidays) and headed to the Northern Cascades.

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Scenicboys, Summer '07

This is just some of the video footage we have from this past summer. Hopefully we can find time to edit more of them to put on our site. Hope you all enjoy it. :)

Blake Island, Puget Sound

Last weekend Garet and I got a very fun opportunity to go on a three day boat trip around central Puget Sound. Our good friends Jon and Logan took us out on there 30ft motor boat, appropriately named The Instigator. Early Sunday morning we departed out of Lake Union and were very excited to start this adventure, despite the gloomy weather. As we went through the Ballard Locks, the boys taught us the directions of the boat, and how to tie the riggings and set the fenders.

After deciding what our plan was going to be for the trip and filling up a very large gas tank, we made our way north around Foulweather Bluff into Hood Canal. We tooled around to different a few Ports to explore, then hugged the coast for a bit and saw a group of Harbor Seals sunning themselves. After it started getting dark we decided to call it a night and dock at Port Ludlow.

Monday morning we again got up early and continued our journey north to Port Townsend, one of the oldest ports on the west coast. This place is really beautiful as most of the structures are historical treasures dating back to the late 1800s. Stop two was 40 miles south to the Scandinavian themed town of Poulsbo. We did a bit of shopping and got supplies for the night then set out for the highlight destination of our trip, Blake Island.

As we approached the island State Park we could see the Seattle skyline in the distance. It was kind of weird being that far out of the city life, but still close enough to see the lights. After securing the boat and setting up our camp on land, we made a very yummy steak and potato dinner, then sat around the fire and told silly stories about each other.

Tuesday morning Garet and I got up real early and started hiking some of the islands nature trails. Surprisingly there were tons of animals on the island, we walked right up to some deer, stared down two raccoons, and came face to face with a family of river otter as they tried to come ashore.

6 miles, 2 hours and 147 pictures later we made it back around the island. Not too long after we got back we broke down camp and loaded the boat to make our way back home. If anyone has a boat and a free weekend, come pick us up and we'll show you the way to Blake Island. Defiantly worth the gas money.