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Once again mama nature kicks serious butt on my vacation. Haven’t had a real vacation where you actually get on a plane and go somewhere in years. And granted, I chose the Pacific Northwest at the end of November. But the worst snow storm they have seen in 55 years? Really? Yeah…it pretty much crippled Seattle and all the roads from there to Port Townsend.

Exactly how much  snow does it take to cause mass confusion, school closures, road closures, planes sliding out of control on runways, abandoned cars alongside the road, and causes traffic to crawl at best? Apparently about 2 or 3 inches. We saw plow trucks everywhere but I swear, not a one was plowing or salting the roads. They had their flashing lights on. They looked official. But not one blade did I see drop.  It was the craziest thing I’ve ever seen. They should go to Northeast Ohio along Lake Erie and try out some of the lake effect snow sometime. Ya know the snow storms that dump 25 inches or so in a matter of hours.

The day after the fact, I arrived at SEA TAC safe and sound after our plane skidded a little bit right after landing. After a brief break for breakfast we jumped on the ferry to head to Port Townsend.

The view from the ferry ride from Seattle to Port Townsend. In the distance you see the Olympic Peninsula all covered in fresh snow.

The morning after I arrived the headlines read.

“We prepared for this for three years”

I laughed so hard. OMG! If they prepared for three years I hate to tell them…something went terribly wrong!

I’m sharing my sisters pic for the Thanksgiving feast because I like it so much.

The food was delicious. The people I shared it with, amazing. And the atmosphere full of laughter and love. There was much to be thankful for.

Thanksgiving Feast by: Sarah Nash

After T- Day we all went for a walk to Fort Worden.

Here’s the link if you want to check it out.  http://www.parks.wa.gov/fortworden/

Looking out on the Puget Sound. I believe the island in the distance is Orcas Island. And I was told on a clear day you can see all the way to Vancouver.

“Fort Worden, along with the heavy batteries of Fort Flagler and Fort Casey, once guarded nautical entrance to Puget Sound. Established in the late 1890s, became the first line of a fortification system designed to prevent a hostile fleet from reaching such targets as the Bremerton Naval Yard and the cities of Seattle, Tacoma and Everett. Construction began in 1897 and continued in one form or another until the fort was closed in 1953. The property was purchased as a state park in 1955.”

Left behind are concrete mounts for the massive guns, underground tunnels, rooms, windows, doors, awesome angles, and a photographers paradise. And you know what? With all the artillery, soldiers, and an armory…..never was there a shot fired in anger. I thought that was pretty cool.

This window and this building at the end of the rails are the same building.

In this building they housed a huge light for the ships. When needed they rolled it out on the rails to the point to guide the ships.

I was just playing around with light/darkness and color in this one.

This is a mount for one of the massive guns that pointed out to the Puget Sound

This is a close up of the door you see in the above photo. So fun playing with the shapes and colors.

That’s it for now.

To be continued…..

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