Tribute to the Seagull

(Updated)-Look at the second picture. With a 300mm zoom, I took a series of rapid fire (3fps) and happened to catch the seagull letting loose. Good catch Kathy.

Hi Guys, Made it to the Dungeness Lighthouse today. Approx 11.5 miles round trip. I focused on seagulls on this post. As pesky as these critters are, they sure do keep the beach clean.

Enjoy.

Mike

Sequim Washington-Flowers

Per Kathy's (Fellow Antarctica Adventurer) request, I added some photos of flowers around my house. Unfortunaly, during the daffidol ride last weekend, all the daffidols in the valley ended up on the floats, so there were very few along the bike ride.

Dungeness Recreation area: Sometimes you just need to get out of the house. I parked next to these bluffs and read a book...after I ran 8 miles earlier. On the way there, the clouds opened up and snowed/hailed and turned the road completly white. Hmm...isn't it April at 50ft above sea level...and snow...

The other picture is my favorite greasy spoon resturant "Fat Smitty's" in Discovery, Bay WA. This place is maybe 5 feet above sea level and yes, it was snowing. I had a friend tell me he was looking forward to global warming so it would finally change to spring in Washington.

The Tulip Festival this year had snow as a feature on the main parade route. Wierd weather.

The base depth at Snoqualmie jumped up again this week. Alpental is up to 130 inches and top went up to over 200 inches. They plan to stay open on weekends until Cinco de Mayo...I think I know where I will be.

Email

If you know my email address @mikewaring.com, please email me. I lost all contacts when I switched servers, so I no longer have your email address. -Thanks

Last Day at Crystal Mountain

Hi Guys,

Here is a panorama stitched together from the top of the Northway Lift Access to North Backcountry at Crystal Mountain. Using the by hand frame of reference, I got a little off, but really gives you an idea of how expansive the area is. I had a little hang time in the other picture.

Getting closer to getting in shape. Rode 84 miles, Ran 15 this week. Hope to reach >100 miles on bike in two weeks.

http://www.mikewaring.com/ is back up as well as my email address there. For now, the website points to this blog.

Glad I was not in Iguazu Falls last month. Sounds like Dengue Fever spread pretty quick in the Rio Provence of Brazil. I know Foz de Iguazu isn't too far from Rio (at least by plane). Amazing what mosquitos can spread.

Melchior Island

Hi Guys

Here are a few more pictures of the Melchior Islands. We went out in Zodiaks around 9pm. What a great place.

Other note: Skiing at Crystal Mountain was amazing on Saturday. Temperature was around 60 and some serious corn snow. The new Northway lift in the backcountry opened up an enormous amount of steep terrain. Well done. The daffidol festival 40 miles bicycle ride was quite nice this morning. Averaged 17.8 mph with hills and wind so I'm getting in shape for the Atlas Mountains.

7th Contintent

Hi Guys,

A litte more than a month until I reach Contintent 7, Mountain biking across the Atlas Mountians of Morroco. I did a 20 mile mountain bike race today as a training ride. I am pleased. I am starting where I left off when I raced in the 2005 Indie Series. We all all sorts of weather except snow...wacking weather today. Great course, twisty, muddy, sandy, hardpack, nasty slippery corners and a 2ft drop within the first 1/4 mile. The South Seatac course is excellent.

I am 85% done with my DVD of Antarctica. I have music and a slideshow/movie, but need to edit the chapter titles. Getting closer. Hope to have it done prior to going to Morocco.