Sunrise to Sunset

Hello Autumn! Summer is over and work is busy, but there is still time to take advantage of the natural landscape of Washington! Today was a full day of adventure, starting at 6am, Dylan and I got up and wanted to search for fog and catch the sunrise. Now that it is Fall, it is less difficult to miss the sunrise due to the delayed solar cycle. But anyways, with time to spare, we drove up towards the Samish Overlook. Dylan and I came to this area about a year ago before it had been "destroyed" by loggers. We even had a secret camp site and pictures that showed the way the area used to look. But with the recent renovation of the land, we embraced the logging sites by standing on large tree stumps and balancing on broken branches. It was a fun playground to practice taking pictures in and catching the golden light from the 7am sunrise.

As we became disappointed with the lack of fog, we headed back down the mountain towards Samish Lake. When I drive to work every morning, I am always urged to pull over and take a picture of the foggy morning lake; today was finally that day! As we drove along the quiet and foggy side roads, we actually passed a blue van with the cutest husky sticking out of the back door. I insisted we turn around and ask the owner if we can take a picture. Once we pulled up, I greeted the confused man very friendly and told him I love huskies. He said we can take some pictures but as we continued to chat, he informed us that he is taking his pups "dirt-sledding". Little did we know, he had 10 husky's in that van! It was so cool to talk to the owner of this crew; his dogs were eager to pull the sled and his owner had the right equipment and attitude for this lifestyle. It was such a random experience that made Dylan and myself fall more in love with the breed. We were so excited to be shooting pictures of husky's. As our morning continued, we approached Lake Samish which was frosted with fog! We spotted a few docks in the distance so thar we had to check it out. The lake was so serene and beautiful, it had been such a fulfilling day so far.

After a few hours of exploring, we headed back to the home base to check out our pictures and grab some sushi with my friend Sara. After a delicious serving of belted sushi, Dylan and I prepared ourselves for our evening adventure. This time, we wanted to head back up towards the Mosquito road overlook to capture some bon-fire shots. With a quick stop at the store for firewood and s'mores materials, we were ready to head out towards Mt. Baker. We once again drove up the steep and overgrown road, which when we got to the top, we were gladly welcomed back with familiarity. We trekked over logging ditches with our chairs, firewood, and brown bags filled with essentials. To make our idea come to life, we gathered large stones from the road and built up a firepit. We also gathered some free lumbered that was left over from all of the excavating. Once we built the structure, we immediately lit the fire and I started to roast some marshmallows. I made Dylan believe I was doing it strictly for photo opportunities, but roasted marshmallows are one of my favorite things. Our trick to a good s'more is to use Cookies n' Creme Hershey's chocolate . After about 20 s'mores and a couple bundles of wood, we got many cool shots-more than we probably needed. We continued to unwind and enjoy the glow from the moon and fire; it was such a fun way to end the day.