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🗓️ Weekly Rundown🗓️
35 hour drive from Duluth, MN to Bellingham, WA in the 22 foot Penske moving truck.
Penske was rough for the first 12 hours - would floor it and never get above 64 on a downhill, but after halfway through Montana she drove swimmingly, but was governed at 70 - should have called Emily to teach us how to remove the governor.
Changed my phone’s default language to Spanish which is proving effective for learning Spanish, in addition to texting Backpack in only Spanish.
Outside of North Dakota the drive was sick. North Dakota is the same thing over and over again for a long time.
Stopped at Roosevelt National Park and saw bison and a cool landscape.
Loved driving through Montana and Idaho. Montana was very cowboy and the opposite of Teams calls. Might have to move there.
Over the car ride we discussed the most awkward karaoke song to sing… we decided on Rape Me by Nirvana. It then was played on aux a high number of times as a bit, but became awkward when we started to like the song and it wasn’t solely for the bit.
Helped Russell and Ellie move in
Went on some super cool hikes, most were on a real trail while others not so much - snow makes trails hard to follow.
Washington is beautiful - you can see mountains on the horizon everywhere you go - I love mountains.
Everyone here seems very granola and like they have never moved the needle from circling back after a deep dive touching base.
Very cool hikes, favorite being around Mount Baker where we trekked through the snow and scrambled up a mountain, where when you got to the top we enjoyed a “Pickle Rick” pickle - Nick will make a sick edit of the hike and tbh/rate of Pickle Rick
Nick got some cool clips on his handy cam - looking forward to his edit of its content.
We then slid down the mountain using a broken ski pole to self arrest, rewarded with a swim in a freezing pond from the runoff of the snow.
Lots of cool photos mean lots of cool poses - shout out Willem Dafoe for the inspiration. Matt was hitting all of them at every view.
Bits of the trip: Our new favorite Nirvana song, Dafoe, Scrolling, Pickle Rick, rating moss, Moose being fascist.
Fun playing Telistrations
13 mile week, no long run but I did hike many miles with one hike having an average heart rate of 150bpm. Shooting for a 20-25 mile week next week.
Drank so much Red Bull - wish there was a caffeine free version.
WBOTW: Russell and Ellie - brought us along out west and gave us lodging and food.
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🦬High Low Buffalo🦬
High:
The people and snow capped mountains
Low:
Missed the ferry by 1 minute to get to Olympic and had to wait 90 minutes for the next one.
Buffalo:
We drove past a tank - a real tank
🎵Song of the Week🎵
There’s Your Trouble by Dixie Chicks
Honorable Mentions:
What’s New Scooby Doo by Simple Plan
Rape Me by Nirvana
Hurricane by Bob Dylan
Till next time,
VB
Glossary
Self arrest: Mountaineering technique using a ice axe to top your self from sliding down a mountain (or broken ski pole)
Granola: outdoorsy person, slightly cooler version of a hippie minus all the drugs
Pickle Rick: Rick from Rick and Morty turned himself into a pickle and he’s called Pickle Rick - they made a pickle after him
Willem Dafoe: crazy artist guy that has crazy poses
Moose: Russell’s cat with a mustache