Monday, October 20, 2014

A Trip to Lopez Island

Alisha says: It has been a mild October her in the Northwest as it has started to rain some but it has not started to fall nonstop yet, but we all know it is just a matter of time so in the mean time we have been squeezing in a few more adventures that have been on our list of things to do.

One day after Dave got home from work we rented a canoe and rowed around the waterways by the arboretum. It was a beautiful evening and fun to be on the water and see things from a different perspective. We saw lots of ducks and beautiful fall colors.


I now look at the weather forecast almost daily and during the week it had rained on and off but it looked like Saturday was shaping up to be a rain free day so we drove to Anacortes and took our hard tail 29 mountain bikes on the ferry to Lopez Island. Lopez is the most rural of the major islands in the San Juan's and with it being the off season it felt especially quiet as we rode around. The scenery was beautiful as we spent the day pedaling through wooded forests, open farmland with sheep, cows and horses, and along the rocky coastline full of picturesque views. At the far end of the island we went out to Iceberg Point and enjoyed the view before riding back to the small village to have some snacks at the bakery.






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