Hey, Mom! Talking to My Mother #888 - At Yale Park - Lewis River - Drive to Mt. St. Helens

1712.10 - at Yale Park - Lewis River

Hey, Mom! Talking to My Mother #888 - At Yale Park - Lewis River - Drive to Mt. St. Helens

Hi Mom,

We went on a drive today to Mt. St. Helens. We didn't actually go very far up the mountain side and some roads were closed with snow as we found when we reached the PINE CREEK INFORMATION CENTER. We didn't go much beyond this point, but we learned that next time we should come down from the north along the 504 through Castle Rock.

This picture set above is from YALE PARK on the Lewis River, where we first stopped. The wind was as fierce as anything I experienced in Scotland, and despite the sunshine, it was very, VERY cold at this park. But the bathrooms were open, so that's a bonus.

After our drive to Pine Creek and back, we stopped at the COUGAR BAR AND GRILL, just north of Yale Park for a bite. GREAT burgers. Tater tots. Homey atmosphere. The bar maintains a mini-library and wood burning stove.

I am in Grading Hell, and it's Monday so this is all the content for now. I have final grades due Tuesday.

Liesel and I attended a lecture on Jungian psychology on Friday, but I have not yet had time to type up my notes and make some cogent sense of the lecture. So more on that in future post, though I doubt it will be out in either of the next two days.

Still, despite having grades to do, the drive healed our souls. It was needed.

It's so beautiful here.

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Reflect and connect.

Have someone give you a kiss, and tell you that I love you, Mom.

I miss you so very much, Mom.

Talk to you tomorrow, Mom.

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- Bloggery committed by chris tower - 1712.10 - 10:10

NEW (written 1708.27) NOTE on time: I am now in the same time zone as Google! So, when I post at 10:10 a.m. PDT to coincide with the time of your death, Mom, I am now actually posting late, so it's really 1:10 p.m. EDT. But I will continue to use the time stamp of 10:10 a.m. to remember the time of your death, Mom. I know this only matters to me, and to you, Mom.