Bellingham WA

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June 5, Sunday: On the shores of Bellingham Bay with Mount Baker as its backdrop, Bellingham is the last major city before the Washington coastline meets the Canadian border. The City of Bellingham, which serves as the county seat of Whatcom County, is at the center of a uniquely picturesque area offering a rich variety of recreational, cultural, educational and economic activities. Photo Tour.
Bellingham has 25 distinctly recognized neighborhoods, where active leaders work together to shape the future of their area and the City as a whole.  The City’s rich heritage and recent population growth are reflected in its diverse neighborhoods and housing styles, from regal Victorians, waterfront bungalows and country farmhouses to downtown condominiums and new developments.
 We took this picture in a reflection mirror window of one of the business buildings in Bellingham--- thought we were pretty brilliant...
With magnificent natural scenery, Mt. Baker skiing and snowboarding, hiking, arts and theatre, charming villages and waterfront adventures like whale watching, the Bellingham Mt. Baker region is a unique area of Washington state. 

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We had lunch at a corner outdoor cafe and watched lots of college kids. Our waiter was a college kid and a hard worker, said he lived in Seattle and worked three nights in Bellingham and stays with a friend while he's there. There are three colleges in the area.
Contrary to popular myth, it does not always rain there! Bellingham gets 36 inches of measurable precipitation per year. That’s less than Miami (57 inches), New York City (43 inches) and Boston (42 inches). Yet none of those cities can claim to be among ” the top ten cities in the nation with the cleanest air ” (American Lung Association, 2002-2006).
Temperatures for the region vary based on altitude (for example, sea level in Blaine or the ski area of Mt. Baker) and other factors. The average high in Bellingham in July is 72 degrees with a low of 53 degrees. In January the high is around 43 degrees and the low 31 degrees.
On the average there are 71 sunny days, 93 partly sunny days and 201 cloudy days.
 Anyway, our waiter suggested that we travel  down Chuckanuck drive--(HWY 11) said it was beautiful. We did, it had white knuckle views with very little shoulder and narrow 2 lanes. Lots of motorcycles. We went through Larabee State park. Wonderful overviews!

While in Bellingham we picked up a quiche at a small shop for dinner and of course a bottle of wine. We had dinner at 7:30pm and decided to jump in the hot tub in the back yard for 1/2 hour. We seemed to be the only guests at the time--although, while we were having dinner, a family had arrived and the teenage daughter was freaked because she was seeing ghosts..."Call the Ghost busters!!"
pulll--leeeezzzzz--I see dead people!!!! you don't hear me freakin---kidding.
Jim found a couple of great ideas to build:

Tilted shoe rack on the bed of stones

We both thought the shoe rack for WET shoes was a great idea for winter time-- drips into the stones. Put your orders in now!