Mt. Baker and entering Canada

It was our earliest morning yet! Which meant John went back to bed and then had a waffle with whipped cream for breakfast :) Dad drove the family to a Mt. Baker viewing vista up a rickety old forest road. The van shocks bottomed out multiple times but nothing fell apart. We drove through potholes, loose gravel, and even some snow to make it to the vista. At the top we built our first snowman of the summer! 
A spec off the peak of Mt. Baker appeared to... it's a bird, it's a plane, it's a hangglider! He lifted his was around as we speculated where he was headed. About 20minutes later he made a quote,"shameful landing." The man who wished to be left nameless had driven to a trailhead the night before. At 2am he began hiking up the mountain for 8 hours to then hangglide down from the top for about a half hour. We just so happened to witness his flight and see him land about 40ft from us. What timing!
On with our drive we found an old Sea to Sea friend of Eric's in the small town of Lyden, Washington. We had a pleasant time visiting, seeing mountains of the United States off to the south and Canadian mountains to the north. In Lyden we stopped in a Dutch dairy store for cheap ice cream cones, for myself a $3 three scoop/flavor hardserve cone!
Entering Canada was simple and we are staying in Langley, BC. This is our last night of luxurious hotels, private (non communal) showers, and soft beds. Tomorrow afternoon we check into Sea to Sea!




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