Wild Wild West ... Okay, maybe not so wild!

Megan's sister Erin got married on June 11, 2011 - shortly after her parents, Nancy and Tim, took a trip to the west coast to Washington. Unfortunately for Megan, she wasn't able to take the time off of work and it was too expensive for her to travel. Fortunately for me, Nancy was able to sneak me onto the plane!

We arrived at the airport and Nance thought it would be fun to throw me onto the baggage claim conveyor belt - sure I may be small, but that doesn't mean I like to take rides to unknown places!

Going around and around will certainly make you dizzy!

I got to ride a ferry while I was out west too - stetson hats certainly protect your eyes from the sun, but when it comes to wind there's not much that can be done:

Nance took me to see the Jacob Ebey blockhouse located on Whidbey Island which has recently been refurbished and opened to the public - can you spot me?

Over the course of a few days I was able to see the extravagant Mount Rainier - we were lucky because 2 out of the 3 days were cloudy. I had never seen snow before so I was surprised and excited to see that there was still snow at Mount Rainier in June - you'll have to talk with Nancy to get the details of this trip.

I hope the east coast NEVER has this much snow in June!

Nance and Tim took me on a couple of hikes throughout the park, we even saw a sign for Stevens Canyon, I wonder if it's the same Stevens family as Megan's, that would be cool ...

Scaffolding bridges are scary enough as it is, leave it to Nance to traumatize me for the rest of my life!

The experiences I had at Mount Rainier are some I will never forget, my only wish is that Megan was there with me to witness the extravagance the park has to offer. For now, she'll just have to live through my experiences and my stories - soon enough she'll be able to witness it for herself.

The west coast was great, but I can't wait until I continue my adventure with Megan on our home turf. Until next time ...