Parking Lot Beauty
Towards the end of my day I toddled off to go buy some Febreeze in hopes of saying "Arrivederci" to the smokey smell that danced onto my jacket when I was hanging out with a friend at a bar in Seattle on Saturday night. It's the rain-resistant kind of material, which also translates into "Hello funky smells! Please cling to me so my owner will never be able to forget you!".
Anyways, that's besides the point. You'd think that at some point in my life I could resist the temptation to travel down the tangent path, but turning down a good tangent is like passing by free ice cream without indulging. Possible, but tough to do. Very tough. And yes, in the road of life for The Shababbler there are lots of tangents to be pursued.
Well, let me get to the point. I'm strolling out of my car and strolling toward the store with the hopes of buying some (hopefully) magical Febreeze, when BAM!!!! No, it wasn't Emeril Lagasse, but rather, Mt. Ranier. Right there on the horizon smack dab in the middle of Safeway and Kmart. Damn that was impressive! For a moment I seriously felt transported to the Swiss Alps. Okay, there's just one, so maybe the Washington Alp, but Wow. It looked like a painted backdrop. It was gorgeous and covered with snow. I should have remembered from a couple years ago that on clear days you can see it, but I had forgotten, and was mesmerized for a moment.
After my purchase, I decided to drive further down the road to see if I could continue to get a view of the mountain. I ended up in a nearby town whose name I can never seem to pronounce. I called home and as I was talking to my Dad and telling him what I saw, he advised for me not to drive toward it because it was much farther than it appeared. Haha, ya, I know. Last time I was here we went skiing and went off in that direction, and it took a bit to get there. But it's just kind of crazy that something so extraordinary can be seen from the Kmart parking lot.
Anyways, that's besides the point. You'd think that at some point in my life I could resist the temptation to travel down the tangent path, but turning down a good tangent is like passing by free ice cream without indulging. Possible, but tough to do. Very tough. And yes, in the road of life for The Shababbler there are lots of tangents to be pursued.
Well, let me get to the point. I'm strolling out of my car and strolling toward the store with the hopes of buying some (hopefully) magical Febreeze, when BAM!!!! No, it wasn't Emeril Lagasse, but rather, Mt. Ranier. Right there on the horizon smack dab in the middle of Safeway and Kmart. Damn that was impressive! For a moment I seriously felt transported to the Swiss Alps. Okay, there's just one, so maybe the Washington Alp, but Wow. It looked like a painted backdrop. It was gorgeous and covered with snow. I should have remembered from a couple years ago that on clear days you can see it, but I had forgotten, and was mesmerized for a moment.
After my purchase, I decided to drive further down the road to see if I could continue to get a view of the mountain. I ended up in a nearby town whose name I can never seem to pronounce. I called home and as I was talking to my Dad and telling him what I saw, he advised for me not to drive toward it because it was much farther than it appeared. Haha, ya, I know. Last time I was here we went skiing and went off in that direction, and it took a bit to get there. But it's just kind of crazy that something so extraordinary can be seen from the Kmart parking lot.
posted by The Shababbler at 2:09 AM
1 Comments:
It is interesting the places you can find a cool view. I was sitting waiting for AAA this morning (left my fog lights on and drained the battery). Parked in front of my house I can see the hills of the Altamont pass, and the hills beside I5 going towards LA. Today was a clear morning and I was tempted to take photos while I was waiting.
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