The Rambling Writer: Summer Solstice, Pacific NW Style

Join Thor and me as we celebrate the longest day — from a drizzly forest hike to a blazing sunset over the Salish Sea.

We’ve been experiencing our usual Pacific Northwest “Junuary” of cool, cloudy and drizzly days, punctuated by a couple of real downpours and even a serious bout of hail. We woke up to more clouds and drizzle on the solstice. We needed to do errands in Bellingham and decided that we’d add a hike above Lake Padden — now that we live a 45-minute drive from major stores and services, we have to pack multiple stops into outings. Thor decided that this was a good year for the Devil’s Club:

When I was a teenager, my family built a home half a mile from Lake Padden, which became my refuge. Back then, the lake was a retired water reservoir and fenced off, but I easily climbed the 10-foot chain-link fence for private skinny-dipping and hiking. Now a park, it’s still a special place for me and now for Thor and Bear dog, too.

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