Our eagle trip up (down?) the Skagit River was a trip for the memory books. My Mom, an avid (slightly obsessive?) bird watcher is turning 60 tomorrow!
To celebrate Mom’s special day, we spent the weekend celebrating with things she likes – Kransakege from Larsen’s Bakery in Ballard, Peanut Butter Pie made just for her at Du Jour Bistro and this frozen, pseudo Arctic trip to find the great Bald Eagle.
As you can see from the photos, we found Bald Eagles (and lots of them!).
There were three boats in our little floatilla, with all of the participants outfitted in their coldest weather wear. It was so cold on the river that our boat actually had to plow through ice at times.
Here is our happy boat crew – my sister-in-law Cheriss, my dad, me, my Mom, Husband and dear brother Erik. The river boat captain is the one in the back with the waterproof rain slicker (smart guy).
It was such a fun trip. Thank you Mom for having a birthday so we could celebrate and have a wonderful experience together as a family.
Carrie Gigi, you are so right – my family is awesome in terms of really embracing everything that life has to offer.
And Trisha, yes, I am so thankful every day that I wake up here (okay, that’s a little lie – but MOST every day) and see the beauty around me. Trisha, I’m headed to Portland on the 19th for a little mini Soaper’s lunch. Any interest in joining us? I’ll be doing a full blog post later this week.
Your family certainly knows how to celebrate life! Special memories.
Such a funtastic birthday outing! (I have to admit you couldn’t drag me to it though…LOL! I’m glad my mom is a bigger homebody than I am) We’re bird-watchers too, but I prefer to do it in the comfort of my own home, with a hot cup of tea or coffee. 🙂
What wonderful photos! Don’t you just love living in the Pacific NW?
How fun (cold) is that! We have a tour here in the Carson Valley called the Eagles and Ag tour. Local ranchers let buses onto their land when the calves are being born as the eagles eat the afterbirth and they are RIGHT THERE in front of you. It is getting to be very popular and the pictures are fantastic.
So glad you had fun.
Michelle in NV
How fun! I will have to look into bird watching rafting when the kiddos are older.