2008.9.27. Annual Italian Festival at Seattle Center. Grape stomping is fun. Vegan chef Christina Pirello is entertaining. The stage is well set up, a mirror hung above the table, and a side booth with a small army of slaves chopping the ingrediants and distributing the samples. Seattle Opera also performed a few Italian arias. The small photo exhibition is worth browsing through, some dated to 1903.
2008.9.28. Snow Lake. Maybe may be the first time I hike here this late in season. Still some snow licking the lake. An easily accessible beauty (6 miles R/T, I-90 exit 52). No surprise to have such a big crowd (even the overflowing lot had a dozen cars). A few maples are already red, but huckleberries bushes are still green. No berries whatsoever.
