2011.12.10. Snowshoe to Source Lake at Snoqualmie Pass

Drizzle in Seattle. Cloudy but with sun breaks at the pass. Not too many people skiing at Apental. No wait for the lifts. Compact snow all the way. I carried my borrowed snowshoes until above Source Lake. There, snow was fluffy and lovely. Some were hiking up the steep cliff at the end of the valley here and then skied down.

2011.12.9. Luis Alberto Urrea talks at Elliott Bay Bookstore

Urrea is very funny and an exceptional story teller. He didn't just read a segment of the book, he was acting. It's fun to watch and listen. He was here promoting his new book Queen of America. He claimed that all the characters are real, and showed us photos of them. Of course, other stories related or not-related to the books.