Forks Washington on the Olympic Peninsula

You know it's really hot when a chunk of the Forks Outfitter's parking lot sticks to your tire.   I made a quick stop at Outfitter's after work last night.  As I left the parking lot I heard ker-chunk, ker-chunk, ker-chunk, what the heck was that?  Stopping and looking at my front tire I found a strip of pavement stuck to it.  After some pulling I got it free.  With 90 degree temperatures predicted again for today, there may be nothing left of Outfitter's parking lot by the end of the day!  A trip to the ocean, where temperatures should be a little cooler, may be in order.

Although the weather may not feel like it spring will soon turn in to summer, sometimes it is hard to see the difference, but a sure sign that the season is changing is when the coastal wildflowers come in to bloom.  The Fairy Lantern graces the coastal woodlands of the Olympic Peninsula.  The cream colored flowers resemble small lanterns that appear to be threaded through the edge of each leaf.  One can just about imagine the wee folk dancing about under the lighted blooms.