Siyeh Pass Trail-Side Conversation
August 27th, 2009
Some Guy: (Walking up the trail, then stopping.) This is incredible.
Me: Yeah, it’s really nice up here.
Guy: There’s nothing like this where I’m from.
Me: (Guessing he’s from Minnesota.) Where you from?
Guy: Seattle.
Me: Huh.
Guy: Nothing like this in the Cascades.
Me: Really?
Guy: We don’t have any glaciers in the Cascades.
Me: I’m pretty sure you do.
Guy: Well — but they’re all spread out.
Me: Huh.
Guy: Yeah.
Living in Seattle is different than being from and actually knowing the region. Didn’t you just drive up to a glacier? meh…
I don’t know how you *avoid* driving up to glaciers in Washington.