"In this world where men forget us, change their attitude toward us at their private interests dictate, and revise their opinion of us for the slightest cause, is it not a source of wonderous strength to know that the God with whom we have to do changes not?...Today, this moment, He feels toward His creatures...exactly as He did when He sent His only-begotten Son into the world...His attitude toward sin is now the same as it was when He drove the sinful man from the eastward garden, and His attitude toward the sinner the same as when He stretched forth His hands and cried, 'Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.'"

--A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy--

So the last few weeks have been packed full of stuff. Washington was GREAT as evidenced by the pictures here. Tabetha, Jen, Naomi, Amanda, and I had so much fun. I even didn't mind camping after all! :) We spent 4 nights camping in a very "cozy" tent and exploring various locations in the Olympic National Park--snow capped mountains, the rainforest, gorgeous waterfalls, and the coastline. We hiked all over the place. One day we did a 9.3 mile hike during the day and even a little more along the beach in the evening. That's a lot for me! We also spent a day exploring Victoria, British Columbia which is a beautiful city with lots of pretty gardens. Then we spent a night with Tab's aunt and uncle in Seattle and got to tour the city a little--the Space Needle (of course), Pike's Place Fish Market, and the original Starbucks. The last week we chilled at Tab's place on Lake Chelan. There we got incredible views of the Cascades and the 3rd deepest lake in the US right out of our window every morning. I got to catch up on my reading for fun and to relax before starting 4th year. Now it's back to the real world. I took Part A of my second step of medical boards yesterday and am on my senior surgery rotation right now. Man, I miss vacation. :) P.S. Check out a Jen and Tabetha's blogs to the right for more pictures if you want.

Lake Chelan at sunset...anyone wanna go back with me?

Starfish and sea anemones we found hiking on the beach...neat, huh?!

View from the Hale front porch in Lake Chelan, WA

Naomi, Tabetha, Jen, Amanda, and I on top of the Space Needle in Seattle

See how much fun I'm having camping :)

At Hurricane Ridge--look at the incredible view behind us.

Naomi, Tab, Jen, and I on the ferry...man, those things get windy!