Back from the Edge

by larsmortensen on Oct.02, 2009, under The Day to Day

I recently spent a week camping out at Lake Ozette, part of the Olympic National Forest, at the Northwestern tip of the Continental United States. It was so great to get away, no phone, no computer. Just waking up to some good coffee, going on an excursion for the day in the form of a hike or two, then coming back and setting a fire, chillin’ with a beer and ending the night looking at the stars. I miss those stars. I wish I could go back tomorrow. Soon…

Part of the trip included going to Cape Flattery which is literally the northwestern tip of the US (minus the whole Alaska thing). Cheesy as it seems, it was really cool standing there, seeing Canada across the water. I grew up in the South Bay of California and I used to get out to the ocean pretty often. These days, those visits are all too rare and during the trip I really enjoyed just sitting on the beaches, listening and staring out. It’s strange to think how distant the ocean has become in my life. Another soon return. Soon…

Here are a few photos from the trip taken by the lovely Megan Erickson. I also added two shots I took from the restroom near the Ozette campsite. There was a hand dryer with some amusing vandalism on it I thought you might get a kick out of. I sure did.

: In the moss covered Hoh Rainforest

: Writing some thoughts down by the water at Cape Flattery

: At the tip of the nation

: The directions for use are in the top left corner, and someone spiced it up for us.

: Above the hand pushing the button and the hand drying under the hot air vent it says “Push button, Collect Bacon”

I have found myself returning to the city, recharged and therefore re-focused. After what so far have been some really great jams in rehearsal, we will begin tracking for the new full length record in late October. I hope to have some previews in the WebSets for November though I make no promises.

Meanwhile, the solo Kiss Cafe gigs continue every Wednesday. I’ve got the new limited edition Periscope EP v2 for sale there. It has 5 live bonus tracks, 4 are acoustic remasterings from WebSet 1 and 2, and one smokin’ rendition of fan favorite “Ranger” recorded live at the Kiss Cafe. A bigger and bigger bag of people are showing up to get their dose of the music. I’m loving meeting you all. See you there.