{"id":1068,"date":"2018-07-29T22:15:37","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T02:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2018-07-29T22:15:37","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T02:15:37","slug":"birthday-and-a-conference-in-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/?p=1068","title":{"rendered":"Birthday (and a Conference) in Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who am I to turn down a trip to Seattle for a Microsoft Conference on my birthday weekend when someone gives us a free pass?  No one, that&#8217;s right, which is why we went!<\/p>\n<p>Seattle is gorgeous &#8212; Paradise on Mt. Rainier, and Coldwater Lake near Mt. St. Helens are two of my new favorite places in the world. The ridiculous amount of photos we took are more easily consumed on Google here:  https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/h2AFtkSkwcWGZyxg9 (Most everything) and here: https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/yFKmc23SGv56m5yD6 (the Chihuly glass museum, which got it&#8217;s own folder just because).<\/p>\n<p>But here are a few highlights:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1068 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=1070'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Coldwater-Lake-is-gorgeous-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Coldwater-Lake-is-gorgeous-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Coldwater-Lake-is-gorgeous-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Coldwater-Lake-is-gorgeous-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Coldwater-Lake-is-gorgeous-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Coldwater-Lake-is-gorgeous-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Coldwater-Lake-is-gorgeous-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=1071'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Coldwater-Lake-is-gorgeous-5-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Coldwater-Lake-is-gorgeous-5-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Coldwater-Lake-is-gorgeous-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Coldwater-Lake-is-gorgeous-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Coldwater-Lake-is-gorgeous-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Coldwater-Lake-is-gorgeous-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Coldwater-Lake-is-gorgeous-5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=1072'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_0666-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_0666-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_0666-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_0666-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_0666-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_0666-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_0666-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=1073'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mary-Ann-and-Mount-Rainier-in-Paradise-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mary-Ann-and-Mount-Rainier-in-Paradise-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mary-Ann-and-Mount-Rainier-in-Paradise-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mary-Ann-and-Mount-Rainier-in-Paradise-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mary-Ann-and-Mount-Rainier-in-Paradise-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mary-Ann-and-Mount-Rainier-in-Paradise-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mary-Ann-and-Mount-Rainier-in-Paradise-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=1074'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mary-Ann-Chipmonkey-and-Mount-Rainier-in-Paradise-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mary-Ann-Chipmonkey-and-Mount-Rainier-in-Paradise-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mary-Ann-Chipmonkey-and-Mount-Rainier-in-Paradise-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mary-Ann-Chipmonkey-and-Mount-Rainier-in-Paradise-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mary-Ann-Chipmonkey-and-Mount-Rainier-in-Paradise-768x512.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-from-Nisquala-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-from-Nisquala-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-from-Nisquala-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-from-Nisquala-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=1080'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-from-Paradise-2-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-from-Paradise-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-from-Paradise-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-from-Paradise-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-from-Paradise-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-from-Paradise-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-from-Paradise-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=1081'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" 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1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=1082'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-over-a-waterfall-3-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-over-a-waterfall-3-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-over-a-waterfall-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-over-a-waterfall-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-over-a-waterfall-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-over-a-waterfall-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-over-a-waterfall-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=1083'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-over-reflection-lake-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-over-reflection-lake-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-over-reflection-lake-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-over-reflection-lake-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-over-reflection-lake-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-over-reflection-lake-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rainier-over-reflection-lake-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=1077'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mount-St-Helens-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mount-St-Helens-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mount-St-Helens-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mount-St-Helens-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mount-St-Helens-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mount-St-Helens-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mount-St-Helens-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=1084'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Riffe-Lake-Overview-Purple-Mountains-Amber-Waves-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Riffe-Lake-Overview-Purple-Mountains-Amber-Waves-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Riffe-Lake-Overview-Purple-Mountains-Amber-Waves-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Riffe-Lake-Overview-Purple-Mountains-Amber-Waves-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Riffe-Lake-Overview-Purple-Mountains-Amber-Waves-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Riffe-Lake-Overview-Purple-Mountains-Amber-Waves-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Riffe-Lake-Overview-Purple-Mountains-Amber-Waves-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=1078'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nickel-Creek-Overpass-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nickel-Creek-Overpass-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nickel-Creek-Overpass-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nickel-Creek-Overpass-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nickel-Creek-Overpass-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nickel-Creek-Overpass-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nickel-Creek-Overpass-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=1086'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sun-Rays-over-Seattle-2-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sun-Rays-over-Seattle-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sun-Rays-over-Seattle-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sun-Rays-over-Seattle-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sun-Rays-over-Seattle-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sun-Rays-over-Seattle-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sun-Rays-over-Seattle-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=1085'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"47\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiplynch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Seattle-Skyline-2-150x47.jpg\" 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