Saturday morning I was dressed in my finest Teva's and REI cargo's, waiting in line at Starbucks before jumping into the McIvor's LandRover. We were on our way to tackle Spider Meadow. I asked Jessica as she was sipping her Tall Chai Latte if we could be any more seattle-yuppie in our lives than we were at that very moment. Maybe not, but we definately would be if we purchased the Alanis Morrissette "Jagged Little Pill" acoustic version recorded specially for (and only available at) Starbucks.
"Its like rain, on your wedding day, its a free Grande Non-fat 2 pump extra-hot no-foam Vanilla Latte, when you've already paid."
Yes, yuppily dressed and it felt silly, but for this trip PERFECTLY FUNCTIONAL ATTIRE. Despite all that, we fit in with the crowd at the East side starbucks (undoubtedly they too were getting ready to go backpacking). Not so in line at the McDonald's in Monroe. The guy with the mullet and prison tattoos taking our breakfast order probably could tell that we were from out of town.
Speaking of hiking clothing, during my last two hikes I've noticed that the majority of female hikers I have run across are doing the whole "SPORT" thing by shedding those burdensome cotton and polyester tee's for running shorts and a sports bra. Its a trend that on the whole, I approve of.
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