Sun Mountain Lodge in the Okanagan

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I am sitting here at Sun Mountain Lodge, looking out at the mountains and Goat Peak. Five days ago, I was standing on Broadway in Manhattan, and there could not be a greater difference. The roar and hustle is replaced by the sound of birds and the people watching is replaced by watching for deer, coyote, and bear. Instead of looking up at helicopters, you watch the clouds move slowly across the valley, and see a hawk drifting over the valley, riding the thermals.

Last night, I went for a walk and was stunned, as I always am, by the thousands of visible stars. In Seattle, we can see the major constellations, but we miss the millions of stars that form almost a cloud of fog across the skies. Usually when I am over here, the temperature hovers somewhere between 80 and 105F. Today it is a crisp 60 degrees. I am heading down to the pool in hopes they have it heated at least in the 80 degree range. It's all about temperature today.

We are over here in the Mazama vicinity for the Bar Mitzvah of David Lone--the Okanogan County's second one, ever. The Mohr/Lone family was also responsible for the first one--Will Lone's.

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