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--fg-description-line-clamp: 2;\" >\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"fg-carousel-prev\" title=\"Previous\"><\/button>\n\t<div class=\"fg-carousel-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"fg-carousel-center\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasethelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_3467.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Day 1\" data-caption-desc=\"Car loaded, ready to go.\" data-attachment-id=\"5815\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/chasethelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/08\/img_3467\/4292510410.jpg\" title=\"Day 1\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Day 1<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Car loaded, ready to go.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasethelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_20260805_010318_f8a0-scaled.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Day 1\" data-caption-desc=\"Facebook Marketplace find. Pentax lens from under a house.\" data-attachment-id=\"5819\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/chasethelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/08\/IMG_20260805_010318_f8a0-scaled\/834485502.jpg\" title=\"Day 1\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Day 1<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Facebook Marketplace find. Pentax lens from under a house.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasethelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_20260805_010553_eec9-scaled.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Day 1\" data-caption-desc=\"Oh hello Mt. Baker. Nice to see you today.\" data-attachment-id=\"5821\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/chasethelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/08\/IMG_20260805_010553_eec9-scaled\/2339100903.jpg\" title=\"Day 1\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Day 1<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Oh hello Mt. Baker. Nice to see you today.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasethelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_20260805_010318_8733-scaled.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Day 1\" data-caption-desc=\"Camping for the first night.\" data-attachment-id=\"5818\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/chasethelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/08\/IMG_20260805_010318_8733-scaled\/3360552964.jpg\" title=\"Day 1\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Day 1<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Camping for the first night.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fg-carousel-bottom\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fg-carousel-progress\"><\/div>\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"fg-carousel-next\" title=\"Next\"><\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">It\u2019s been about five years since I\u2019ve had time off so it\u2019s my turn to change that. Since I\u2019ve set aside a whole month to do this my thought was if I saw something that piqued my interest, just stop, take a picture, and just enjoy. You have plenty of time. Turn that car around and go see the largest ball of string if it presents itself. Souvenirs will be ceramic pins, stickers and random bits and bobs. Nothing extravagant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><br>So first day eh\u2026 what should we do?? Well, the first day goal is to get to my sister&#8217;s by tonight. Easy first day drive and saves a night of hotel costs. I tried to save where I could because this road trip could get quickly out of hand cost wise. Especially with the cost of petrol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><br>I also decided I&#8217;d check Facebook Marketplace for any camera gear I might have been looking for while I plod along. I&#8217;ve been looking for a wide angle lens for my ESII and lo and behold on the far far outskirts of Vancouver metro someone had one up for sale. So before I even cross the border I&#8217;ve got a lens lined up. She found it under the house in a box and had no idea what to do with it. Like, one lens in a box, under the house that they&#8217;re selling and only just found it after a couple of decades. Well, for $20 I know what to do with it. Put it on my Pentax! After checking out the lens I pointed the car south and headed towards the border at Sumas. Never crossed there before as it&#8217;s out in the middle of nowhere. It&#8217;s also the closest I&#8217;ve ever been to Mt. Baker. It&#8217;s nice to see volcanoes fairly close up. It&#8217;s only been 6,700 years since a major eruption so fingers crossed. Not today <s>Satan<\/s> Pele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><br>Crossing the border is always stressful but now that I have Nexus it\u2019s an absolute breeze. Best money ever spent. Literally less than 20 seconds with an officer and always less than a minute wait. Well hello USA! After a bit of driving I cut over towards Anacortes and headed down Whidbey Island. This was to just avoid the cost of the ferry at the bottom of the island. See? Cutting costs and I just saved $20 bucks. I arrived at a decent hour but still pretty tired as it was still about 5 hours of driving. My brother in law refurbs trailers whenever he gets a hold of one but my parents have their trailer there so I stayed in the &#8220;Casita&#8221;. I sat outside too long and got absolutely ravaged by mozzies. Oof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><br>Short story time. Back when I went to school in San Francisco one of my friends had a little Casio keyboard that I loved to noodle around on. (This trip will be full of nostalgia for me) Anyway, I found the exact one on ebay last year and had it sent to my sister&#8217;s. I just never got down here until now. So I caught up with my sister and then played my little keybaord late into the night. My brain just wouldn&#8217;t shut off so I got a terrible night of sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><br>Oh and I remembered a goofy little funeral dirge I made up when I lived in the dorms. Look how mucky and tiny that keyboard is! Can&#8217;t even believe it works really.<br><br>Yay for galleries, right? 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