In early November I embarked on a jam-packed recruiting trip for University of Delaware: 4 states in 4 days. 8 events with 2 other university colleagues from Miami University & University of Vermont.
SAN DIEGO ---- > SEATTLE
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| I think this is Mt. Ranier.... |
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| Found lots of beautiful fall colors in Seattle / Bellevue |
After we completed our events in Seattle we had a few hours before our drive to Portland. Another colleague - Julio - was in town & had lived in Seattle so he gave us a whirlwind tour:
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| 1st Starbucks near Pikes Market |
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| Little hot chocolate was a necessity |
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| Pikes Market isn't all just fish.... |
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| But we did find the fish... |
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| The & clearly disgusting Gum Wall |
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| Julio [Miami U] & Me |
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| Julio [Miami], Susan [Miami], Me & David [Vermont] |
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| Seattle Skyline |
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| The Troll under the bridge....This is an iconic art piece in Seattle. The neighborhood around the bridge selected this as their art piece....To each their own. Notice it gripping a real VW bug on the right side of the picture. |
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| Gas Works Park |
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| University of Washington was B R E A T H T A K I N G. |
SEATTLE ----> PORTLAND
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| Fall colors bursting in downtown Portland, Oregon |
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| Food Carts in Portland. |
Portland was ecclectic. The crowds at our events were sparse & we met a wide variety of people in our less than 24 hour stay. Our overall impression:
SEATTLE ----> SALT LAKE CITY
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| My colleagues, who had never been to Utah before, were LOVING the mountains being so close & the clean downtown area. |
It was fun showing off one of my hometowns. We toured Temple Square, the Joseph Smith Memorial Building & checked out the new City Creek Mall. My colleagues were full of questions about the LDS Church & it was fun to share some of our quirky stories & why we do what we do.
We couldn't leave Utah without me introducing them to a LEGEND.....
....Crown Burger & Fry Sauce.
We had a bit of a panic as a time zone change shifted our perceived departure of our flight to our next stop in Denver. Long story short - don't trust you Google calendar for flight departures. We had to divide & conquer to get to Denver on-time. One our our colleagues jumped on a 1st class seat to get to Denver approximately 1 hour prior to our event. My other colleague & I jumped on another flight, which of course got delayed, and landed 15 minutes after our event started. Did you know Denver has a speedway? Not really, but I drove like a speed racer to get us to our last event to meet with a few remaining families. Every trip has to have a story, right?
SALT LAKE CITY ----> DENVER
After all the delays, I was in Denver less than 16 hours. This was the only view I saw:
I had an absolutely enlightening trip. Great to work with take-it-as-it-comes colleagues who are smart & inventive. Great to survive 5 flights in 5 days & still be laughing with each other at the end of the week.
Delaware on the road.....
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