We hiked the weekend before this last one at Cougar Mountain. We really liked it and so this past Saturday we decided to go back and hike on a different trail. Despite the name, we didn't see any predators at all. Parts of the trail we took this time were pretty steep and there wasn't much room to walk. There were a lot of fallen trees and tree roots sticking up out of the ground. Anyway, after only walking for about 10 minutes, we came across a man in his 60s coming down from the mountain. He stopped and talked to us for a little bit and mentioned some other places to go hike around Seattle. He was very friendly and towards the end of our conversation he mentioned how nice it was to see a young married couple and said "God Bless You." So, we went our separate ways, but not for long. About 30 seconds later he yelled at us to stop and so we went back down to see what he wanted. He said he wanted to buy us dinner and handed us a $50 bill! We were shocked and didn't know what to do. We said he didn't have to do that, but he said to take it. It was quite a nice surprise. That kind of thing doesn't happen very often. So we figure sometime this week we'll honor his wish and go out to a nice restaurant.
We moved to Seattle in February 2008 and shared blog posts and photos during our first few years in Seattle.
- Troy & Lesley H
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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3 comments:
hey, you're moving in on my getting free food territory!
Check the watermark on the bill.
wait a minute...this is Monopoly money!
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