What the Heck? Fest

An Exquisite Corpse done by Josh and Myself

Well, I have been away for the past couple of weeks. Some of my friends from Minneapolis came out and visited me. We then drove up to Anacortes, WA to attend the What the Heck? Fest. WTH? is a music festival put on by musicians local to Anacortes and all of their friends and fellow musicians/artists/film makers. Some of the people that played were Mt. Eerie, Mirah, Karl Blau, Calvin Johnson, LAKE, Grouper, Earth, and many others.

Many of us attended the event two years ago. So this was a sort of reunion road trip. We made sure to drive through a tree in the redwoods, visit the amazing Crater Lake, Umpqua Hot Springs, the Pacific Ocean, and Orcas Island while we were on our way up there.

Kyle at Crater Lake

The trip was amazing. So much laughter, love, and lightness. We spent a great amount of time together catching up on the last year. We shared our future goals and dreams of what is to come. We promised to see each other soon in a less transient setting. We made all back to our perspective homes all in one peace and possibly more whole than we were before the trip.

Tina in the Drive-Thru Tree

The music was good too. I especially loved seeing Grouper and Mt. Eerie. Anacortes offers some great attractions from Cranberry Lake, to Adrift restaurant, and, if you are lucky enough to be there on the third Saturday of July, Shipwreck Day.

Sunset on Orcas Island

The trip was amazing. I accrued great memories and a lot of stuff that, in the moment, I could not go without. I will be updating more as the Summer turns Indian. Until then, you can see more pics of the trip on my flickr.