Ski to Sea 2011 Carnival

One of the Ski-to-Sea events is the carnival.

This year my youngest was tall enough to do some rides for the first time!

Good times. Here are some images from our visit.

Watching the sky in her eyes

I took this picture of my eldest at the top of the ferris wheel at the Ski to Sea carnival. It was a perfect moment-- hovering in the sky, looking at the sky, reflecting the sky... sounds like a Skywatch Friday picture!

Ski to Sea Carnival

Every year in Bellingham, the last week of May is all about Ski to Sea. I took this picture at the Ski to Sea carnival. There is also the Junior Ski to Sea Parade, the Junior Ski to Sea Race, the Ski to Sea Grand Parade, and many other festivals and events. The main event-- the reason for all this skiing and seaing nonsense-- is Bellingham's biggest sports event of the year, the Ski to Sea Race. Alas, I will be missing it this year since we'll be starting our vacation this weekend, so I won't be able to post any pictures. I'll outline it for you anyway, and whet your appetite for next year's Ski to Sea Race, which I'm determined to attend and post pictures of! There are seven legs of the race, beginning high on Mount Baker with a cross-country skier. He or she hands off to a downhill skier or snowboarder, who hands off to a runner, and then the road bike, canoe, mountain bike, and lastly the kayak leg of the race which goes across Bellingham Bay to Fairhaven, where there's a big party called "It All Ends in Fairhaven". Sigh. I'll be there next year, beer garden!