My friend CNash and I took a little road trip last Thursday:
That's right, Twilighters! We made the ultimate pathetic female pilgrimage to Forks, WA, the setting for Stephenie Meyer's bestselling tale of obsessive teenage-vampire romance. I think my first words to CNash that morning were, "I wish we would have planned ahead and made this a two-day trip." And I think my last words to her as I dropped her off were, "Thank heavens we didn't make that a two-day trip."
You see, kids, Forks is about as exciting as...hmmm...I'm trying to think of something not very exciting, but everything I'm coming up with is waaaay more exciting than Forks.
The trip there was lovely, of course, although I did have a moment of panic as we drove over this bridge. We survived, thank goodness. We also drove through Olympic National Forest, which is gorgeous. The road to Forks (Hwy 101) winds around Lake Crescent. Here is a shot I stole from Wikipedia:
And here's another shot of me and the lake. Neither picture really does the color of the water justice. It was so freaking turquoise. I swear I almost crashed the car a million times, the water was such a distraction.
Once you get into the city, there is a park with a big train on display:
It's supposed to be a big deal for some reason. Anyway, moving on...
Still very much a logging town, I guess. We saw lots of these around:
I still haven't decided if I feel happy or sad for the town of Forks. One minute it's a quiet little town nobody has ever heard of (and that includes other Washingtonians) and the next it's the epicenter of an absolute worldwide phenomenon. Check out this store on the main drag:
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You wouldn't believe the crap that was in this store, so I had to take some pictures to back up my story. I think my favorite was this line of lotions and body sprays called "Essence of Jacob." I think I'll leave that one alone, although I'm just dying to say more...
This I find truly horrifying:
And then there was this collection of greeting cards with pictures of Twilight vampires from their pre-vampire days. Here's a great shot of Alice in her straightjacket:
And a "portrait" of Carlisle in his mid-1600s doctor garb:
Awesome. Now here we are at the Cullen residence, which is a bed and breakfast in real life.
And here's the Forks Police Department, where Chief Swan works, of course:
Forks High School, which apparently is no longer Forks High School. Can't quite remember what it is now...but I think the current high school is somewhere nearby:
The hospital where Carlisle works. One of the parking spots has a sign that says "Reserved for Dr. Cullen."
Here are some Twilighters out taking pictures of significant Twilight loci. I know! Total freaks, right? It's like, "Hello! Get a life, losers!"
And here we are at the Swan house:
At the Chamber of Commerce building there is this lovely replica of Bella's truck:
And it's on to La Push!
CNash saw this dog and screamed, "Werewolf!"
Werewolf tracks?
Whew! That was a close call. It's dangerous for us vampire-sympathizers to be hanging out on the rez.
We saw a couple of bald eagles (or haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis, as I like to call them) hanging out on the beach, too. How cool is that? Certainly not something you see every day.
Jacob's high school:
Phew! What a trip! CNash and I would take pictures and then giggle like school girls, half excited, half embarassed by our own fan fervor. This is not the behavior of women in their mid thirties. But it's not like I bought any of that fan crap at the Dazzled by Twilight store or anything...
11 comments:
freek show
did you get me some essense of jacob?
how old are we again? and from which part of a werewolf would one derive its essence?
I AM SO TOTALLY JEALOUS!!!!
I love it! Looks like you had fabulous time!
Awesome! Do you really have that bumper sticker on your car? I can not believe you went up there. It sounds so fun. The drive looks gorgeous. I would love to do that drive. How did you know which house was the Swans? I am mostly amazed by the store. Are you kidding? The essence of Jacob!!!! Is it body spray, etc? What in the world would it smell like? Yikes!
Very fun. I reminds me of when Kam and I went to Prince Edward Island to see the home of Anne of Green Gables.
Holy Smokes!! You did it!? That's awesome. And I bet the drive was spectacular. yes, I'm jealous that I couldn't go with you, sounds like it was a fun trip. The "gift store" sounds like a joke. But hey, if it sells...
Thanks for new material on the blog. Always love a Randi update!
Definitely not a bumper sticker! Just another magnet to add to my tacky magnet collection. I don't believe in bumper stickers. They are never justified...not even for things that I feel really strongly about. Like pork.
If you look super closely, you can see a sign in the lower left hand corner of the Swan house pic. It says, "Home of the Swans." At the chamber of commerce, they gave us a city map with all of the Twilight sites highlighted. I think somebody designated that house as the Swan house because it's the only two-story house in town, besides the Cullen place.
And Essence of Jacob smells gross. Like picnic leftovers that you forget in the trunk of your car for a week.
Are you sure that was the essance of Jacob? I thought that smell was you!
i'm jealous...your pics are WAAAAAY better than mine! mine are all blurred cuz i took them as we speed by at 60mph...my ex was totally opposed to stopping...until i saw the dazzled by twilight store and just about tore his head off!
i got the "once you go pack you never go back" magnent! ;)
I admit it. I'm jealous. Jealous of CNASH for spending a whole day with Randi Jo.
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