The inspiration for this basket came from sitting in my new favorite summer basket making spot. The view is amazing and overlooks Case Inlet on the Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains in the distance. After looking on a map and asking some of my neighbors, I learned that the mountain peak that I can see from my chair is either The Brothers or Mount Washington. Some neighbors claim that it looks like George Washington's face lying sideways. However, other neighbors claim that it has two peaks, Mount Edward and Mount Arthur, that were named in 1856 by surveyor George Davidson in honor of his future wife's two brothers. It also looks different from different angles. It doesn't really matter which mountain peak it is, because it is beautiful and continues to be a source of inspiration for my basket creations.
Over the years we have had the opportunity to hike and camp in Olympic National Park and The Brothers Wilderness area. When our children were in grade school we took them on a hike to lower Lena Lake. The hike consisted mostly of long switchbacks and the kids were really complaining about being tired and bored and wondering why they had to go to this lake. My husband ended up carrying our youngest part of the way up the trail. When we finally did reach the lake they were so excited and turned into energizer bunnies floating sticks, wading and running around the lake. The hike down was completely different, because the kids couldn't stop talking about how much fun they had. They practically hopped and skipped all the way down the trail.It wasn't until many years later that I found out that if you keep going past Lena Lake that you eventually end up at The Brothers mountain peaks. Now that my children are grown, maybe they would be excited to try this hike someday...but too challenging for me...funny how things change!! I found this video on YouTube of someone that did this hike...amazing and beautiful!
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