Kickin Back In The PNW

The Pacific Northwest (PNW), mostly encompassing Northern California, Oregon and Washington, is one of the prettiest places I've ever visited.  When we were little and the Little One wasn't around yet, my family rented a RV and we drove all the way up through California stopping at Mount Shasta, visited with dad's friends in Oregon, and went up to do a turn around in Washington before driving back down to L.A.  In my recent trips to Washington, I have been able to take in the beauty of the PNW.  Crisp air, clean, smog-free skies, and trees galore.  I can't get enough of the gorgeous pine trees that coat the PNW landscape. 
We spent a couple of the days from our recent visit, beating the heat (87 degree highs in August) by just hanging out with our friends in their house.  The way the their place is set up, the balcony overlooks a bit of the parking lot, but straight ahead are two trees that act as an anchor for the homestead.  Beyond those trees, you can see vast hills, jam-packed with pine, maple, and birch trees.  It brings me a sense of peace to just have a cup of coffee and take in all the forestry.
My friend offered me this Owl brand white coffee with coconut sugar.  I've have Owl brand coffee products before and they are pretty good.  This instant mix had a light coffee flavor with a slight toasted coconut finish.  It's good but nothing to rush out for as it is not as prominent a flavor as expected.  Still it was a great compliment to take in a few of our days when we weren't running around being tourist.  I'm looking forward to my trip back to Seattle in January and hopefully will get to see some of those trees covered in snow.  I'm sure it will be picturesque.