Gettin' fined ... and scared

The citation from my speeding on the West Coast trip came in the mail last week. It's $219.00!?!
Helloooooo! I don't know but I think it's a little too much.
I am going to contest it at least to lower the fine. Wish me luck!

I have a few reasons why I want to get away with this.
1. This was my first ticket ever
2. I usually don't speed :-) Not 100% true but still I am not like I intend to drive beyound the speed limit whenever I drive. Sometimes, you just want to get to your destination sooner.
3. $219.00 for driving 10 over isn't fair.

Anyway, an incident this past week made me realize something and I actually want to make sure I drive more cautiously from now on or if I was a pedestrian, I will be more vigilant. Driving cars or walking on the street is just fatal. I know a girl who got hit by a car and died. See this link for the story:
http://www.fox13now.com/news/local/kstu-woman-hit-and-killed-on-byu-campus,0,4727081.story?track=rss

How shocking and sad!

West Coast 2010

I have always wanted to do this trip and it finally happened. The trip took 9 days and we drove over 3000 miles. It was a lot of driving but we had enough rest when we stopped.

San Francisco: It was too touristy and I hated the facts that parking cost was outraging, and that everytime we crossed the bay, we had to pay a toll fee. However, it was still fun to watch street performers, and art show, and of course going to the Ghirardelli chocolate store.

41 Pier

The Golden Gate Bridge



The West Coast: This was a beautiful drive except I got my first speeding ticket ever in No. CA. I think it was by Eureka. I totally missed the ocean. These views were awesome.

Somewhere on the West Coast

Point Arena Lighthouse

Oregon: probably my favorite; I loved the trees and the waterfalls in this area.

Nice hikes in this forest.

Multnomah Fall

North of Seattle: This was a pretty place to camp and enjoy the northern sea. It's called Deception Pass. This picture actually portrays what deception means in my head which is different from the English meaning.

Deception Bridge

Seattle: as usual, it was cloudy but no rain. We had fun exploring the Pike Market and staying at hour Renaissance Hotel. We noticed flowers were so cheap and beautiful there. We wish we could have bought some and brought it back to Utah.