Bear Hill

I was planning to meet with Simone today in order to hike up Bear Hill. I had planned to meet up with Simone in Downtown. However, I already met her on the way there as she was taking the same bus as me. After transfering to another bus in Downtown, we still had to ride that bus for almost an hour until we arrived.
Hiking up Bear Hill didn't take too long. Nevertheless, it was quite challenging as the trail was very steep. The hike offered some nice scenic views and at the top of the hill we had an extremely good view of Mount Baker. Since we had brought a small picnic, we settled down at the top to eat lunch. We couldn't really eat in peace, though, as there were some wasps that tried to join our meal.
After our short break at the top, we hiked back down. We didn't go the same way back. Instead, we kept walking South in the direction of Elk Lake. This trail was actually a bit easier than the one we had walked up.
Since it was right there, we also walked to Elk Lake. As it was a really nice day, I wished I had brought some swimming gear since the water of the lake was actually quite warm (compared to the water of the ocean). There were a lot of geese on the lake, though, so it might have been weird to swim with them.
In total, we spent about two hours at Bear Hill and Elk Lake before taking a bus back. I wanted to look for a new keyboard for my tablet and Simone wanted to look for something as well, so we got off the bus at Uptown in order to check out Best Buy and the electronic section at Walmart. Simone didn't find what she was looking for and left soon after as she still had to pack for a camping trip. I stayed a bit longer.
While walking through Uptown, I discovered a Halloween Store. Of course I had to check it out. They were selling a lot of costumes and accessories as well as Halloween decorations like skeletons, gravestones, or special lights. I tried one of the female vampire dresses on for fun, which looked quite interesting.

Afterwards, I went back to Walmart where I now found a keyboard that seemed to have the right size, even though it was meant for an Ipad. I decided to buy it anyway since it was quite cheap. I also bought some groceries and then took the next bus home.
Back at home, I enjoyed some nice strawberries with granola and jogurt, which I had bought at Walmart. I also watched the second episode of 'Suits' with Katrina - we had watched the first episode yesterday and the show had really caught my attention.