{"id":56537,"date":"2026-08-17T03:26:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T18:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/?p=56537"},"modified":"2026-08-17T04:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T19:41:48","slug":"travel-day-from-denver-co-to-seattle-wa-wednesday-aug-12-atsuko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/archives\/56537","title":{"rendered":"Travel Day from Denver, CO to Seattle, WA. Wednesday Aug 12 (Atsuko)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Welcome to<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Atsuko\u2019s note\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u672c\u6765\u306a\u3089\u660e\u65e513\u65e5\u306b\u30a2\u30a4\u30c0\u30db\u5dde\u30ca\u30f3\u30d1\u3067\u30e9\u30a4\u30d6\u304c\u3042\u308b\u306f\u305a\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3067\u3059\u304c\u5c71\u706b\u4e8b\u3067\u7a7a\u6c17\u306e\u6c5a\u67d3\u304c\u3072\u3069\u304f\u5c4b\u5916\u30e9\u30a4\u30d6\u306a\u306e\u3067\u30ad\u30e3\u30f3\u30bb\u30eb\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u51c4\u304f\u6b8b\u5ff5\u3067\u3059\u3002\u6b21\u306e\u30e9\u30a4\u30d6\u306f14\u65e5\u306e\u30ef\u30b7\u30f3\u30c8\u30f3\u5dde\u30ab\u30fc\u30cd\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u3067\u3059\u3002\u307e\u308b2\u65e5\u304b\u3051\u3066\u8d70\u3063\u3066\u30821\u65e5\u7d049\u6642\u9593\u4ee5\u4e0a\u306e\u30c9\u30e9\u30a4\u30d6\u3067\u3059\u3002\u305d\u308c\u3067\u3001\u76f4\u5b50\u3068\u79c1\u306f\u98db\u884c\u6a5f\u3067\u30b7\u30a2\u30c8\u30eb\u3078\u884c\u304b\u305b\u3066\u3082\u3089\u3046\u4e8b\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We were originally scheduled to perform in Nampa, Idaho, tomorrow, the 13th. However, the show\u2014which was to be held outdoors\u2014had to be cancelled due to severe air pollution caused by wildfires. It is a real shame. Our next concert is on the 14th in Carnation, Washington. Driving there would take two full days, with over nine hours of driving each day. So, Naoko and I will be flying to Seattle instead.<\/p>\n<p>\u524d\u65e5\u5bdd\u308b\u306e\u306f\u9045\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u65e9\u304f\u8d77\u304d\u3066\u6d17\u6fef\u3057\u3088\u3046\u3068\u6c7a\u3081\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u30b2\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9\u30ea\u30fc\u30eb\u30fc\u30e0\u304c\u30aa\u30fc\u30d7\u30f3\u3059\u308b6\u6642\u306b\u8d77\u304d\u3066\u6d17\u6fef\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u4e7e\u71e5\u6a5f\u306b\u6642\u9593\u304c\u304b\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u30b9\u30c6\u30fc\u30b8\u8863\u88c5\u3082\u6d17\u3048\u3066\u30b9\u30c3\u30ad\u30ea\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Although I had gone to bed late the night before, I had decided to get up early to do laundry, so I woke up at 6:00 a.m. when the guest laundry room opened and got it done. The dryer took a while, but it felt great to have my stage outfit washed and ready.<\/p>\n<p>\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\u309210\u6642\u306b\u51fa\u767a\u3057\u3001\u7a7a\u6e2f\u306b\u9001\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3089\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u308a\u3055\u3061\u3083\u3093\u3068\u307f\u3088\u3053\u3055\u3093\u306f\u30b8\u30e3\u30e0\u3068\u30a2\u30f3\u30bd\u30cb\u30fc\u306e\u904b\u8ee2\u3067\u9577\u65c5\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u306d\u301c\u5b89\u5168\u904b\u8ee2\u3067\u3088\u308d\u3057\u304f\u304a\u9858\u3044\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We left the hotel at 10:00 and got a ride to the airport. Risa and Miyoko are setting off on a long journey, with Jam and Anthony doing the driving. Thanks so much\u2014please drive safely!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-56548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1606-400x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1606-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1606-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1606-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1606-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1606-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-56446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_3583-300x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_3583-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_3583-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_3583-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_3583.jpeg 1108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u7a7a\u6e2f\u3067\u30c1\u30a7\u30c3\u30af\u30a4\u30f3\u3059\u308b\u3082\u98db\u884c\u6a5f\u306e\u51fa\u767a\u6642\u9593\u304c\u9045\u308c\u308b\u3068\u306e\u4e8b\u3001\u4ed5\u65b9\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u30bb\u30ad\u30e5\u30ea\u30c6\u30a3\u3092\u901a\u3063\u3066\u4e2d\u306b\u5165\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We checked in at the airport, only to be told that the flight&#8217;s departure would be delayed\u2014but it couldn&#8217;t be helped.<\/p>\n<p>We went through security and entered.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-56559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1608-300x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1608-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1608-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1608-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1608-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1608-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1608-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-56560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1610-300x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1610-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1610-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1610-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1610-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1610-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1610-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u521d\u30b7\u30a7\u30a4\u30af\u30b7\u30e3\u30c3\u30af\u3002\u30b7\u30e3\u30c3\u30af\u30d0\u30fc\u30ac\u30fc\u3092\u98df\u3079\u305f\u3051\u3069\u4e00\u53e3\u98df\u3079\u3066\u7f8e\u5473\u3057\u3044\u306a\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff01<\/p>\n<p>My first time at Shake Shack. I had the ShackBurger, and after just one bite, I thought, &#8220;This is delicious!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-56558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1612-300x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1612-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1612-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1612-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1612-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1612-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1612-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u305d\u306e\u5f8c\u306f\u642d\u4e57\u307e\u3067\u306e\u6642\u9593\u306f\u7761\u9b54\u3068\u6226\u3044\u306a\u304c\u3089\u904e\u3054\u3057\u3066\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3042\u30fc\u3064\u3089\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p>After that, I spent the time until boarding fighting off sleepiness. Ugh, it was rough.<\/p>\n<p>\u3084\u3063\u3068\u642d\u4e57\u3002\u7d043\u6642\u9593\u306e\u30d5\u30e9\u30a4\u30c8\u4e2d\u306f\u7206\u7761\u304b\u3068\u601d\u3044\u304d\u3084\u3042\u3093\u307e\u308a\u5bdd\u308c\u305a\u306b\u30b7\u30a2\u30c8\u30eb\u5230\u7740\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Finally boarded. I thought I\u2019d be able to sleep during the roughly three-hour flight, but I didn&#8217;t get much rest before arriving in Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\u8fd1\u304f\u306f\u30ec\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u304c\u7121\u3055\u305d\u3046\u3060\u3057\u76f4\u5b50\u306e\u30ba\u30fc\u30e0\u30a4\u30f3\u30bf\u30d3\u30e5\u30fc\u3082\u3042\u308b\u3057\u3067\u7a7a\u6e2f\u5185\u3067\u6669\u3054\u98ef\u3092\u8abf\u9054\u3002\u30d5\u30a3\u30c3\u30b7\u30e5\u30bf\u30b3\u30b9\u3092\u8cb7\u3063\u3066\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\u3067\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t look like there were any restaurants near the hotel, and Naoko had a Zoom interview, so we picked up dinner at the airport. I bought fish tacos and ate them at the hotel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-56563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1622-300x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1622-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1622-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1622-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1622-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1622-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1622-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u30b7\u30a2\u30c8\u30eb\u30fb\u30bf\u30b3\u30de\u7a7a\u6e2f\u3002Pearl Jam \u306e\u30dd\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Seattle-Tacoma Airport. Pearl Jam posters.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-56562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1621-400x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1621-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1621-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1621-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1621-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1621-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\u306e\u30b7\u30e3\u30c8\u30eb\u30d0\u30b9\u3092\u547c\u3093\u3067\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\u3078\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We called the hotel shuttle bus and headed to the hotel.<\/p>\n<p>\u3078\u3068\u3078\u3068\u306e1\u65e5\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30d0\u30f3\u306f\u307e\u3060\u8d70\u3063\u3066\u308b\u3060\u308d\u3046\u306a\u3041\u301c\u304a\u3064\u304b\u308c\u3055\u307e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been an exhausting day. I imagine the van is still out there on the road\u2014thanks for all your hard work.<\/p>\n<p>\u308a\u3055\u3061\u3083\u3093\u304c\u30b2\u30c3\u30c8\u3057\u305f\u30de\u30b0\u30cd\u30c3\u30c8\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The magnet Risa got.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-56565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1617-300x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1617-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1617-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1617-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1617.jpeg 1108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-56592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1783-300x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1783-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1783-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1783-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1783.jpeg 1108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Good night!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to\u00a0Atsuko\u2019s note\u00a0 \u672c\u6765\u306a\u3089\u660e\u65e513\u65e5\u306b\u30a2\u30a4\u30c0\u30db\u5dde\u30ca\u30f3\u30d1\u3067\u30e9\u30a4\u30d6\u304c\u3042\u308b\u306f\u305a\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3067\u3059\u304c\u5c71\u706b\u4e8b\u3067\u7a7a\u6c17\u306e\u6c5a\u67d3\u304c\u3072\u3069\u304f\u5c4b\u5916\u30e9\u30a4\u30d6\u306a\u306e\u3067\u30ad\u30e3\u30f3\u30bb\u30eb\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/archives\/56537\" class=\"more-link\">\u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080 <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Travel Day from Denver, CO to Seattle, WA. 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