Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Category: Travel
Reflections on Washington State
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge got me reflecting on my beautiful home state of Washington. So, I went to my archives for some of my favorite places on the Olympic Peninsula. To Hood Canal and Pleasant Harbor, a place chalked full of childhood memories.… Continue Reading “Reflections on Washington State”
Going to the Zoo – Woodland Park and Pt. Defiance
I’ve always enjoyed going to the zoo and went many times to Woodland Park when I was growing up in Seattle; back then it was free and animals were segregated in drab concrete enclosures. Today it’s beautifully landscaped, and animals live in areas designed… Continue Reading “Going to the Zoo – Woodland Park and Pt. Defiance”
Killdeer Display – Sorry to Disturb You
Last week I was walking down a deserted road next to the WAAAM for a closer look at Mt. Hood when I saw a Killdeer by the side of the road put on quite a display. I’m not exactly sure who the show was… Continue Reading “Killdeer Display – Sorry to Disturb You”
Antique Cars and Planes at WAAAM – and Two Mountains!
Last weekend we stopped by the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum, in the most unlikely of places, the small town of Hood River on the scenic Columbia River Gorge. It has to compete with one of the most scenic places in the USA,… Continue Reading “Antique Cars and Planes at WAAAM – and Two Mountains!”
Still Thundering at Snoqualmie Falls
Yesterday, with temperatures in the nineties, on the last day of our heat wave, we headed to the hills for a look at Snoqualmie Falls. I was surprised at the amount of water still flowing, as it thundered while dropping 268 feet below. Once… Continue Reading “Still Thundering at Snoqualmie Falls”
Graceful Swallows in the Great Outdoors
I’ve always loved birds but became an avid birdwatcher after I picked up photography years ago. (To me, the zoom on a good camera, is even better than binoculars.) I see a great variety of birds in my own backyard: hummingbirds, chickadees, wrens, towhees,… Continue Reading “Graceful Swallows in the Great Outdoors”
A Walk in the Woods to Dungeness Spit
Last week we spent a few days on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, my home, the Evergreen State. We anchored ourselves in Port Angeles, so we could take the ferry to Victoria, B.C.- here – if you missed it. On our way home from… Continue Reading “A Walk in the Woods to Dungeness Spit”
Victoria – Getting there is Half the Fun
We love Victoria, our Canadian neighbor to the north, and getting there is half the fun! We set sail from Port Angeles on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula and headed across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. We’d waited until we were promised sunshine after several… Continue Reading “Victoria – Getting there is Half the Fun”
Celebrating the Great Outdoors at Silver Springs at Mt. Rainier
For this week’s Sunday Sills Challenge, celebrating the #Great-Outdoors and #Water, I remembered a wonderful water feature we discovered back in our camping days at Silver Springs Campground. Silver Springs Campground is just outside Mt. Rainier National Park, near the Sunrise entrance; it was… Continue Reading “Celebrating the Great Outdoors at Silver Springs at Mt. Rainier”
Chicks and Ducks and Geese Better Scurry on the Cedar River Trail
Yesterday was bright and beautiful so I took a walk on the Cedar River Trail where it flows north into Lake Washington. Another one of my favorite trails, though I say that so often you may not believe me anymore. The ducks were out… Continue Reading “Chicks and Ducks and Geese Better Scurry on the Cedar River Trail”
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