Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Category: National Parks
World’s Largest Spruce Tree
A foretaste from the Quinault Rainforest, Washington, my home. Susanne
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Oo-la-la! A Fall Trip to Mt Rainier
On our last sunny Saturday we headed to Mt Rainier for a fall hike, and we took the Stevens Canyon entrance on the east side of the park and avoided the crowds. The mountain was out and glorious, and interesting clouds filled the sky.… Continue Reading “Oo-la-la! A Fall Trip to Mt Rainier”
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Landscapes of Olympic National Park – Staircase
On our recent trip to Hood Canal, we ventured into a remote corner of Olympic National Park, that surprisingly, we’d never been before – Staircase. We drove south on 101 from our campsite at Dosewallips State Park to Hoodsport, then west, past lake Cushman… Continue Reading “Landscapes of Olympic National Park – Staircase”
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Celebrating the Coast Redwoods for Belated Earth Day
To celebrate Earth Day, we traveled to one of our favorite places last week to enjoy the tallest trees on earth, the Coast Redwoods of Northern California. Thanks to the efforts of the Save the Redwoods League, formed in 1918, there were many ancient… Continue Reading “Celebrating the Coast Redwoods for Belated Earth Day”
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Sun Goes Down, Sun Comes Up at Paradise, Mt. Rainier
For this week’s Sunday Stills Challenge, I went searching through my archives for pictures of sunrise and sunset, since I had little to draw from so far in 2024. I intended to use multiple locations but got stuck in Paradise, at Mt Rainier. We… Continue Reading “Sun Goes Down, Sun Comes Up at Paradise, Mt. Rainier”
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Yellowstone National Park – Favorite Park, Favorite Feature
Despite two gorgeous parks in my own backyard – Mt. Rainier and Olympic National Park – my favorite national park is still Yellowstone, the world’s first, and largest in the continental United States. I’ve lost track of how many times we’ve visited. From our… Continue Reading “Yellowstone National Park – Favorite Park, Favorite Feature”
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Come with Me for a Walk in the Redwoods
I don’t know how many times I’ve been to the Redwoods – six or eight times? – but regardless, it’s not enough. A perfect road trip down the coast of Oregon to Northern California takes you there easily and scenically from Seattle. Once there,… Continue Reading “Come with Me for a Walk in the Redwoods”
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A Peaceful Sunset over Lake Crescent
One of my favorite places in the world is Olympic National Park in my home state of Washington. And one of my favorite places to visit in the park is Lake Crescent. We spent a few days there last summer and had dinner one… Continue Reading “A Peaceful Sunset over Lake Crescent”
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Reflections on a Lake over Chinook Pass
It made a nice day trip over the mountains with a good excuse – to look at a camper for sale in Yakima. (We can’t seem to give up the thought of camping.) We headed south to Mt Rainier via Highway 410 and up… Continue Reading “Reflections on a Lake over Chinook Pass”
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A Forgotten View of Mt. Rainier – from Crystal Mountain
I was reminded by Facebook Memories that once upon a time we took the Gondola at Crystal Mountain. I’d heard of Crystal Mountain before but since I don’t ski, I’d never been there. But one day on a trip to Mt. Rainier, we saw… Continue Reading “A Forgotten View of Mt. Rainier – from Crystal Mountain”
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