Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Category: Travel
Nolte State Park in Color
There’s never a bad time to visit Nolte State Park. We’ve made the drive south many times to get away from the city, breathe in fresh air and walk the trail through the forest around lovely Deep Lake. We were there in January when the… Continue Reading “Nolte State Park in Color”
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Colors of Coulon
I finally made it to Gene Coulon Park today to see the display of fall color under sunshine and clear skies. Just in time. Rain and wind forecasted for the rest of the week. ~ Susanne
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Surprised by Rainforest
This week we happened upon the Temperate Rainforest of the Carbon River Valley just inside the remote northwest corner of Mt. Rainier National Park and enjoyed a lovely walk through the woods. Who knew? Blessed to have all this so close to home! ~ … Continue Reading “Surprised by Rainforest”
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Alaska Cruise: Ketchikan
Well here it is already, my last post on our cruise to Alaska with our final stop at Ketchikan! Ketchikan is in fact, the first city you would normally encounter cruising north into Alaska’s Inside Passage. Our itinerary however, took us to Juneau first,… Continue Reading “Alaska Cruise: Ketchikan”
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Alaska Cruise: Sitka
We left Glacier Bay and after cruising all night, woke up early the next day in Sitka, a small, rainy, town with a large size and history. Though the town has only 9,000 residents it also happens to be the largest city in the… Continue Reading “Alaska Cruise: Sitka”
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Alaska Cruise Highlight: Glacier Bay
After leaving Juneau we cruised through the night and entered magnificent Glacier Bay the next morning. As we entered the Bay, National Park Rangers boarded the ship and narrated the cruise for us. According to the National Park website: “Covering 3.3 million acres of… Continue Reading “Alaska Cruise Highlight: Glacier Bay”
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Alaska Cruise: Juneau and Mendenhall Glacier
We left Seattle on the cruise ship Eurodam on Saturday afternoon and sailed through the Strait of Juan de Fuca and around Vancouver Island towards Alaska. The first day was mostly sunny and clear but clouds and light rain descended on the second day.… Continue Reading “Alaska Cruise: Juneau and Mendenhall Glacier”
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Home Again Home Again
Jiggety Jig. From the Cruise, that is. Yes I’m happy to be home again with my feet firmly planted on the ground after our wonderful cruise to Alaska. Benji and Tiger are also happy and welcomed us back with love and open paws, not… Continue Reading “Home Again Home Again”
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Fourteen States to Go and Countdown to Alaska!
I never intended to visit all fifty of these United States of America but once I realized I’d already made it to thirty-six of them, the remaining fourteen seemed a worthy goal. What are those states you may wonder? Well they are last for… Continue Reading “Fourteen States to Go and Countdown to Alaska!”
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Sunrise over Woods that Remain
The Tiffany Park Woods are mostly gone but these trees still stand as a remnant, beautiful by the dawn’s early light. ~ Susanne
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