Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Category: Travel
Red Square Diners
On our trip to the Oregon Coast last week, we stopped by C & C Classic Diner in Montesano, Washington, for lunch. The food was good, the ambiance was even better. Betty Boop was on hand to serve us. It reminded me of the… Continue Reading “Red Square Diners”
Cape Kiwanda, a Bigger Haystack, and Tidepools!
What a wonderful week on the Oregon Coast! In my last post, I shared pictures of Oregon’s most famous beach, Cannon Beach and Haystack Rock. In this post I’ll share a lesser known beach, even more unique with its giant Sandstone Bluff and even… Continue Reading “Cape Kiwanda, a Bigger Haystack, and Tidepools!”
A Stop by Cannon Beach on Oregon’s Coast
There is no coast like the West Coast, and the best coast is in Oregon; this, from a Washingtonian who loves our beaches, too! The most famous of Oregon’s beaches is Cannon Beach, where you’ll see a 235 ft. sea stack, Haystock Rock; there is… Continue Reading “A Stop by Cannon Beach on Oregon’s Coast”
Now that it’s Summer ….
The rain has returned to the Great Northwest, in keeping with the tradition that summer only starts in Seattle after the 4th of July. Earlier this week it was sunny and blue for our walk on Ruston Way in Tacoma. But by yesterday afternoon,… Continue Reading “Now that it’s Summer ….”
Is this Washington’s Best Hike?
You decide. Start at the Paradise Visitor Center and take the trail to Myrtle Falls. Then leave the crowds behind and keep on going, up, up, up! Past the 6,400 elevation mark you’ll enter the land of polished rock and wide-open skies; if you’re… Continue Reading “Is this Washington’s Best Hike?”
They Call it Pleasant Harbor
Pleasant Harbor, on Hood Canal – I feel like I grew up there, though in fact, we only visited my grandparents, who owned a restaurant and shop above the harbor. During the summers, we’d take the road or trail through the woods down to… Continue Reading “They Call it Pleasant Harbor”
Celebrating Two Seattle Parks for the #Great Outdoors Month of June
You don’t have to go far to enjoy the Great Outdoors in the City of Seattle. In fact there are dozens of wonderful parks you could visit, but I’m sharing my two favorites! SEWARD PARK “Within the Seattle city limits, Seward Park boasts 300… Continue Reading “Celebrating Two Seattle Parks for the #Great Outdoors Month of June”
The Birds were out, and the Mountain was too, at Coulon Park
It was a gorgeous summer-like day when I went for my walk yesterday at Coulon Park. All the usual birds, along with their young, were out and about, too. I walked the paved trail along the lake past the sailboats, and the turtles, and… Continue Reading “The Birds were out, and the Mountain was too, at Coulon Park”
Treated to a Rufous, On her way North
Anna’s Hummingbirds visit my feeders year-round, male and female both dark green, the male especially handsome with his ruby red crown. But this weekend, I saw flashes of brown and rust on a first-time, smaller visitor, the Rufous Hummingbird. She was a beauty, though… Continue Reading “Treated to a Rufous, On her way North”
Synchronized Flying on the Cedar River Trail
Last week I took a walk along the Cedar River and shared the trail with ducklings. The trail follows the river on one side, and the Boeing Plant on the other, (the plant to me, looking like the Twilight Zone.) They build airplanes there,… Continue Reading “Synchronized Flying on the Cedar River Trail”
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