Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Category: Travel
A beautiful November week …. at least for the weather
Whether November turned out to be beautiful for you or not.. well, we won’t go there. Instead, let us look to the skies at the beautiful weather we are having here in the Pacific Northwest. After a record breaking rainy October, we reached 70 degrees earlier… Continue Reading “A beautiful November week …. at least for the weather”
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Walking along the Cedar River
We finally have a reprieve from the rain and decide to walk the Cedar River Trail. The air is clean and fresh, the pathway clear.. We come across this brilliant golden tree and pause to enjoy…. And pass this flock of big birds on the banks of the river.. Until we… Continue Reading “Walking along the Cedar River”
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The bluest skies you’ve ever seen are in Seattle? or did you mean Saguaro?
The bluest skies you’ve ever seen are in Seattle, or so sang Perry Como back in the sixties. Which really begs the question; have you ever been there? First of all let me say that I am a native and as such reserve the right to… Continue Reading “The bluest skies you’ve ever seen are in Seattle? or did you mean Saguaro?”
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North Cascades Timed Right
October means fall and time to celebrate our anniversary. We decide to head up to the North Cascades for a couple days while we have good weather before the big storm hits. Timing is everything. The first day we stop for lunch at a restaurant in the small town of Marblemount and enjoy the… Continue Reading “North Cascades Timed Right”
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All Dressed up for Fall
Awed by the beauty of the trees dressed in fall color at Gene Coulon Park….
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Reflections on the Snohomish
A beautiful day for a walk along the Snohomish River…. ~ Susanne
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Most Popular US National Park – Surprised?
I know you can google it but why don’t you guess? Of the 59 US National Parks, which one is the most popular based on number of annual visitors? My guess was Yellowstone National Park. Established in 1872 and considered to be the world’s… Continue Reading “Most Popular US National Park – Surprised?”
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Still dreaming of the Bow
Having returned from the Canadian Rockies I began poring over my pictures and noticed how much ‘the Bow’ permeated our trip with its beauty. We first met the Bow River where it flows through the Banff townsite. We followed it to the Falls nearby.… Continue Reading “Still dreaming of the Bow”
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Canadian Rockies Adventure 2016 – through Glacier to Banff and Jasper
Rocky Mountains. Craggy peaks. Lakes and rivers and waterfalls. Scenic Highways. Glaciers. Bears! This was the 4th time we made the journey from the Pacific Northwest to the Canadian Rockies and this time we went east through Glacier National Park and north to Banff… Continue Reading “Canadian Rockies Adventure 2016 – through Glacier to Banff and Jasper”
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Canadian Rockies here we come! Again!
Apparently every 10 years or so we hear the call to go north. So for the past few weeks I’ve been putting together our next road trip to the Canadian Rockies. This got me going through my old scrap books (I used to do… Continue Reading “Canadian Rockies here we come! Again!”
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