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Celebrating #Earth Day with a Walk through the Redwoods
Today is Earth Day and we celebrated early by walking under the shadow of the giants a few days ago. We just returned from a road trip to California, which included a stay in beautiful Napa Valley, America’s wine capital – more on that… Continue Reading “Celebrating #Earth Day with a Walk through the Redwoods”
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Happy New Year in Squares, a Look Back at some Memorable Moments!
After a break from blogging, I’m ready to jump back in! So here’s a look back at some Memorable Moments from 2024, with pictures I’ve chosen for their lines and shapes, squaring them for Geometric Squares! I’ll start with a hike through Box Canyon,… Continue Reading “Happy New Year in Squares, a Look Back at some Memorable Moments!”
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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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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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Memories of Pink Rhododendrons
I like pink in small doses offset by other colors. Like rhododendrons found in the woods. Washington state’s flower, coast rhododendrons thrive under the dappled shade of forests, like these on Hood Canal. In fact, pink rhododendrons remind me of childhood trips to Hood… Continue Reading “Memories of Pink Rhododendrons”
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A Look Back at the Road Trips of 2021
Hooray for road trips – the only way to travel during a pandemic! There were many close to home this year in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest – to Mt. Rainier – Olympic National Park – and the Columbia Gorge. There were also… Continue Reading “A Look Back at the Road Trips of 2021”
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Road Trip Part 2 – The Magnificent Redwoods!
The Coast Redwoods are the tallest trees in the world and among the oldest living things on earth but you have to see them to believe it. They’re found on a thin strip of land 450 miles long and 25 miles wide, along the… Continue Reading “Road Trip Part 2 – The Magnificent Redwoods!”
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Home Again, Home Again from a Wonderful Road Trip
You may have noticed I was off the grid for the last week or so – then again, maybe you didn’t as I tried to stop by occasionally when internet was available. (You wouldn’t think there’d be a problem with cell service in the… Continue Reading “Home Again, Home Again from a Wonderful Road Trip”
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Up in a Redwood Tree
Earlier this month on a very rainy day we went to Lincoln Park for a walk. We took the trail up to the top of the bluff and found shelter in a grove of Redwood trees. So did this little fella. Shared with Becky’s… Continue Reading “Up in a Redwood Tree”
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Walking Midst the Tallest Trees on Earth
I’m talking about the Redwoods of course! We recently returned from a trip to Northern California, home to the Coast Redwoods – and my oh my – those are SOME TREES! The drive there was magnificent too, south on Hwy 101 along the beautiful… Continue Reading “Walking Midst the Tallest Trees on Earth”
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