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Tag: Snoqualmie Falls
Life is Better in Color – On the Snoqualmie River
Last weekend on a cold and crisp, clear, sunny day, we headed east to visit the small towns and parks that surround the Snoqualmie River and Falls. In my last post, I drained the color from the landscape and the scenery became almost frightful,… Continue Reading “Life is Better in Color – On the Snoqualmie River”
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Making the Ordinary Frightful
Yesterday we enjoyed visiting the small towns that dot the mountains and valleys just east of here, on a crisp, cold and beautiful fall day. But I couldn’t help but notice some of the same scenes were almost frightful when drained of their color.… Continue Reading “Making the Ordinary Frightful”
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Waterfalls of the Snoqualmie River – Snoqualmie Falls, Twin Falls, and Franklin Falls
The most famous of course is Snoqualmie Falls, a popular tourist destination, and good for a visit any time of year, no hiking required, though you can take a trail to the bottom if you like. We love to stop by when we’re in… Continue Reading “Waterfalls of the Snoqualmie River – Snoqualmie Falls, Twin Falls, and Franklin Falls”
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Washington my Home – Waterfalls from the Evergreen State
I was born and raised in Washington, and I LOVE being surrounded by green! Though officially known as the Evergreen State, you wouldn’t be wrong if you called it the Waterfall State; it has more waterfalls than any other state in the country, over… Continue Reading “Washington my Home – Waterfalls from the Evergreen State”
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The Power of Snoqualmie Falls
We had some errands to run yesterday in the Snoqualmie Valley and stopped by Snoqualmie Falls on the way home. The river has been at flood stage all week – with many parts of the valley flooded. The falls were raging with power, with… Continue Reading “The Power of Snoqualmie Falls”
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Looking for White
For this week’s Sunday Stills Photo Challenge I went looking for white and found it.. in the clouds in the waves in the falls and of course, in the snow. ~ Susanne
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Memories at Snoqualmie Falls
The day before the snow arrived – it seems so long ago – we went to Snoqualmie Falls, one of our favorite local attractions. The Falls are an easy drive from Seattle and a place to wow your out-of-town guests. Or to celebrate a… Continue Reading “Memories at Snoqualmie Falls”
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Washington My Home
My ‘place in the world’ undoubtedly starts with Seattle where I was born and raised when it was just a sleepy Boeing town. Now exploding with technology and traffic, it’s increasingly crowded and expensive to live in. No matter. What I like the most… Continue Reading “Washington My Home”
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Snoqualmie Close Up
We took a day trip yesterday to one of our favorite local attractions: Snoqualmie Falls. Up the road we found the river flowing deep and wide, silently through the little town of Carnation. We stopped at Tolt MacDonald Park where the foot bridge is the best place to watch the… Continue Reading “Snoqualmie Close Up”
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Snoqualmie Dreaming
I love living in the Pacific Northwest where we are surrounded by an incredible landscape of mountains, rivers, forests and seas. Within a couple of hours you can be at Mt Rainier or Olympic National Park or Columbia River Gorge. Or you can opt… Continue Reading “Snoqualmie Dreaming”
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