Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Tag: Travel
HBC and Union Jack
I rarely post twice on the same day but wanted to drop by for the final day of #SimplyRed. We stopped by Fort Vancouver on our way home from Portland and I found the history fascinating. The Hudson’s Bay Company established Fort Vancouver under… Continue Reading “HBC and Union Jack”
Hike to Marymere Falls, at Lake Crescent
Lake Crescent is my favorite lake in Washington, the USA, and maybe the whole world, though of course I haven’t seen them all. An ancient, glacier-carved lake over 600 ft. deep, we never get tired of visiting this beauty any time of year. Even… Continue Reading “Hike to Marymere Falls, at Lake Crescent”
Fan Tan Alley
I don’t know how many times I visited Victoria before I found Fan Tan Alley, a study in red and photographer’s delight. According to Wikipedia, “Fan Tan Alley is an alley in the Chinatown neighborhood of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada that is known for being the narrowest… Continue Reading “Fan Tan Alley”
Olympic Mountains at Hurricane Ridge
I love having the Olympic Mountains as a backdrop to Seattle, but there’s nothing like being immersed in them at Hurricane Ridge. We spent a few days on the Olympic Peninsula earlier this week, a wilderness that includes Olympic National Park. I found the… Continue Reading “Olympic Mountains at Hurricane Ridge”
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”
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”
Have you been to the Ballard Locks? Why don’t you play tourist the next time you’re in Seattle!
It had been many years since we last visited the locks, so on a recent sunny day, we headed north to the Hiram Chittenden (aka ‘Ballard’) Locks. We stopped by the Visitor Center, then watched the boats go through from Puget Sound to the… Continue Reading “Have you been to the Ballard Locks? Why don’t you play tourist the next time you’re in Seattle!”
A Festival of Lilacs
We didn’t make it to the Tulip Festival this year, but we did make it to a Lilac Festival, much smaller and much more fragrant. It was the last stop on our road trip, after we crossed the Columbia River into our home state… Continue Reading “A Festival of Lilacs”
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