Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Tag: Travel
Which Mountain?
No, not Rainier, though nearly as tall, at 14,162 feet. From any angle, it hasta be Shasta. -Susanne
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Grand Canyon in Purple
The grandest of canyons is of course, beautiful during the day, where you’ll enjoy walks along the rim, and have many photo opportunities for yourself, and the wildlife below. But the real magic occurs at sunrise and sunset when the canyon walls turn various… Continue Reading “Grand Canyon in Purple”
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Travel Stories from the Artifacts – Maui
It was our first trip to Maui, and we were in awe of everything. We managed to score a room on the beach at a nice hotel south of Kihei. It was Maluaka Beach and here is a picture – the first artifact you… Continue Reading “Travel Stories from the Artifacts – Maui”
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Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival, Rain or Shine
We first discovered the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival in Woodburn, Oregon, during covid. It was our first road trip in 2021, after we’d (mostly) been released from our quarantine and social distancing. Even though we were outside, we still wore masks. Fortunately, it was… Continue Reading “Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival, Rain or Shine”
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Ruby Beach – One of the World’s Best?
Don’t take my word for it, listen to Lonely Planet, which included Washington State’s Ruby Beach on their 2025 list of the world’s best beaches, the only one from the United States to make the list! No, it’s not a white sand beach, with… Continue Reading “Ruby Beach – One of the World’s Best?”
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Dinner and a Ferry View
My husband took me out for dinner last weekend to one of our favorite restaurants, Anthony’s, but to a new location (to us,) in Tacoma at Point Defiance. They don’t take reservations, so you walk in, put your name on the list, then they… Continue Reading “Dinner and a Ferry View”
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A Walk Into Spring at Discovery Park
Granted it comes and goes this first week of March, spring that is, with some warm and sunny days, followed by cold and rainy ones. Fortunately for us, we picked the best day earlier this week to visit Discovery Park in Seattle, heading north… Continue Reading “A Walk Into Spring at Discovery Park”
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Stark Landscapes of Washington State
Huh? I’m from Washington, the Evergreen State, so called because of the lush, green landscape on its west side. But the middle and east side of the state may come as a surprise to you with its stark contrast of desert, scablands and canyons,… Continue Reading “Stark Landscapes of Washington State”
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A Visit to Bremerton and Harborside Fountain Park
Across Puget Sound, just a ferry ride away from Seattle is Bremerton, home of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. On its waterfront is lovely Harborside Fountain Park, where you’ll see water shooting out of what looks like a giant submarine, at least during the… Continue Reading “A Visit to Bremerton and Harborside Fountain Park”
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A Getaway to Bellingham – Fairhaven, Lake Padden, and WWU
A few days away does a body good and so it was for us this week, when we headed north to Bellingham. Ninety miles north of Seattle, close to the Canadian Border, Bellingham is home to Western Washington University, where I went to school… Continue Reading “A Getaway to Bellingham – Fairhaven, Lake Padden, and WWU”
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