Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
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Tag: Travel
Oo-la-la! A Fall Trip to Mt Rainier
On our last sunny Saturday we headed to Mt Rainier for a fall hike, and we took the Stevens Canyon entrance on the east side of the park and avoided the crowds. The mountain was out and glorious, and interesting clouds filled the sky.… Continue Reading “Oo-la-la! A Fall Trip to Mt Rainier”
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Seven Years Ago – First Cruise to Alaska
Facebook has been reminding me all week that it was seven years ago, the last week of September, when we went on our very first cruise, and it was to the great state of Alaska! So for Becky’s Challenge #SevenforSeptember I went back and… Continue Reading “Seven Years Ago – First Cruise to Alaska”
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Skagway – Another Soggy City in Alaska!
It was almost a year ago that we took our second cruise to Alaska, an easy trip to make when you live in Seattle. Perhaps it was the heavy rain this weekend that reminded me of our soggy stop in Skagway! It was late… Continue Reading “Skagway – Another Soggy City in Alaska!”
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Nature Loves Yellow and Gold
It even starts and ends each day with it. I once woke to sunrise on Kauai, reassured and thankful that the tropical storm that was expected overnight, didn’t make land. I captured the sunrise below from my balcony at Turtle Bay, on the north… Continue Reading “Nature Loves Yellow and Gold”
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Highlights from the Columbia Gorge
It was just last week that we were looking for a quick getaway and settled on one of our favorite places, the Columbia Gorge, three hours south. Three days, two nights, just enough time for the highlights. We started at Crown Point for a… Continue Reading “Highlights from the Columbia Gorge”
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Two Oregon Beaches – A Wreck and a Rock – Which do you Prefer?
Perhaps you know the beaches of which I speak, perhaps not. In my recent post on Long Beach (Washington, not California, here if you missed it) I mentioned that one should always cross the river into Oregon when visiting the Long Beach Peninsula. It’s… Continue Reading “Two Oregon Beaches – A Wreck and a Rock – Which do you Prefer?”
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Long Beach Peninsula and Long Beach, the Town
Long Beach is perhaps my favorite place on the Washington Coast and good for a visit any time of year. The beach proclaims itself to be the longest in the world. Perhaps it is if you count the entire peninsula which is 28 miles… Continue Reading “Long Beach Peninsula and Long Beach, the Town”
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Views from Mt. Walker – Finally!
I don’t know how many times we passed by the road to Mt. Walker, perhaps dozens! The signs on 101, north of Brinnon point to the summit. I spent lots of time in Brinnon, a tiny town on the west side of Hood Canal,… Continue Reading “Views from Mt. Walker – Finally!”
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Landscapes of Olympic National Park – Staircase
On our recent trip to Hood Canal, we ventured into a remote corner of Olympic National Park, that surprisingly, we’d never been before – Staircase. We drove south on 101 from our campsite at Dosewallips State Park to Hoodsport, then west, past lake Cushman… Continue Reading “Landscapes of Olympic National Park – Staircase”
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