Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
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Tag: Travel
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”
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!”
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”
Now that was a hike! Big 4 Ice Caves
Never was there such a payoff for such a short hike, 2.2 miles round trip! A drive north on the Mountain Loop Highway brought us to Big 4 Mountain, known mostly for its (dangerous) ice caves. I remember hiking to those caves once on… Continue Reading “Now that was a hike! Big 4 Ice Caves”
Wildlife of Hood Canal – Elk, Eagles, Seals, and Surprised by Killer Whales!
On our first camping trip of the year, we parked our trailer at Dosewallips State Park on Hood Canal and enjoyed a bonanza of wildlife, some expected, some not. Roosevelt Elk welcomed us our first night; we often see them here. There were oysters… Continue Reading “Wildlife of Hood Canal – Elk, Eagles, Seals, and Surprised by Killer Whales!”
Traveling the Oregon Coast in Black and White
Not exactly on purpose, in black and white, that is. We had good weather the first half of our recent vacation in the Redwoods, but on our drive back home up the Oregon Coast? – Not so much. It happens. Still, it IS the… Continue Reading “Traveling the Oregon Coast in Black and White”
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”
The Space Needle -It happened at the World’s Fair 62 Years Ago!
Not that I would remember! Regardless, I was fortunate to inherit a stash of mementoes from my mother-in-law, including the original book from the Seattle World’s Fair, which opened 62 years ago today. The Space Needle has changed a bit over the years, but… Continue Reading “The Space Needle -It happened at the World’s Fair 62 Years Ago!”
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