Landscape

Just a few days ago, we had a torrential rainstorm here locally.  Because of the heavy rain, most of the nearby higher mountains got snow! But today was one of those rare beautiful sunny fall days in the Pacific Northwest – especially for the last day of summer.  So very early this morning we jumped in the car, and drove up to Sunrise, Mt. Rainier, Washington (USA). We saw an elk (ignoring us) and Skip spotted a huge bear paw print in the mud (luckily no bears nearby!)  We went for a small hike and came upon this incredible view … Read more

Have you been traveling this year? Like us, you’ve probably put traveling on hold due to the pandemic, and of course many destinations are still closed. So while we are all “on-hold”, Skip and I thought we would share photographs from some of the great places we previously visited.  If you see a travel destination you are interested in – please make a note so you can visit in the future! Our first travel destination to share is the Yaquina Head Lighthouse located in Oregon, USA near the mouth of the Yaquina River near Newport at Yaquina Head. The lighthouse … Read more

We are back from traveling and I can’t wait to share more photographs! We visited the Island of Hawaii – a beautiful island!! At Kaupulehu Ahupua’a, Kealakekua Bay,  (along the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai in Kailua-Kona) – there is a beautiful easy walking public path that winds around the resort. The segment of the trail is also identified as a traditional route for the huaka’i po, a nighttime procession of the spirits of deceased residents of the area. You can walk for miles and see spectacular sights! I captured this great view at the beginning of the trail – isn’t … Read more

Near Leavenworth, Washington, USA is a beautiful trailhead called Icicle Gorge Trailhead. Skip and I were fortunate enough to hit the trail on a beautiful fall day earlier this month. The trailhead is about 4 miles long and winds gracefully around Icicle Creek. The leaves were fully bursting with color! We decided to leave the heavy camera equipment at home so we could hike and take in the beauty of the day. But even without the pro equipment, I could not resist taking photographs to share.  I captured this incredible landscape with an an iPhone! Isn’t this a beautiful landscape!?!?! … Read more

If you have been following my posts, you will remember that I am extremely afraid of heights!  Despite that, I try hard to persevere (while hanging onto Skip for balance of course!). While on the North Cascades Highway, in Washington, USA, there is an incredible bridge lookout across Gorge Creek. The bridge is an open (!!) steel arch with a steel deck about 181 feet long. Gorge Creek is directly 300 feet below!  In spite of my panic about this situation, I managed to walk to the center of the bridge. Skip gave me this great idea to sit down … Read more