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Olympic Peninsula, WA (Early May 2014)
Highlights Small waterfalls & streams of Quinault rainforest Hall of Mosses hike in Hoh Rainforest La Push First Beach Madison Creek Falls Point No Point Lighthouse in Hansville, WA In early May 2014, My friend Chris and I did a 400 mile/2-day tour of the Olympic Peninsula in Western Washington State. We left Redmond, WA […]
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Mt. Baker & Mt. Shuksan (Oct 2012)
Highlights Artist Point Hike Mt. Shuksan reflections @ Picture Lake Fall colors Although the area is renowned for winter activities such as skiing and snowshoeing, I consider early to mid October to be one of the best times to visit the Mt. Baker Ski area which is about 135 miles (3 hrs by car) north […]
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Oregon Coast & Crater Lake (Jun 2014)
Highlights Oregon Coast Lighthouses & Sea Stacks Crater National Park South Falls in Silver Falls State Park In June 2014, I took a 4-day trip to the Oregon Coast and Crater Lake National Park and stopped at the Silver Falls State Park on the way back home. I covered about 1200 miles as shown in […]
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Columbia River Gorge, OR in the Fall of 2016
Highlights Waterfalls along the Columbia River Gorge Fall colors Last October, 4 of us did a 2-day trip to the Columbia River Gorge area to experience the fall colors around the popular waterfalls along the Oregon side of the river. Here is a sampling of images along with location information, and photography tips. We left […]
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Mt. Hood & Silver Falls State Park, Oregon
Highlights Famous red barn next to a pear orchard in Hood River, OR Mt. Hood Top waterfalls in the Silver Falls State Park near Silverton, OR Tulips @ the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn, OR Last weekend (April 20-23, 2017), my friend Larry and I took a weekend tour around Mt. Hood and the […]
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Iceland – March 2016
Iceland – March 17, 2016 (Day 1) Mar 17 – Drive Map (click to see the map) I landed at the Keflavik International Airport from Seattle at around 0915. Going through customs and immigration was a breeze. I didn’t have to fill out any forms – just showed the passport and walked to Baggage Claim. I […]