Travel, Photography, and Other Fun Adventures
by Alaska Girl at Heart
Last month I hiked to Spray Falls in Mount Rainier National Park. Spray Falls is on the way to Spray Park. It’s about four miles round-trip. For more information check out the Trails page (Spray Falls/Park) on the National Park Continue reading Spray Falls in Mount Rainier National Park
This week’s #FriFotos theme on Twitter is GARDENS. I have enough photos of my garden to fully bore everyone I know. This photo is more unique. I have Butterfly Bushes in my garden and occasionally I’m able to catch it Continue reading My Butterfly Bush
Our most recent hiking adventure took to Grand Park Backdoor via Lake Eleanor. The temperature on Sunday got up to the mid-70s, but it started out a bit chilly (around 49). We had a time constraint which meant that we Continue reading Grand Park to Backdoor of Mount Rainier
This week’s #FriFotos theme on Twitter is KIDS. I don’t have traditional kids…but I do have these guys. Of all the photos I’ve ever taken of each of them, these are by far my favorites. In fact, “the wino” is Continue reading Yoda and the Wino
For quite a while I’ve wanted to visit Olympic Sculpture Park in Downtown Seattle. I expected to see a park full of sculptures. Instead there were a few interesting sculptures and lots of grass (by Downtown Seattle standards). The views Continue reading Olympic Sculpture Park
Once again it’s time for #FriFotos on Twitter. This week’s theme is WET. While we haven’t had much wetness in Western Washington this summer, I still managed to get this shot during my hike to and around Heather Lake (near Continue reading Dew Drops
Today’s #FriFotos theme on Twitter is Electric. I didn’t think I had anything that would be a good representation of Electric, but then I stumbled across this photo.
I walk nearly every day at lunch as a means to escape and recharge from the hectic whirlwind of the office. Luckily I can get to a nice trail easily, but it’s still in the middle of Bellevue, Washington with Continue reading When Nature Catches Your Eye…or, the Love Bug
In January I decided to set a goal for myself…to walk/hike every single Saturday in 2013. I wanted it to be hike every single Saturday, but I had just had knee surgery for the sixth time in November so I Continue reading Alpine Lakes of Washington
Yesterday was Independence Day here in the US. Most folks I know spent it hanging out with family, eating obscene amounts of food (some even drinking a bit too much), and shooting off explosives disguised as brightly colored fireworks. I Continue reading Being Independent on Independence Day