Travel, Photography, and Other Fun Adventures
by Alaska Girl at Heart
Located at 108 W Burnside, Portland Saturday Market was a must experience event. I remembered visiting the market in 1998, when I moved to Washington State. This past weekend, nearly 14 years later, marked my second visit. One thing was Continue reading The Sights, Smells, Sounds, Tastes, and People of the Portland Saturday Market
I just got back from a whirlwind weekend trip to Portland. While there I visited the Japanese Garden. Here are a couple of my favorite shots.
Twitter’s #FriFotos theme this week is POOL. I don’t usually take photos of pools, so I wasn’t sure I’d have anything to share…especially since I live in Western Washington where pools are few and far between. Then I remembered an Continue reading Ik Kil Cenote – An Untraditional Pool
I leave for Canada and Alaska in just over two weeks. The time has been zooming by and I feel unprepared, especially since I’m going to be gallivanting around Portland this weekend (another post about that soon). I already mentioned Continue reading Preparing Myself for a Road Trip
Documentation: Electronics: Clothing: Driver’s License Alarm Clock (b) 5 Undergarments Passport (a) Cell Phone & Charger 3 Socks Photocopy of Passport (a) Headphones and Splitter 1-2 Capris/Jeans Money/Money Belt Nikon Camera & Charger 1-2 Jacket/Sweater/Sweatshirt Notebook/Pen Waterproof Camera & Charger Continue reading Alaska (Spring/Autumn) Packing List
This is a list of additional items I would bring on a road trip. For a list of personal items, check out one of my other packing lists. Sleeping (a) Cooking Comfort Tent Cooler Camp Chair (c) Air Mattress Food Continue reading Road Trip Packing List
Last week I saw a photo of downtown Seattle that really caught my eye. Lucky for me the person who took it was willing to share the location of the shot. These photos were taken from Kerry Park in the Continue reading 2012 Week #16
Here’s is another installment from my travel photography course at Matador U. This time the assignment is practicing with ISO. I’ll be honest. I don’t mess with ISO much. I often forget to adjust it and if I have a Continue reading Fun with Photography (ISO)
Actually taxidermy probably speaks anti Earth Week, but let me explain. Wednesday night I signed in to Twitter and found out that the #FriFotos theme was Earth Week, which starts Sunday. I was stumped. A few thoughts crossed my mind, Continue reading Nothing Screams Earth Week like Taxidermy
I didn’t go hiking this weekend, unless you count another failed attempt to get a sunrise photos, but I did run into the office to get a file and that turned into quite an adventure. It started out nearly disastrous. I’ll Continue reading Wildlife in Downtown Bellevue – The Mercer Slough