Travel, Photography, and Other Fun Adventures
by Alaska Girl at Heart
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
Today my friend and I hiked the Ashland Lakes trail. Despite the endless torture of mosquitoes, for which were ill prepared for, this was still one of my all time favorite hikes. The trail-head parking lot was easy to find, Continue reading Ashland Lakes
I wanted to start participating in #FriFotos on Twitter again. This week’s theme is WAVES, which reminded me of this beach on Santa Cruz Island. Before we got there, our guide assured us it was a swimming beach. I was Continue reading Santa Cruz Beach – Galapagos, Ecuador
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago my photos are currently on display at a local restaurant. Last week I got a call that one of them sold. I was thrilled. I was even more thrilled when I found Continue reading My First Photo Sold
I’ve been absent from my blog lately, but I have an excuse. As of this morning, several of my photos went on display at a restaurant in Issaquah. They will be there until June 22nd. At that time, they will Continue reading Some of My Photos are on Public Display
A week ago it snowed for the first time in Western Washington and today it was 64 degrees. That is how Spring works here. This photo was taken the day after our snowfall. Since then blossoms have been popping up Continue reading Spring has Sprung
Before my weekly walk, I decided to taking some morning photos. I snapped away, but it wasn’t until I got home that I discovered this really cool set of photos showing a Mallard landing on Lake Washington in Kirkland. I Continue reading Landing Mallard on Lake Washington
This week’s #FriFotos theme is SNOW/ICE and as luck (or maybe not) would have it, we’ve had plenty of ICE in Western Washington the last couple of weeks. I guess the good news is there hasn’t been much rain. It’s Continue reading Winter Ice
Taking sunrise photos this morning was a bit of a bust. However, there were plenty of frosty bushes just waiting to be photographed.
I decided to say good-bye to 2012 and hello to 2013 in my own unique way. I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I have a love/hate relationship with sunsets and sunrises (I love them…they hide from me). Some friends even Continue reading Saying Good-bye to 2012 and Hello to 2013