Travel, Photography, and Other Fun Adventures
by Alaska Girl at Heart
Last weekend I went a little crazy at the camera store. I bought a 12-24mm lens, ND filter, polarizing filter, an underwater camera, and a external flash. All stuff I’ve had on my wish list for a long time and Continue reading Fun with My New Flash
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
Part of the benefits of my Global Entry Card is access to the TSA Precheck program. This program is available at selected airports for selected airlines. At the selected airports, there is a special screening line for TSA Precheck participants. Continue reading TSA PreCheck
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.
As of today, there are only 95 days until my biggest vacation/adventure EVER!!! Several months ago, I mentioned I had been approved to take three months off of work. At that time, my plans were very fluid. The main goal Continue reading Count Down to Massive Adventure
When I received my new passport it included brochures about several programs and one of them was the Global Entry Program. I read the brochure and then checked out the website. Until I learned about the program, I always wondered Continue reading Obtaining a Global Entry Card