It’s pretty hard to beat the Pacific Northwest as a place to hang your rain hat. This post illustrates some of the things I love about home in the PNW, […]
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Spring Arrives in the Skagit Valley
Nothing signals the arrival of spring in Western Washington like an expansive field of blooming yellow daffodils in the Skagit Valley. Starting with 5 acres in 1947, the Dutch immigrant […]
Read MoreGood Night 2014!
8:57 pm, December 31, 2014: This photo of Point Wilson Lighthouse under a cold starry night sky concludes my 2014. An 85% waxing gibbous moon illuminated the scene. I could […]
Read MoreSkagit Valley Tulips
A few photos from Roozengaarde’s fields and display gardens in Mount Vernon, Washington.
Read MoreBroken Obelisk, University of Washington
Dawn breaks over the Broken Obelisk in the University of Washington’s Red Square.
Read MoreSpring Arrives in the Skagit Valley
Spring has sprung in the Skagit Valley with these yellow trumpet dutch master daffodils heralding the changing of the seasons. Follow the bloom progression from daffodils, through tulips and finally […]
Read MoreHome Turf Advantage
Where is the best place to focus your travel photographic energies, exotic locals or near your home? Carsten Krieger’s article Theme and Variations on Digital Photography Review got me thinking […]
Read MoreEnjoying a Lummi Island Sunset
“Amsterdam Bicycles” Featured by PrintedArt
PrintedArt is featuring my black and white image of bicycles parked in Amsterdam in their latest curator’s blog post on images that run edge-to-edge. If you have ever been to […]
Read MoreLime Kiln Lighthouse
The US Coast Guard built Lime Kiln Lighthouse on the western shore of San Juan Island in 1919, replacing an earlier light built there in 1914. The last major light […]
Read MoreFort Worden State Park
A few early morning photographs shot from Fort Worden State Park during a weekend Christmas shopping trip to Port Townsend, Washington.
Read MoreMap Addiction
After confessing my addiction to camera bags, I have yet one more thing to fess up to: I’m also addicted to maps. I spent last May traveling through Ireland and […]
Read MoreOn Location: SE Alaska!
Updated August 4, 2012 Follow along on a photo journey through Southeast Alaska via the Alaska Marine Highway System. Our three week adventure begins in Bellingham, Washington, cruises through the […]
Read MoreBest Sights and Restaurants of Southeast Alaska
Here are my favorite sights and restaurants in Southeast Alaska, along with a few tips for getting around when traveling via the Alaska Marine Highway System without a car. Favorite […]
Read MoreSoutheast Alaska Day 23 – Alaska Raptor Center
July 21, 2012 Today we toured the Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka, Alaska. The Center takes in injured raptors from across North America for rehabilitation and, where possible, release into […]
Read MoreSoutheast Alaska Day 22 – Sitka’s Sunset Secret
July 20, 2012 Hard to believe, but we had our third spectacular sunset in a row in Sitka. I’m beginning to think that Sitka has been keeping some kind of […]
Read MoreSoutheast Alaska Day 21 – Sitka
July 19, 2012 Today we toured through Sitka, Alaska, first visiting the Russian Orthodox St. Michael’s Cathedral located right smack in the middle of Lincoln Street. It was interesting to […]
Read MoreSoutheast Alaska Day 20 – Sitka National Historical Park
July 18, 2012 Motoring along at top speeds just a little over 40 miles per hour, the catamaran Fairweather whisked us from Juneau to Sitka in just over four hours. […]
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