We drove by Mount Hood, another volcano in the ring of fire, on the way to our next stopping place.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Mount Hood
September 2013
We drove by Mount Hood, another volcano in the ring of fire, on the way to our next stopping place.
A few more pictures.
We drove by Mount Hood, another volcano in the ring of fire, on the way to our next stopping place.
Ashford, WA
September 2013
We stayed at an RV park
in Ashford, next to Mt. Rainier National Park, for Andy and Stefanie's wedding.
Next to our RV, these fungi grew and changed over the days
We ate at an interesting restaurant
where we were visited by some wildlife
Down the road was a sculpture garden created by Dan Kennert, who I couldn't find on the web.
More pictures, including lots more of the sculptures.
We stayed at an RV park
in Ashford, next to Mt. Rainier National Park, for Andy and Stefanie's wedding.
Mount Rainier
September 2013
Mt. Rainier is a 14,411-foot volcano
that stands 13,211 feet above the surrounding landscape. You can see it from hundreds of miles away, on a clear day.
We went to the National Park from two different entrances, went on a few hikes and saw lots of streams
and waterfalls
big trees,
small animals
and birds
At Paradise, there's a lodge
that gets snowed in up to the roof in winter.
People used to go to Longmire
for the hot springs.
We saw some butterflies
and pollywogs
and fungi
More pictures here. Videos of waterfalls here, here, here, here, here, here, here. Streams here, here, here. Butterflies, pollywogs, hot spring and hot tub in action.
Mt. Rainier is a 14,411-foot volcano
that stands 13,211 feet above the surrounding landscape. You can see it from hundreds of miles away, on a clear day.
We went to the National Park from two different entrances, went on a few hikes and saw lots of streams
and waterfalls
At Paradise, there's a lodge
that gets snowed in up to the roof in winter.
People used to go to Longmire
for the hot springs.
We saw some butterflies
and pollywogs
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Mt. St. Helens
September 2013
We visited the "other" side of Mount St. Helens this time, coming in from the Northeast instead of the West. No visitor center, just a viewing area where you can see the crater
but also the lake, where most of the trees ended up that were blown down in the eruption
Those are them, clogging up the cofferdam at the tunnel that is the exit of the lake, since the old exit was blocked by the lava flow.
We had to walk up these stairs to get to the viewing area.
More pictures.
We visited the "other" side of Mount St. Helens this time, coming in from the Northeast instead of the West. No visitor center, just a viewing area where you can see the crater
La Conner
August 2013
We stayed a week in La Conner, a resort town north of Seattle. It's on the water, near the mountains, and has lots of farmlands, famous for blackberries, and they have preserved some of the native American traditional elements, along with modern and whimsical ones
We stayed a week in La Conner, a resort town north of Seattle. It's on the water, near the mountains, and has lots of farmlands, famous for blackberries, and they have preserved some of the native American traditional elements, along with modern and whimsical ones
The RV park had nice amenities, too
More pictures.
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