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February 27, 2015
Fun Photo Friday — Lake Crescent and Marymere Falls
Lake Crescent Panoramic
Today I present to you my favorite photographs from this segment of our road trip into the Olympic National Park and our visit to Lake Crescent and Marymere Falls. On Wednesday I did a lot of talking about Marymere Falls, but my photos concentrated on the hike through the old growth forest on the way there. So, what did we see when we arrived? A 90-foot/27-meter drop from Aurora Ridge to Barnes Creek.
Marymere Falls Vertical Panoramic
But the forest alone was worth the hi...
February 25, 2015
The Hike to Marymere Falls
Old Growth Alder, Cedar, Fir, and Hemlock
On Monday I gave you just a taste of some of the wonders contained with the Olympic National Park. Today we’ll take a short hike into an old growth forest there. Rounding Lake Crescent we pulled off of Route 101 and parked the rental at the Storm King Ranger Station on Barnes Point, the site of an ancient land slide that spilled into Lake Crescent.
Intrepid Hiker Ursula Wicker
From Storm King we took the pedestrian tunnel back beneath Route 101 and start...
February 23, 2015
From Port Angeles to Lake Crescent
Lake Crescent
Ursula and I picked up the rental car that she had reserved in advance. She drove and I navigated as we headed west out of Port Angeles on famed U.S. Route 101. Yes, that’s the same Route 101 that in California joins up in some areas to run concurrently with California State Route 1 — the picturesque Pacific Coast Highway. So, basically, Route 101 runs between Port Angeles in Washington all the way to where it joins up with U.S. Interstate 5 just south of Los Angeles, California,...
February 20, 2015
Fun Photo Friday — Port Angeles Favorites
Port Angeles
Today’s favorites are:
By the way, if you’re reading this and other material authored by me on The Destinary website, this post was not “Posted on (fill in the date) | By destinary” as they’ve been erroneously claiming; this material was in fact reposted. The Destinary have also been claiming the right to do so, without links back to the original and without full attribution (“by RDoug” and a nonworking link is not proper attribution) with a rather bizarre interpretation of U.S. co...
February 18, 2015
Out and About in Port Angeles
Port Angeles
Ursula and I wouldn’t be spending much time here in Port Angeles. We had places to see and people to do. Or is that . . . . Oh, well, anyway, we pretty much hiked into town for a car rental that would take us far away from Port Angeles, and you’ll be seeing those sights over the next two weeks. Until then, today and Fun Photo Friday I’ll present images of this charming sea port.
A Splash of Color
As luck would have it we docked next to a large lumber hauler with limber lumberjacks l...
February 16, 2015
Six Days Out of Hawaii — Port Angeles, Washington
Port Angeles
Departure from the Hawaiian Islands was on May 3, and MS Oosterdam arrived into Port Angeles in Washington State six days later. Many people ask, “Don’t you get bored on sea days?” Heck, no! There is a lot of stuff to do on a cruise ship while you’re days between ports of call. Ursula enjoys reading. I like to play bridge. We also enjoy watching the movies, going to the shows, attending cooking classes, socializing with new friends, and generally partaking in the dozens of other a...
February 13, 2015
Fun Photo Friday — Kauai
Waimea Canyon Panoramic
In today’s Fun Photo Friday I present some of my favorite shots of Kauai. Hope you enjoyed the journey, and please read the little exposé at the end.
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By the way, if you’re reading this and other material authored by me on The Destinary website, this post was not “Posted on (fill in the date) | By destinary” as they’ve been erroneously claiming; this material was in fact reposted. The Destinary have also been claiming the right to do so, without li...
February 12, 2015
Intellectual Property Theft? You Decide!
There is a website that has lately taken a liking to my travel-related posts. So much so that they’ve been using an automated skimmer and reposting them, taking credit for the post, and not linking back to my blog. If not for the copyright notice on my photos you would think I was working for these people under the name “R. Doug” — no last name given, no website indicated, no working link back to my website. Nothing. What you do see, as an example from their reposting of my Waimea Canyon blog...
February 11, 2015
Waimea Canyon, Kauai
Waimea Canyon
By Grand Canyon standards Waimea Canyon may seem rather puny, but by Pacific island standards it’s gigantic. Yes, the Grand Canyon is 277 miles/446 kilometers long, 18 miles/29 kilometers wide, and some 6,000 feet/1,800 meters deep, but Waimea Canyon is still impressive. Waimea Canyon measures 10 miles/16 kilometers in length and is half as deep as the Grand Canyon — 3,000 feet/900 meters.
Waimea Canyon
Besides, Waimea is actually green. The Grand Canyon can’t make that claim.
Waime...
February 9, 2015
Kauai — Almost Rhymes with “Hawaii”
Pilot boat approaching MS Oosterdam in Nawiliwili Bay, Kauai
Our final Hawaiian Islands stop was on Saturday, May 3, in the Kauai port of Nawiliwili. But we weren’t destined to spend much time here, as Ursula had us scheduled for yet another excursion.
Nawiliwili Bay, Kauai
After we docked Ursula and I headed out to join up with our tour group. From there we boarded our tour bus and headed first to the Koloa district for a view of the famous Spouting Horn, which didn’t disappoint too badly despi...
