One of my favorite local hikes is the Lower Big Quilcene Trail in Olympic National Forest and a favorite destination is Bark Shanty Bridge. This popular trail is referred to by some as ‘The Champagne Trail’ and for good reason. It is virtually level, no switchbacks or steep grades, just pure walking pleasure. Because of […]
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Camping at Kalaloch
Last week we spent four lovely days at the coast away from computers and cell phones. Nothing but warm sunshine, extended walks on deserted beaches bordered by mounds of driftwood and old spruce trees. An occasional sea otter, tufted puffin or sea lion flanked our stride in the waves as we strolled along. For our […]
West End
I always enjoy our trips out to the west end. No matter what season it’s always beautiful. On this trip we used the Hoh Rainforest for our base camp. We found a site right on the river that was so nice we stayed an extra week. Everyday we did something different. We kayaked the […]
Glacier & Waterton National Pa
We just returned from 10 days of camping, hiking and kayaking in beautiful Glacier and Waterton National Parks. Our last trip there was a resource mission, terribly short and left us longing to return someday to spend some quality time. We finally got it! Glacier is one of those BIG PARKS with towering mountains, amazing […]
The Barred Owl is back!
While eating breakfast this morning, looking out onto the meadow and watching birds and squirrels on the feeder, I noticed that suddenly everyone left. The feeder was empty of wildlife, a sure sign a hawk or other large bird was nearby. Sure enough, I looked up into the bigleaf maple and there it was, a […]
Winter Trip South
Snow Geese – Sacramento Wildlife Refuge
This is a repost of our trip to Southern California to visit family and friends over the holidays. I guess the previous post has been forever lost in cyberspace, or accidentally deleted? I admit it could be operator error.
Wed planned on at least three weeks for the road trip and our timing was perfect. The weather was ideal both in San Diego and Anza Borrego. Even our quick stop at the Sacramento Wildlife Refuge was warm and sunny.
Once in San Diego we took several side trips to Anza Borrego State Park for a little camping and hiking, our way to relax and rejuvenate from the fast pace of the city. Anza Borrego is Californias largest state park encompassing more than 600,000 acres and home to 50 or more species of flora and fauna including the parks namesake the Bighorn Sheep (Borrego is Spanish for sheep).
Balboa Park at Dusk
Photos taken at Anza Borrego State Park
