tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51059061923293209832024-02-19T02:43:56.887-05:00As We TravelThis is the story of Lee and Lynda's travels, here, there and everywhere.Lee http://www.blogger.com/profile/02173407735136913191noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-4070194283188950782021-08-24T01:04:00.040-04:002021-08-24T09:52:27.585-04:00Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND<p> August 23, 2021</p><p>It's been a crazy week since I last posted. We left North Cascades on the 15th to work our way to Theodore Roosevelt NP in North Dakota. We drove along Highway 20 heading east. It had just opened up after being closed because of the wildfires in the area. The damage to the forests along the way was devastating. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66cAa_GCXucmpDBcg9OirItHRCnGpTlb8OF1mN5C5C1tkHZEoXWqXVjRHSX_kOPM79ISDSdn609VkC-x6NKMUiLsLgVT7bXtZYLWtVd7H1IQisxdvi4kGzAQJ5moMY34OzN4yobxTqUfM/s800/IMG_1491.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="800" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66cAa_GCXucmpDBcg9OirItHRCnGpTlb8OF1mN5C5C1tkHZEoXWqXVjRHSX_kOPM79ISDSdn609VkC-x6NKMUiLsLgVT7bXtZYLWtVd7H1IQisxdvi4kGzAQJ5moMY34OzN4yobxTqUfM/s320/IMG_1491.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I took a few shots with my phone as we drove by.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFTrC-EZ20BV5RV5Xo99yIzEANHoVV0UNdq2g3e7LoKGlgLXwofZM8dGcG32PkLQYeFTTX4qIqZQVgMlUIQU5svijto0Iqb3E2uyQ_uwY_3WRqwRqj8H-ZsQ7ApW7L6pRAiBFkrdHxvE3/s2048/IMG_1498.heic" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1790" data-original-width="2048" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFTrC-EZ20BV5RV5Xo99yIzEANHoVV0UNdq2g3e7LoKGlgLXwofZM8dGcG32PkLQYeFTTX4qIqZQVgMlUIQU5svijto0Iqb3E2uyQ_uwY_3WRqwRqj8H-ZsQ7ApW7L6pRAiBFkrdHxvE3/s320/IMG_1498.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>We made it as far as Coulee, WA and spent the night at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area near the Coulee Dam. It was 100 degrees that afternoon and the campground had no hookups. Somehow we managed to get some sleep with the help of our little battery-operated fan.</p><p>The next day we said goodbye to Washington after being there for about six weeks. We drove across Idaho and stopped for the night in Missoula, Montana. The next morning as we were on our way to North Dakota, our refrigerator conked out. So we made an unplanned stop in Helena, MT in hopes of getting it fixed. The RV dealer tried to get it restarted, but couldn't and they didn't have the replacement part, but suggested that we call the dealers in Billings. After several phone calls, Lee finally found a dealer in Billings who had the part. So off we went the next morning with the newly purchased cooler from Walmart to Billings, MT. At least we were still heading in the right direction. </p><p>Long story short, we got the part and Lee installed it himself! The unused cooler got returned a few days later in North Dakota.</p><p>Phew! So now to the main purpose of this post. Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Our last main stop before getting home.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IrI-_AsyTenOMMIrnZj3aDnIcQCKZwPO7-lHyQAQizvBu0yHwMZQow_gei5e9RwUx_s5cXWhAnwT6wNkGFSjpPEa5kx2FAIlvlsCeqcICnN4Qd-f74EpgdSnaPrWhs7n4jfv6sxJfmih/s800/_DSC6310resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IrI-_AsyTenOMMIrnZj3aDnIcQCKZwPO7-lHyQAQizvBu0yHwMZQow_gei5e9RwUx_s5cXWhAnwT6wNkGFSjpPEa5kx2FAIlvlsCeqcICnN4Qd-f74EpgdSnaPrWhs7n4jfv6sxJfmih/s320/_DSC6310resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The entrance to the park is in the town of Medora, a cute little touristy western town. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2FooJFxXFTxM6te_If_wx_V2pzxpEJEDY03_mUx8BXnGFuKlvxj3u1mIYCI49LHDlLaRQXASlUT8RINbFlIBzqrPT3AVpkTxK90baEYoBeyZdUG3nNIJxn0ioVkqe59VfSWRBywtY6W1/s800/_DSC6312resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2FooJFxXFTxM6te_If_wx_V2pzxpEJEDY03_mUx8BXnGFuKlvxj3u1mIYCI49LHDlLaRQXASlUT8RINbFlIBzqrPT3AVpkTxK90baEYoBeyZdUG3nNIJxn0ioVkqe59VfSWRBywtY6W1/s320/_DSC6312resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The Visitor Center is at the entrance. We watched a short video that gave an overview of the park and it's history. Behind the Visitor Center is Roosevelt's Maltese Cross cabin that was moved here from its original location. He split his time between this cabin and his Elkhorn Ranch (a remote part of the park), when he came to ND.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>From the Visitor Center, we continued five miles into the park to the Cottonwood campground. We were lucky to get one of the first come, first served sites. It's a no-hookups campground, but in a pretty setting.</p><p>There is a loop road through the park, but a small portion of it was closed for repair, so it became an out and back. The scenery is beautiful. This park is considered the North Dakota Badlands, but they are very different from the Badlands of South Dakota. (See earlier post.) The cottonwood trees, the grasses, and the river add color to the buttes. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOfSisoJ7LahvFSCvVZH2yfCIp-843jH0R1Ob-5-YKNRxqawwa8rjMNxrULGOQOtL0-kNQgyKNg7dfrYsIYhiEq-1XHiU_NF-h6hhaBy7WDy0mutyZanOyiFj3kUQzrUVktTLiC4G6hYj/s800/_DSC6247resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOfSisoJ7LahvFSCvVZH2yfCIp-843jH0R1Ob-5-YKNRxqawwa8rjMNxrULGOQOtL0-kNQgyKNg7dfrYsIYhiEq-1XHiU_NF-h6hhaBy7WDy0mutyZanOyiFj3kUQzrUVktTLiC4G6hYj/s320/_DSC6247resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Looking out at Wind Canyon and the Little Missouri River on our first evening in the park. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1mr-6wHpsaO8ZqHo5o91z3tMB7Uz4ezRzpv4NYPjWDTipVCun0QdbAMelJil-FejUoFC4rMW6sNNueDIRqg653ONAV2w7XQDOGOEQlm7tLGfet3B_liOAbjoH95YAXNTuiKlv5tVHeEo/s800/_DSC6256resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1mr-6wHpsaO8ZqHo5o91z3tMB7Uz4ezRzpv4NYPjWDTipVCun0QdbAMelJil-FejUoFC4rMW6sNNueDIRqg653ONAV2w7XQDOGOEQlm7tLGfet3B_liOAbjoH95YAXNTuiKlv5tVHeEo/s320/_DSC6256resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We walked to this overlook the next morning. The rain was coming.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2o_A8xQEPc2CZAc5hp0Ujt_FpbwX53DQHfirw4sLb_7zrCsURRLP0Ec7t2U4J5D6qyczRV62D3gBGIt5HxlYgirew17L5Ex2Un7eTSBfBurCntuOCLBSzc57uTZKb3yqo5TucefpcNtXF/s800/_DSC6254resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="800" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2o_A8xQEPc2CZAc5hp0Ujt_FpbwX53DQHfirw4sLb_7zrCsURRLP0Ec7t2U4J5D6qyczRV62D3gBGIt5HxlYgirew17L5Ex2Un7eTSBfBurCntuOCLBSzc57uTZKb3yqo5TucefpcNtXF/s320/_DSC6254resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This flower stood in sharp contrast to the rugged path we walked on.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWDWk2M8v0TEGwKLWR-TEJkz44BsnHikjBZB_2bQ4lwoRFQnbCxgCyucA4WG-0bBCfttLLK3bzgYSyCUH76XpjwQ5HrI85qkt9ojBF-wb9dDe8jQ0ZHnlRUjFCtZQQ-vEuDJB1aGqsrE5/s800/_DSC6271resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="800" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWDWk2M8v0TEGwKLWR-TEJkz44BsnHikjBZB_2bQ4lwoRFQnbCxgCyucA4WG-0bBCfttLLK3bzgYSyCUH76XpjwQ5HrI85qkt9ojBF-wb9dDe8jQ0ZHnlRUjFCtZQQ-vEuDJB1aGqsrE5/w320-h153/_DSC6271resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Our view from the overlook</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG2Egmx6HcsVOdADrzIFJcyiAjhflr-obDmv9c6xYAQMASurv0vyR5aggKUkcIZ6FVpG79GeZ1OMylRacDghxJGFvWpOOtXN3cfBuyZDGPj0WdoXxDtjXmNFu2xTQbU4TGYHDqitK4x-v/s800/_DSC6290resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG2Egmx6HcsVOdADrzIFJcyiAjhflr-obDmv9c6xYAQMASurv0vyR5aggKUkcIZ6FVpG79GeZ1OMylRacDghxJGFvWpOOtXN3cfBuyZDGPj0WdoXxDtjXmNFu2xTQbU4TGYHDqitK4x-v/s320/_DSC6290resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p>This park is one of the few national parks where visitors can see free-roaming, feral horses.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDY9R2Eeq_DBRy-1WRnv1QRTAPXfA6MxQ5wV3kY2wDmsI79ZmzbnsHnm9KZoOMOW2EOttwVOI3b0H3tancD6dLbCNqrg69WiVz-MmSQqETXTdRgj7cNlQKx6X0e9OonBwvlZtAJg_5qPZ/s800/_DSC6287resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDY9R2Eeq_DBRy-1WRnv1QRTAPXfA6MxQ5wV3kY2wDmsI79ZmzbnsHnm9KZoOMOW2EOttwVOI3b0H3tancD6dLbCNqrg69WiVz-MmSQqETXTdRgj7cNlQKx6X0e9OonBwvlZtAJg_5qPZ/w640-h428/_DSC6287resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Here they are close up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJFUHjYDFCeSqoqyms0kuV3zawLBr4n8oxhHwPWaHEqBhykgfZHzSQGO9pzelN-6pfhxLYP2gJxMRkithOSYMmMv_Zd7C-Wr2LuTlG95SMeEC_zv8JyGnG0MdmrmeFuwvJM1NMQCfbB3T/s800/_DSC1126resize.jpg" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybA4EnUEh55Vn3zjjs8zlVT41K1vu7EKT858MGErMqaI-aq1GA43G-m_RLyPONwC_6Z7IRwRyqv0Xh0W_Rzb8YZ1f_4q_Gkud34heA8VP5GFsD4keiDTVT6RZr-LRUFOg6uA7YvqW_cjP/s800/_DSC1123resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybA4EnUEh55Vn3zjjs8zlVT41K1vu7EKT858MGErMqaI-aq1GA43G-m_RLyPONwC_6Z7IRwRyqv0Xh0W_Rzb8YZ1f_4q_Gkud34heA8VP5GFsD4keiDTVT6RZr-LRUFOg6uA7YvqW_cjP/s320/_DSC1123resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p>The male (left) was chasing after the female, but she didn't seem interested.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HC5dL_HJ0QQBz1UCahq2jNpIA19iJ2qari_WueV94_2tgO1dD7iDFQr4SwbQTT3jutTqawkkP2_wTH9oxfveLInmx_UhH2Kd6LGn2osLm64O2iHEJahA5-2zQgBtkT35pwb5cB-PZ8E2/s800/_DSC1114resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was a sweet moment.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgnsd0IkVQPcU6NfRkX1gWwnD1bYEgg90SR6189Nf6hVtkAR45hrqBZ0tdT8_5ambeuinxpKNhCXYEsi7Cb7kliTNxX3fgdFDCAy9T00E_Ew7fvKQM2ss42T50Eidw0qJmXTco_zzuhpE/s800/_DSC1118resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgnsd0IkVQPcU6NfRkX1gWwnD1bYEgg90SR6189Nf6hVtkAR45hrqBZ0tdT8_5ambeuinxpKNhCXYEsi7Cb7kliTNxX3fgdFDCAy9T00E_Ew7fvKQM2ss42T50Eidw0qJmXTco_zzuhpE/s320/_DSC1118resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2J8vrlhFlln9cGsQzZlsSwbMYcMBeyzjNHOU4eB73tRQUtQmLT14Q3UyGY2GbCoehywtId77C2y1AHRsmfgJ-RDN6hnMZ9EnmPVYbxSigtJCBG_yJewSWSlSR6H1IyYAuC3V1gKUqD9Z2/s800/_DSC1120resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="800" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2J8vrlhFlln9cGsQzZlsSwbMYcMBeyzjNHOU4eB73tRQUtQmLT14Q3UyGY2GbCoehywtId77C2y1AHRsmfgJ-RDN6hnMZ9EnmPVYbxSigtJCBG_yJewSWSlSR6H1IyYAuC3V1gKUqD9Z2/s320/_DSC1120resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Mother and her young calf (red dog)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There were prairie dog "towns" everywhere. There must have been thousands of these little critters scurrying in and out of their tunnels and nibbling on grasses.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjX0_0GiqWjjjM18lGTPeT6Jd5Bnna0CBqoXDMC3AlUb4i26538BKKVk1I2zFGpxmEo8kWNRBYOryhyphenhyphenYaECOpjFY32zm_sTCz5kA5frDt0LV2jTyS8vxsPcN2z_HhpxPVmsNPJDHDfM9lF/s1619/_DSC1164.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1501" data-original-width="1619" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjX0_0GiqWjjjM18lGTPeT6Jd5Bnna0CBqoXDMC3AlUb4i26538BKKVk1I2zFGpxmEo8kWNRBYOryhyphenhyphenYaECOpjFY32zm_sTCz5kA5frDt0LV2jTyS8vxsPcN2z_HhpxPVmsNPJDHDfM9lF/s320/_DSC1164.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnQzMR-W8_TilR18Vssxq5Sj3FI0X7GCia-1LQsTsIUNGOsRHir33kvSo_GFUeK8Ds9I8xhLXsXo6biBiRaOKFSm05x4VjyNq-HVnisjLVXZwQZ6yaKwNcFsYeh5PPyhDiahxQCoNnibJ/s800/_DSC1150resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnQzMR-W8_TilR18Vssxq5Sj3FI0X7GCia-1LQsTsIUNGOsRHir33kvSo_GFUeK8Ds9I8xhLXsXo6biBiRaOKFSm05x4VjyNq-HVnisjLVXZwQZ6yaKwNcFsYeh5PPyhDiahxQCoNnibJ/s320/_DSC1150resize.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I caught this little guy leaping up in the air.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The sun finally came out on our last full day in the park, so we crammed a lot in. We planned to do some hiking, but first we stopped at one of the overlooks from the previous day, to see what it looked like on a clear day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOsrTIuW1ZgIQvbJ2Cuw7jOTTpt_8GviYX1oo97e4U8elP2G5q2p3Med-MVH8N2xJNvWbGS5Iz37yM46GzjXJfaxJyEpTA2JWnZ0HMLliaaRxDyd_NyrflaGHgo3FZsU-XedcMvKXfb-dG/s800/_DSC6337+2resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOsrTIuW1ZgIQvbJ2Cuw7jOTTpt_8GviYX1oo97e4U8elP2G5q2p3Med-MVH8N2xJNvWbGS5Iz37yM46GzjXJfaxJyEpTA2JWnZ0HMLliaaRxDyd_NyrflaGHgo3FZsU-XedcMvKXfb-dG/w400-h268/_DSC6337+2resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yhOZ-jsZ3mciYMZhkVQMmMiOtpar8dQlZdDpXs2xqdCJTAEg9D3JtBw7qwCV38fNrFFJnPM6gZDAHA3sxVCD7ACAOhz0zDi4ZwEGpI30Rr-JmPOyTXEIP4BtwyYNiLp2pACybRhekrEV/s800/_DSC6338resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="800" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yhOZ-jsZ3mciYMZhkVQMmMiOtpar8dQlZdDpXs2xqdCJTAEg9D3JtBw7qwCV38fNrFFJnPM6gZDAHA3sxVCD7ACAOhz0zDi4ZwEGpI30Rr-JmPOyTXEIP4BtwyYNiLp2pACybRhekrEV/w400-h265/_DSC6338resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZ9SteAORC1UhmoyCVLteo-Z8vfihEg1P3Sr2nlWNEV0-RzULs0zDMGARpWi5x9GbQ2ERPi4be5CLUkhqgJbYtUKfi0n2NxCt6lCXwHRPqdD490X-WROthaDLIl4E4HlUzdpNgMAA5nVF/s800/_DSC6340resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="800" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZ9SteAORC1UhmoyCVLteo-Z8vfihEg1P3Sr2nlWNEV0-RzULs0zDMGARpWi5x9GbQ2ERPi4be5CLUkhqgJbYtUKfi0n2NxCt6lCXwHRPqdD490X-WROthaDLIl4E4HlUzdpNgMAA5nVF/w640-h326/_DSC6340resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>We found the trailhead for the Jones Creek Trail. The sign at the start described the trail as moderate, muddy, stream crossings (water could be deep). We just decided we'd start walking and see what happens.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA84J-Mfp_4Vjqgl3Pwq3VPH2OAbdlfATbRpBw8tanW00Xy07r_DTlLo9J4eYw2ZMmrmWiMBCISgUiIqGVEzmvoaUuFl89T8ewgksxuJV3WYA_HJSir0iNdUCcVM8p0AFZ-pbMU8APDEu0/s800/_DSC6322resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA84J-Mfp_4Vjqgl3Pwq3VPH2OAbdlfATbRpBw8tanW00Xy07r_DTlLo9J4eYw2ZMmrmWiMBCISgUiIqGVEzmvoaUuFl89T8ewgksxuJV3WYA_HJSir0iNdUCcVM8p0AFZ-pbMU8APDEu0/s320/_DSC6322resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p>Some scenery on the hike</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnzCcg7e-33kCF5T_2eadDDa_pVU7pISgjqaCehr-JnhWayCcIHLrwtioHk2BYS1PfQMEFnNd-DP6S1HRQmKfsNz4WwPH7urvhy4poUSLhVr1tDV8erLoRm9McGrTq_kc7Tgrc3YKlpVS/s800/_DSC6323resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnzCcg7e-33kCF5T_2eadDDa_pVU7pISgjqaCehr-JnhWayCcIHLrwtioHk2BYS1PfQMEFnNd-DP6S1HRQmKfsNz4WwPH7urvhy4poUSLhVr1tDV8erLoRm9McGrTq_kc7Tgrc3YKlpVS/s320/_DSC6323resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>As you can see by the buffalo chips, we weren't the first ones on this trail today.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-Lzbq3vANmAdINBjoWD4xBLQOOU3AQQqxG1-PoD-VgyIuP9e1PTlmBVOaonsPr_DjvcBdeXCr6S8OQYZCj1XSqThRrPutGsb0WajT9E4_7vHWG7pi2417S5XuaOHXNH5_acmiA1Nx2V3/s800/_DSC6324resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-Lzbq3vANmAdINBjoWD4xBLQOOU3AQQqxG1-PoD-VgyIuP9e1PTlmBVOaonsPr_DjvcBdeXCr6S8OQYZCj1XSqThRrPutGsb0WajT9E4_7vHWG7pi2417S5XuaOHXNH5_acmiA1Nx2V3/s320/_DSC6324resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>If you click on this, you can see the two bison on the hill just above the trees. They had just been on the trail before us.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cM5PGh1cxQGaUWMObHKx1Zzyb5I2TAlFVSUmnkn5q2v_A6Bi1R4IvFI-ZdUFhtP7wmTdui6rKbPfErBdNoVsynDYzuPj0tlO8YjpiQyD-2U2_F6FWZcq7nw8PbS56moRQshXEB_zGJqt/s800/_DSC6328resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cM5PGh1cxQGaUWMObHKx1Zzyb5I2TAlFVSUmnkn5q2v_A6Bi1R4IvFI-ZdUFhtP7wmTdui6rKbPfErBdNoVsynDYzuPj0tlO8YjpiQyD-2U2_F6FWZcq7nw8PbS56moRQshXEB_zGJqt/s320/_DSC6328resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>After 1.5 miles, we came to the first stream crossing. This is where we turned around.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kx74fe9C8AtIuMNUHmiuS3szbdiMNHUyY2IpEMlMJfi5FUY9VKHQB8tGNyQbwrGyd8Os1S3Mv0ydJYBEUx91BF_YCkSDskoENFHwrf6nr803BCFGGuOhZxYvpHN2z6FwdPFsDS_stqIU/s800/_DSC6332resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="800" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kx74fe9C8AtIuMNUHmiuS3szbdiMNHUyY2IpEMlMJfi5FUY9VKHQB8tGNyQbwrGyd8Os1S3Mv0ydJYBEUx91BF_YCkSDskoENFHwrf6nr803BCFGGuOhZxYvpHN2z6FwdPFsDS_stqIU/s320/_DSC6332resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>On our way back, one of the bison had settled himself down on the hill looking over his domain. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On our way to our next hike, we took a detour onto a dirt road in the park, not knowing what we'd find. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Q-1OL6Z_ByuSdRm3qNPzmDmIvr00T_uy-xGgkfaUxOoMA808IX9bKvLhF1voOfqjGDSebxndiW_gPwMbjtWF8HdkYujQzLn6w9r9fzs2k4EVX0m67-iZIbHtYtIJ0JZUjapUuzho1tGb/s800/_DSC6348resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Q-1OL6Z_ByuSdRm3qNPzmDmIvr00T_uy-xGgkfaUxOoMA808IX9bKvLhF1voOfqjGDSebxndiW_gPwMbjtWF8HdkYujQzLn6w9r9fzs2k4EVX0m67-iZIbHtYtIJ0JZUjapUuzho1tGb/s320/_DSC6348resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As we rounded the bend, this is who we ran into. We sat and waited for him to decide to get off the road and join his herd in the field.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWODUT01u6NWfRgpudOnjAvYc2kSq31FeANQAvENt7566BveGvTT_X1Q2OMhrMrSoQDbin3yxYwUrrHzHeSfu5bhcXK113DNLoN71eXmwiYWF2SQWE893Cg8s8WeWhpzVw29ZfxKJEvMi/s800/_DSC1181resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="800" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWODUT01u6NWfRgpudOnjAvYc2kSq31FeANQAvENt7566BveGvTT_X1Q2OMhrMrSoQDbin3yxYwUrrHzHeSfu5bhcXK113DNLoN71eXmwiYWF2SQWE893Cg8s8WeWhpzVw29ZfxKJEvMi/s320/_DSC1181resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Time to find another hike. We continued around the loop road until we reached the Boicourt Trail. The beginning of this trail is paved, then leads to an unpaved climb to a view of the park to the south.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRZXvm7P2IuOMIKV_NfHkZ1nkAFkFNY8AL3pQ7XqSk053KpykT7FjYu_-Pb6QiPU3IdZKQOYiul-DVbr5W9i4QsO95f2BgDVfC5XXn3CFRFHg_ofh2C8pX8OpkTOUBjzGNx9T0Ykh1Dwe/s800/_DSC6352resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="800" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRZXvm7P2IuOMIKV_NfHkZ1nkAFkFNY8AL3pQ7XqSk053KpykT7FjYu_-Pb6QiPU3IdZKQOYiul-DVbr5W9i4QsO95f2BgDVfC5XXn3CFRFHg_ofh2C8pX8OpkTOUBjzGNx9T0Ykh1Dwe/s320/_DSC6352resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The path gets very narrow when you reach the top. I made sure no one was coming up when I was going down that section.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn559_0rlElistDyNduUTAee1i1lVq1Nh08Sx6EiOhYCKnDhax4AKnme6WMFV6dsZcObWk3ui1qZ95d1zK31qjNFRPYfUfbxwCUpN1urDmXyIUpOHehlqX7yI74l_wHpDl2VxsJRlBvh2T/s800/_DSC6350resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn559_0rlElistDyNduUTAee1i1lVq1Nh08Sx6EiOhYCKnDhax4AKnme6WMFV6dsZcObWk3ui1qZ95d1zK31qjNFRPYfUfbxwCUpN1urDmXyIUpOHehlqX7yI74l_wHpDl2VxsJRlBvh2T/s320/_DSC6350resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>View from the trail</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Later in the afternoon, we drove to another entrance to the park. It's called the Painted Canyon. There's a paved path along the rim with views of the colorful rock layers in the canyon. We hiked the Painted Canyon Nature Trail, a loop trail that takes you down a steep path into the canyon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDO1eUNmOO1imVejx7MKRnzi1pnZjrBVj3EDb4Gzr9WH0mGVFNtUw8F4j9M4AjEVKEPQxWDddkvsBBxPKB_7R1RIOKxsGJf1Hg6RDLDIlTkGKoGQVR0Vhnhe-q3HYl0jB4RXdcURQiMnQY/s800/_DSC6358resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDO1eUNmOO1imVejx7MKRnzi1pnZjrBVj3EDb4Gzr9WH0mGVFNtUw8F4j9M4AjEVKEPQxWDddkvsBBxPKB_7R1RIOKxsGJf1Hg6RDLDIlTkGKoGQVR0Vhnhe-q3HYl0jB4RXdcURQiMnQY/s320/_DSC6358resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cZn5N28983iZbxPcsaSHYhbLdchx1Att9pa0FhO2iDMkjx4aF7yXDEQjbd5PlAGKy_woi9FiYhqGs93VXzU1gVwEBDezkJaZfmMOEvgWgDpOnbGGeBYhq6H52CeUW4mcAKWCIuEXYXIv/s800/_DSC6370resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cZn5N28983iZbxPcsaSHYhbLdchx1Att9pa0FhO2iDMkjx4aF7yXDEQjbd5PlAGKy_woi9FiYhqGs93VXzU1gVwEBDezkJaZfmMOEvgWgDpOnbGGeBYhq6H52CeUW4mcAKWCIuEXYXIv/s320/_DSC6370resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwiFsHl5l4RKMWxJk_R56ue1RSOqtQQB5OgdKrmwZHrowHZP_WkFXqsYNyPMIsB-GVJGc5eGyHSB3U8gheFLy6E7BkuzxFjczpmes2MvKueaoWcwuGpRcSDFzrHP38x2wNbmClFGsUFyb/s800/_DSC6371resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwiFsHl5l4RKMWxJk_R56ue1RSOqtQQB5OgdKrmwZHrowHZP_WkFXqsYNyPMIsB-GVJGc5eGyHSB3U8gheFLy6E7BkuzxFjczpmes2MvKueaoWcwuGpRcSDFzrHP38x2wNbmClFGsUFyb/s320/_DSC6371resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0H98LfuOwtfYD9Qp4b9oKxGHDJKOpgsGzB_8QW_dcqC74DOAl_QG2Wq_eXkpRYA08gyFAVanN-t2PMSyYlNbRhdSpC1h2JgjmNRkQl1a5JYjRft40vkqjGJZDm-SWuyfKcXbIHe14Ln-l/s800/_DSC6384resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="800" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0H98LfuOwtfYD9Qp4b9oKxGHDJKOpgsGzB_8QW_dcqC74DOAl_QG2Wq_eXkpRYA08gyFAVanN-t2PMSyYlNbRhdSpC1h2JgjmNRkQl1a5JYjRft40vkqjGJZDm-SWuyfKcXbIHe14Ln-l/w320-h196/_DSC6384resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabZ1KHzzfxwJiYf7xcahSB7RVH2E2eQgY4R0baEBFjIZcLCxIj9vGSosPLOmUDosyFGHczwhtlWu14X0QV0AlyDU8OPR6AqpqTJ7QaZcyTX4uqI4n4VD5soCXjS3cmGMVDG3mksh5RFgt/s800/_DSC6383resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="800" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabZ1KHzzfxwJiYf7xcahSB7RVH2E2eQgY4R0baEBFjIZcLCxIj9vGSosPLOmUDosyFGHczwhtlWu14X0QV0AlyDU8OPR6AqpqTJ7QaZcyTX4uqI4n4VD5soCXjS3cmGMVDG3mksh5RFgt/w640-h252/_DSC6383resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We left the park yesterday. We spent last night in the parking lot of Phat Fish Brewery in Dickinson, ND, one of the Harvest Host free camping spots. Of course, it's never free because we went in for pizza and beer. Today we're in Jamestown, ND enroute to home. Just 1,400 miles to go. It's been a wonderful trip, but we're ready to be home.</p><p><br /></p></div>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-33650653488493095692021-08-14T23:30:00.000-04:002021-08-14T23:30:22.687-04:00North Cascades National Park<p> August 14, 2021</p><p>All the campsites in the National Park were full, so we had to settle for a campground that was about 20 miles away. We arrived at Glacier Peak Resort on Thursday afternoon. Don't let the name fool you into thinking this is some fancy campground. I guess you could call it rustic. It wouldn't be so bad except for our neighbors. The woman in the RV right next to ours spends every waking hour sitting at her open door chain-smoking. On our first night after we had gone to bed, we had to listen to a very loud off-key songfest by her hammered husband until almost midnight. Most of our camping experiences have been very positive. We've been pretty lucky overall. The saving grace here is the campground had a laundromat and wifi, so we got our laundry done on Thursday. </p><p>On Friday, despite the smoke from the forest fires that had covered the sky, we headed for our long-awaited visit to North Cascade National Park. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNCek-rmK4jInh9CoFHRqxEBCEUHK57kdLS9k7GShGmTpsrydnbPsXDyxB1QeUOcwKOhJycRv5TZz5kttFRuGMOaGtp9vE73gz2AqavqMzRnfMP9VN8IDK8TiuoN4ZE5Y0biPxI0nYMoo/s2048/image000000+2.heic" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNCek-rmK4jInh9CoFHRqxEBCEUHK57kdLS9k7GShGmTpsrydnbPsXDyxB1QeUOcwKOhJycRv5TZz5kttFRuGMOaGtp9vE73gz2AqavqMzRnfMP9VN8IDK8TiuoN4ZE5Y0biPxI0nYMoo/s320/image000000+2.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I loved that they made the park sign to resemble a glacial peak. That's not the typical standard sign.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After stopping at the Visitor Center to get a map, we went directly to Diablo Lake. Diablo Lake is a reservoir created by Diablo Dam. It is located between Ross Lake and Gorge Lake on the Skagit River. It was recommended to paddle in the morning to avoid choppy water when the wind picks up in the afternoon. It's a beautiful lake, almost fiord-like, with rock cliffs on either side. It's not surprising that this area is called the American Alps.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51tmFZPYlhaBaNJl3Z8nUlnqHiQNi49L8M8CpgVrKkGYYs154ycDloSsXFl8OJ493KRsyI_jwBr72df38lI1IKF1dSlkIQKi_81jees_Bk1Ds7e0io_sOAV3IhtVQTFCdd_WzFpHtDoXv/s800/IMG_1452resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51tmFZPYlhaBaNJl3Z8nUlnqHiQNi49L8M8CpgVrKkGYYs154ycDloSsXFl8OJ493KRsyI_jwBr72df38lI1IKF1dSlkIQKi_81jees_Bk1Ds7e0io_sOAV3IhtVQTFCdd_WzFpHtDoXv/s320/IMG_1452resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The water was the beautiful blue-green color that we've come to know in these northwestern lakes. Sadly, only the shadow of the mountains could be seen.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fYVrA6ioGQ_giHJhhpAfVVPutrzcyAercf62aVDO6a6EliuTITh5Eempopu77g2CAeDwLJngH-paDRmKmLgiiaWW15gq6TZwAD3ZEA62X5ovoX6Ycdw_MGLsxE44PXYJMusN6hTClMke/s800/IMG_1457resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fYVrA6ioGQ_giHJhhpAfVVPutrzcyAercf62aVDO6a6EliuTITh5Eempopu77g2CAeDwLJngH-paDRmKmLgiiaWW15gq6TZwAD3ZEA62X5ovoX6Ycdw_MGLsxE44PXYJMusN6hTClMke/s320/IMG_1457resize.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The rugged shoreline reminded me a bit like those seen in Maine.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After a tranquil 5-mile paddle, we returned to shore to have our picnic lunch. After lunch we drove a little further west to see the Ross Lake Dam. This dam separates Ross Lake and Diablo Lake. We didn't realize we were going to have to hike down a very steep 1.5 mile trail to get to the dam.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHbqBfoX3rMpcDoU0ZIfZtf-8_jFNU2dNHWc7KNhRyenh2fPTSf-hMoE6AK68ycwFBEKDtXKgRPAEm-86Z_qtkaSWAZEBlUU8KN130dCVI4c7Bh_PWqw6UUG6o7-2WPKyH0cUBGEt8yxj/s800/_DSC1049resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="800" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHbqBfoX3rMpcDoU0ZIfZtf-8_jFNU2dNHWc7KNhRyenh2fPTSf-hMoE6AK68ycwFBEKDtXKgRPAEm-86Z_qtkaSWAZEBlUU8KN130dCVI4c7Bh_PWqw6UUG6o7-2WPKyH0cUBGEt8yxj/s320/_DSC1049resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p><br /></p><p>On our way down, we could see the dam from an overlook. We still had a long way to go.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsftaSLDLZEHisqhhUtgGvpE5HbUnW3OgoOZ93TueUr5kC1omBcbPOhqzZPFyUjg7WKkKoe85KyI_9CTcXK95E3pLx8QlJVxbhcDsxov4YnXVjA-GthKUxJiz5LV4LFXyO_-chZ-d1Vg_f/s800/_DSC1060resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsftaSLDLZEHisqhhUtgGvpE5HbUnW3OgoOZ93TueUr5kC1omBcbPOhqzZPFyUjg7WKkKoe85KyI_9CTcXK95E3pLx8QlJVxbhcDsxov4YnXVjA-GthKUxJiz5LV4LFXyO_-chZ-d1Vg_f/s320/_DSC1060resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We were able to walk out across the dam. I was standing at the center point when I took this photo. Lee had walked to the far end. You have to zoom way in to see a tiny speck of his orange teeshirt 750 feet away. The dam is 1300 feet wide and 540 feet high.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqRA4YuyFXMZPCOeFtdzwBcKriM0L3rpXDBZrmajmn_djFkJNc_eVqp5kiKLbjGGabM8I9zrY4Jtw86FFx7CO8ABKtKO6NcE1aXGSAw_hJ3rtOHdiIxzWRVD5kG5oWjy5_XFonaXUxhyv/s800/_DSC1053resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqRA4YuyFXMZPCOeFtdzwBcKriM0L3rpXDBZrmajmn_djFkJNc_eVqp5kiKLbjGGabM8I9zrY4Jtw86FFx7CO8ABKtKO6NcE1aXGSAw_hJ3rtOHdiIxzWRVD5kG5oWjy5_XFonaXUxhyv/s320/_DSC1053resize.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p>This photo was taken from the center of the dam looking down into the smoky Skagit River gorge between the two lakes.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAZyuCdT04UNruOXwRRmpchUN8x3r3RhDmQtaYH4vhSMtWieTj7ZaG1FdlFnVZgPjMx2efClmSSKCsHcXnQmMfNWH_8iYyf2W91WvqRJQuug5ZDjNbR64TDkYutTbCozQwJmzLqQ7jWh2/s800/_DSC1062resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="800" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAZyuCdT04UNruOXwRRmpchUN8x3r3RhDmQtaYH4vhSMtWieTj7ZaG1FdlFnVZgPjMx2efClmSSKCsHcXnQmMfNWH_8iYyf2W91WvqRJQuug5ZDjNbR64TDkYutTbCozQwJmzLqQ7jWh2/s320/_DSC1062resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>No hike would be complete without at least one wildlife photo. On our climb back up the hill, we saw this little Douglas Squirrel munching on a Douglas Fir cone.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Today, Saturday, is our last day here. The sky is still filled with smoke, so we decided not to go into the park again. Instead, this afternoon we went next door to the Glacier Peak Winery for a wine tasting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUX9bODloplxIvrM6MZz0IsNWtanLU17ahdJ46cFehRSH9hp4NK1XRBI6UpCL30W8rBSU96NvoISTuRg99HURw4nZBjGsXofRvJg2jwR7PVD25PuqVhzy7Ft5CaQHXqaQNxkcehi4CFa9v/s2048/image000000.heic" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUX9bODloplxIvrM6MZz0IsNWtanLU17ahdJ46cFehRSH9hp4NK1XRBI6UpCL30W8rBSU96NvoISTuRg99HURw4nZBjGsXofRvJg2jwR7PVD25PuqVhzy7Ft5CaQHXqaQNxkcehi4CFa9v/s320/image000000.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>We tried six different wines, a white, a rose, and four reds. Neither one of us liked any of them well enough to have more, so we just hung out on their patio relaxing for awhile.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tomorrow we continue heading east toward home with a few stops along the way.</p>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-54549852130109694432021-08-14T01:10:00.000-04:002021-08-14T01:10:32.547-04:00Mount Baker, Baker Lake, and More<p> August 12, 2021</p><p>We spent the last three days camping in Concrete, WA. We found our campsite through Harvest Hosts, an organization that offers RVers a spot on their property in exchange for purchasing something from their establishment. In this case, the establishment was a farm. The owners have set aside a few spots for RVers to park for a night or two in exchange for purchasing your choice of homemade baked goods, vegetables from their garden, grass fed beef, etc. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PaM3O9ujQQMAGlPhy_nZ9MQWXSTNnSM24ef8WdBAOGS6yHRSJW-mzW3Q6j2ePZEXMAOCcyEpAdjCuqDGin-OfxLCScJANRXw_zpEjwOVsM31vRfEAaVW4aVc0ETEMS1ANoLDyyIGlRnJ/s916/image000000+2.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="916" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PaM3O9ujQQMAGlPhy_nZ9MQWXSTNnSM24ef8WdBAOGS6yHRSJW-mzW3Q6j2ePZEXMAOCcyEpAdjCuqDGin-OfxLCScJANRXw_zpEjwOVsM31vRfEAaVW4aVc0ETEMS1ANoLDyyIGlRnJ/s320/image000000+2.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This was our no frills spot on the farm, just off the dirt road. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhor5wLuiTMxrT-W_J-KsDzZJ96gzqlu474aXj44ipjQPb3gaYYnfuAAIFcPn9eSrmbPtFGHNpSjtrzO-90rjW07GtICsc3nONrGCbysBTEliNMnKnMnY8Nos2ofKT6s94OuBNci-34n-hQ/s800/_DSC0861resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhor5wLuiTMxrT-W_J-KsDzZJ96gzqlu474aXj44ipjQPb3gaYYnfuAAIFcPn9eSrmbPtFGHNpSjtrzO-90rjW07GtICsc3nONrGCbysBTEliNMnKnMnY8Nos2ofKT6s94OuBNci-34n-hQ/s320/_DSC0861resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Our view across the road</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7V7gCen3MJAgI9lqTPdQ06h696XQbrVFdU74vC_CGVXQRhL6j5r53CTGzqKLD0cymkbQxU6ZhZEy2z1hQ_wTSByzutCzvbxDecyPyoNshCuDuRbKWjc3muvsJ20AE10sEM-cEebEJLaD7/s968/image000001+copy.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="968" data-original-width="726" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7V7gCen3MJAgI9lqTPdQ06h696XQbrVFdU74vC_CGVXQRhL6j5r53CTGzqKLD0cymkbQxU6ZhZEy2z1hQ_wTSByzutCzvbxDecyPyoNshCuDuRbKWjc3muvsJ20AE10sEM-cEebEJLaD7/s320/image000001+copy.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>We got a view of Mount Baker every time we drove down the road to our campsite.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBcx6XdzInb7HIVm0Fdxm2MP5OvW8ouGdAfWWuVLl4POz4nUESZ-t-icLIjBxBc5vpeOGgLMLSaJ_0gdI2mbtVGnpXpfnMFJJ3RvTFNZAMryTBoBYkBJhx5Abtqfj2khNj2QqFLl7QnCr/s648/image000000.heic" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="486" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBcx6XdzInb7HIVm0Fdxm2MP5OvW8ouGdAfWWuVLl4POz4nUESZ-t-icLIjBxBc5vpeOGgLMLSaJ_0gdI2mbtVGnpXpfnMFJJ3RvTFNZAMryTBoBYkBJhx5Abtqfj2khNj2QqFLl7QnCr/s320/image000000.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>We chose baked goods and fresh vegetables as our exchange. We got to pick our own from this garden.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkmzBGF-v0_apl3LFyMpR6hOM_9Sj8NqdGPkcAhleTs1kwVf6KbyiO-fnXZ7dTVhgcP5cZYfDPUi2mdfHTqworVJGTb-NZy2o_SLNQXtuglZb5nhoJVC3ICAVpNb8gbF6KTAr2n2UiXpD/s648/image000001.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="486" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkmzBGF-v0_apl3LFyMpR6hOM_9Sj8NqdGPkcAhleTs1kwVf6KbyiO-fnXZ7dTVhgcP5cZYfDPUi2mdfHTqworVJGTb-NZy2o_SLNQXtuglZb5nhoJVC3ICAVpNb8gbF6KTAr2n2UiXpD/s320/image000001.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Here's some of our haul. The summer squash was so delicious. No pictures of the baked goods, but we'll be enjoying the giant chocolate chip cookies, carrot bread, and blueberry crumble for awhile. Yum!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUPUHz2ouj5PC3qkGAw0YpULtvvswNa9hAliKMdik0vTOclaSaWwzBXush_tTbdfijXSXE1grmAm3kGEx1E-nwAn5c4bw4tmQMvkbi_8wNDnKzi_GG1tbC518WlJtTRrS0i8WIP6Bcbtg/s800/_DSC0855resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUPUHz2ouj5PC3qkGAw0YpULtvvswNa9hAliKMdik0vTOclaSaWwzBXush_tTbdfijXSXE1grmAm3kGEx1E-nwAn5c4bw4tmQMvkbi_8wNDnKzi_GG1tbC518WlJtTRrS0i8WIP6Bcbtg/s320/_DSC0855resize.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p>The farm property borders the Skagit River. After we settled in, we took a walk down the dirt road to see it. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHUPRn068_7glKXFpfGlOOMVKRcLEo7NwUpMBvbH5NqfB33UQrLXKjbDQ3tkCQm59zcChId3XrZ0rMUQnKmLa41_QzGvD3nJoSt508tiQFiI398k9qu4xDgLMtjafrAPU-o9qXbZ1IjU_/s800/_DSC0856resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHUPRn068_7glKXFpfGlOOMVKRcLEo7NwUpMBvbH5NqfB33UQrLXKjbDQ3tkCQm59zcChId3XrZ0rMUQnKmLa41_QzGvD3nJoSt508tiQFiI398k9qu4xDgLMtjafrAPU-o9qXbZ1IjU_/s320/_DSC0856resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>On the way back, we found a blackberry patch, so we picked a bunch for our breakfast.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We planned to spend the next day at Baker Lake in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, so the next morning off we went with our kayaks and our hiking boots. Baker Lake is one of a pair of reservoirs formed by two dams on the Baker River. Baker Lake is a popular place for boating and fishing. There are also several hiking trails and a campground.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HJXB3cXQ23PJM9IkzUBhLdaQ3HJGNODZfQOx5sOxcqlXWFTHJQW8-ZmrX7gefiI53qbJfTfBDJRGF1LHwPgsWL4CUOo3V7ucIn0RGFzr1ntQB8g57sh6k7vMyWfr_uQKkvgA0Lcr4-1B/s800/_DSC0864resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="800" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HJXB3cXQ23PJM9IkzUBhLdaQ3HJGNODZfQOx5sOxcqlXWFTHJQW8-ZmrX7gefiI53qbJfTfBDJRGF1LHwPgsWL4CUOo3V7ucIn0RGFzr1ntQB8g57sh6k7vMyWfr_uQKkvgA0Lcr4-1B/s320/_DSC0864resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>When we started paddling, the North Cascades were cloud covered with just the tip of a mountain peaking out.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_JWPX72BfMiMm9sU2UkGS0Jia7bg1akDYYNONGQr9yK8NK7r14yWxlo7tS4DrG6-NJxTfhPGhK-eAVTTTFtCtynlIxgrjVBgkg4QUX9ew4SoXTlDo-wAG1YCSW0udeoLThMCJJyva0wx/s800/_DSC0890resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="800" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_JWPX72BfMiMm9sU2UkGS0Jia7bg1akDYYNONGQr9yK8NK7r14yWxlo7tS4DrG6-NJxTfhPGhK-eAVTTTFtCtynlIxgrjVBgkg4QUX9ew4SoXTlDo-wAG1YCSW0udeoLThMCJJyva0wx/s320/_DSC0890resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Just a tiny portion of the shoulder of Mount Baker was visible. We were determined to wait it out. That's a jet skier leaving that wake in the background. All kinds of water sports in this popular lake.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRxbZAw-Ct0ZS3zgCXIaOLPwD1xsKvrozP7cz_oK-txEbLBCtGkDBUAgLjvkK8TFjBH9UiMq3omqTFypFm9kKeMUEA9pQNJf_3jRZAAJXHPRD6WfAQleUHD8qiRzUmpMzYBN78FvrS6PP/s800/_DSC0866resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRxbZAw-Ct0ZS3zgCXIaOLPwD1xsKvrozP7cz_oK-txEbLBCtGkDBUAgLjvkK8TFjBH9UiMq3omqTFypFm9kKeMUEA9pQNJf_3jRZAAJXHPRD6WfAQleUHD8qiRzUmpMzYBN78FvrS6PP/s320/_DSC0866resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Meanwhile, we continued to explore the lake and its many quiet coves.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYC85KzOr24jv5BA4qRxBoNdyWPzyq6t2uvadHQZFPE1vNkHivDsNFdD65_1W-Q7HlNEXLXUN_yNuvLE2SpGo7Nfu1BEVubPmvz8pQnWmRKjtKFcF1y91PDBU_8Ek7xZnamXZhdZe-o0u/s800/_DSC0878resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYC85KzOr24jv5BA4qRxBoNdyWPzyq6t2uvadHQZFPE1vNkHivDsNFdD65_1W-Q7HlNEXLXUN_yNuvLE2SpGo7Nfu1BEVubPmvz8pQnWmRKjtKFcF1y91PDBU_8Ek7xZnamXZhdZe-o0u/s320/_DSC0878resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>There's a log bridge in the background that we walked across later in the afternoon when we went for a hike.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLh1XEaWXdTjrqNZavJjiCB4k7wfCHszQ08PYLO3I-_c17k1x-4IwyoFo32RyKmEa3HzsE0XhLLylZP3_uRat4TRVkmVZhVIL3Y8OLWG9T2pAs43TJCN2i2iZlXWqM73DnXbrS2H1PyHE/s800/_DSC0914resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLh1XEaWXdTjrqNZavJjiCB4k7wfCHszQ08PYLO3I-_c17k1x-4IwyoFo32RyKmEa3HzsE0XhLLylZP3_uRat4TRVkmVZhVIL3Y8OLWG9T2pAs43TJCN2i2iZlXWqM73DnXbrS2H1PyHE/s320/_DSC0914resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This Great Blue Heron found a comfortable perch in the lake.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQFQNb7Hxj3LZmpqJ38A0v0a6LsCrnaRflY37EJK1UikBsYLTcRUB4zQwbbt1-d22qd_55Duu4zYubl-Tw305NCQJ8YIgLlXu9MPahJWXG9SK89bZMFSQ7pNSRTq3HFDQEQMSZAo3Los-5/s800/_DSC0918resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQFQNb7Hxj3LZmpqJ38A0v0a6LsCrnaRflY37EJK1UikBsYLTcRUB4zQwbbt1-d22qd_55Duu4zYubl-Tw305NCQJ8YIgLlXu9MPahJWXG9SK89bZMFSQ7pNSRTq3HFDQEQMSZAo3Los-5/s320/_DSC0918resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> Mount Baker with most of the clouds gone.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73LthXdT9iWkd1s-mLzf2OV20fI08gChC44Sx1-YGZHebyn03zzgmnAT171vef593VtQmrbUTSms6pIwty2tFsJYfHKM5tzLcqCNxSjz7I7I12kf5qN31Z7UWjgPeEtPbXDqGEdhcXu4M/s800/_DSC0924resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73LthXdT9iWkd1s-mLzf2OV20fI08gChC44Sx1-YGZHebyn03zzgmnAT171vef593VtQmrbUTSms6pIwty2tFsJYfHKM5tzLcqCNxSjz7I7I12kf5qN31Z7UWjgPeEtPbXDqGEdhcXu4M/s320/_DSC0924resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Finally, a clear view. Our patience paid off.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lwqve35RMAQWRY00stTauWJdhebYRI7CVfxKZ7G8pk73eFlW4gV5o7BUbCZB0aqVwG_1jl-H0mVzLmwLehZ3shYUiDWFhjukPdVfiF_gjmquHlCM2CBfm7G22FU_tJd2kM0m63KZLB_9/s800/_DSC0932resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lwqve35RMAQWRY00stTauWJdhebYRI7CVfxKZ7G8pk73eFlW4gV5o7BUbCZB0aqVwG_1jl-H0mVzLmwLehZ3shYUiDWFhjukPdVfiF_gjmquHlCM2CBfm7G22FU_tJd2kM0m63KZLB_9/s320/_DSC0932resize.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>In the afternoon, we traded our paddles for hiking shoes and hiked along the Baker Lake Trail. It was mostly forest, with a few views of the lake.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkJDDoUTVDPOt8gLeQQHZLsKIT25SwCpY-XuH4PuSXx43EPL16R9IagKl_chKnabZHMJEvMsYiQuTk8w7rV8ge88lEYO_sKJ9d-lhom7mGyo_MNyei6xvh4qDlxMOmnAZsqhRniabO5qM/s2048/_DSC0935.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1522" data-original-width="2048" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkJDDoUTVDPOt8gLeQQHZLsKIT25SwCpY-XuH4PuSXx43EPL16R9IagKl_chKnabZHMJEvMsYiQuTk8w7rV8ge88lEYO_sKJ9d-lhom7mGyo_MNyei6xvh4qDlxMOmnAZsqhRniabO5qM/s320/_DSC0935.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I spotted this Boreal Chickadee in the bushes. It's another new bird for me.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EeuIyB-ac2DRQBDcN6krNU2ca6XWfYrDoFe5WgU60d2mg4Vs-Q4F4Brm876p0VJ5JX5HlYAr1POUQWawswuUXgUSncG_kt_j0QT2kAVuU-swLncyKGgNCJ6L721I8n_AjEal3pK_MTD-/s800/_DSC0945resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EeuIyB-ac2DRQBDcN6krNU2ca6XWfYrDoFe5WgU60d2mg4Vs-Q4F4Brm876p0VJ5JX5HlYAr1POUQWawswuUXgUSncG_kt_j0QT2kAVuU-swLncyKGgNCJ6L721I8n_AjEal3pK_MTD-/s320/_DSC0945resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>An interesting thick blanket of moss covering the base of the tree.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxe2mOj41Tgk5FHvxUaOgxdpsSV9iWjHtCmmgs42SPMDNOkNCoQfbXh9KBFZrBBRip1RDF57i_dDQHD23Kj0sFF5VKXjRPWVCVTG_lp0UvutXNgw-LP3mJp-Vm4yCIwHSaCGfE1bTlN2Vn/s1972/_DSC0949.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1972" data-original-width="1577" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxe2mOj41Tgk5FHvxUaOgxdpsSV9iWjHtCmmgs42SPMDNOkNCoQfbXh9KBFZrBBRip1RDF57i_dDQHD23Kj0sFF5VKXjRPWVCVTG_lp0UvutXNgw-LP3mJp-Vm4yCIwHSaCGfE1bTlN2Vn/s320/_DSC0949.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>These little white butterflies were very common. We've seen them all over the place.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyuMtqKMbbVXZML626WcO-GNFJmCf0zQEbDLzgiPfz1Toqj-DQcpe3iTsif2tYOxjhT4rIrbevX-tqtf3F8kn4_kDiqKqCPp0Q9v17kqEeNuIfiLuyFML74zdnQbHOEVnwJG6UUB5Y16c/s800/_DSC0958resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyuMtqKMbbVXZML626WcO-GNFJmCf0zQEbDLzgiPfz1Toqj-DQcpe3iTsif2tYOxjhT4rIrbevX-tqtf3F8kn4_kDiqKqCPp0Q9v17kqEeNuIfiLuyFML74zdnQbHOEVnwJG6UUB5Y16c/s320/_DSC0958resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Looking out at the spot on the lake where we were kayaking earlier. (As mentioned above.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ndfE3xMDpbZxCR0VPnKHuk29cPw6YYOXIKGAqTV-vFkfBXwi122I7rvndFv0eWWFxZXpv6FIHMwa3mJFQe-QET3WqyfEcceS4b4KB2R3C-Xigh8n5uA6mieQYq8-Qmnm9_ptz3WHKByq/s1409/_DSC0977.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="1236" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ndfE3xMDpbZxCR0VPnKHuk29cPw6YYOXIKGAqTV-vFkfBXwi122I7rvndFv0eWWFxZXpv6FIHMwa3mJFQe-QET3WqyfEcceS4b4KB2R3C-Xigh8n5uA6mieQYq8-Qmnm9_ptz3WHKByq/s320/_DSC0977.jpeg" width="281" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>A Hairy Woodpecker - another to check off my list.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The next day we decided to try Lake Shannon, the second of the pair of reservoirs described above. We soon learned why everyone goes to Baker Lake instead. The road leading to Shannon Lake is very long and primitive. The area around the boat launch is just now starting to be improved for day use. </p><p>Despite the primitive condition of the parking area, the lake was just as beautiful as Baker Lake. We were the only ones there. What a strange feeling to be the only ones on this big beautiful lake.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdcF7zze1qrwAIMLtqwFnhq7xpDKPo1NrS2V6qevkNsMZhyphenhyphen0JVpteSVRxe48U3rnyT8T9HY41NLywNy_B6xWRjE85zg_qKEWHLaq3SHKqGp_NaJul_gVJc2HHYhnEXwvhkeO97o0pz-CT/s800/_DSC0985resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdcF7zze1qrwAIMLtqwFnhq7xpDKPo1NrS2V6qevkNsMZhyphenhyphen0JVpteSVRxe48U3rnyT8T9HY41NLywNy_B6xWRjE85zg_qKEWHLaq3SHKqGp_NaJul_gVJc2HHYhnEXwvhkeO97o0pz-CT/s320/_DSC0985resize.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p>Our first view of the lake and Mount Baker from the boat launch area was gorgeous.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="2487" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakioy2A-_-Bv-Nwr-8riFFmaX5GdyxROq8TU0QrvLKjYm0RR-DxXQOzXANIf5lry-0ueFzemHUm_LreiTIkDj4uoCLlXnbVvyjWM6uYfZ4Y0pgZLfcFF2OpVddNSosj7r0rjoB1uG4nUJ/s320/_DSC0987.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Almost all to ourselves, except for a couple of loons.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbjC99C0ATHBCDfIZf_Pr1FiNWf-yTGIBgUcjNS8WmZGilYfCFx2iYEMTzsig1o7K0ZX5J_fCTcvP6Gpr9IY16BvkscnZjl_ZcmhKSLhH8-3Tws4dQ2sUMrXGo-sIEnyqk_bXN50gYn-8/s800/_DSC0990resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="800" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbjC99C0ATHBCDfIZf_Pr1FiNWf-yTGIBgUcjNS8WmZGilYfCFx2iYEMTzsig1o7K0ZX5J_fCTcvP6Gpr9IY16BvkscnZjl_ZcmhKSLhH8-3Tws4dQ2sUMrXGo-sIEnyqk_bXN50gYn-8/s320/_DSC0990resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="3152" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1pdZRitjcPJAkUgDAiBcbb5ikT1lIk3_dKUfNesFOze4LljHhD12VIAm1Qhd-L8UD5oi9TU7Kg91aDbvitHnXrdhH70-ZixiA-pcoeYY0KFNqHqxbaa4vznHQ0l8BJ-XLCtQ39GEPqlL/s320/_DSC1005.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We watched from a distance as two loons were chasing each other across the lake.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That evening back at the farm, we watched the sunset over Mount Baker. The smoke from the fires to the east of us had finally reached us. We've been lucky so far. I think our luck has run out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg74OiOy6GcTGCSP7rb393gF3VNhnLlPgOm8XXUWHaNY1uNpYf7pxgmHwycxAMI9J-epoSlHLTX6MVCavPjdHPDHjXbUM7_arp3w9IaBIEq1TFHUcEKoiNPgCPZLRvcz7i-cPATK5OhliE/s800/_DSC1043resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="800" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg74OiOy6GcTGCSP7rb393gF3VNhnLlPgOm8XXUWHaNY1uNpYf7pxgmHwycxAMI9J-epoSlHLTX6MVCavPjdHPDHjXbUM7_arp3w9IaBIEq1TFHUcEKoiNPgCPZLRvcz7i-cPATK5OhliE/w640-h334/_DSC1043resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Our next stop, North Cascades National Park.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-58504646415283857722021-08-09T12:15:00.000-04:002021-08-09T12:15:14.674-04:00La Conner, WA and San Juan Island<p> August 7, 2021</p><p>La Conner, WA is a charming village located along the Swinomish Channel in Skagit County. We stayed at the La Conner Marina and RV Park just a few blocks from town. It was a bit tight, but it made for easy walking to the waterfront and restaurants. </p><p>On our first afternoon, we went to Bay View State Park to take a walk on the trail along the shoreline of Padilla Bay. It's a two-mile out-and-back trail. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7okRy0z3A5A-ZB6NB6Ads2uB4VzQF5zo-RI9UZA1uEJG-s8fhI3iz-7ZQsBLCO3bnoD_ayGouQx-jQyvzXyDJt8GjEQggAcJ7TJW6EC1RodiLJGU5hVxtvkQGUl5VF86AGdliSc3Fpi6/s800/_DSC0685resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="800" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7okRy0z3A5A-ZB6NB6Ads2uB4VzQF5zo-RI9UZA1uEJG-s8fhI3iz-7ZQsBLCO3bnoD_ayGouQx-jQyvzXyDJt8GjEQggAcJ7TJW6EC1RodiLJGU5hVxtvkQGUl5VF86AGdliSc3Fpi6/s320/_DSC0685resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>When we started our walk, it was low tide.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9sofuyTemJKujEdosDYlZQmTNw5X3jn6v5_WJLSP58luUIYDjHjpnT6wmrJp7qvKrR3q4zd3ljwOziWbmN-d2mLM4Kvoy3UsGcjx3-7cpyuOv6pk_M_1cmQiQRmVhHQoQJDY7inhUnUJ/s800/_DSC0673resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We watched the mud flats fill up fast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy12Fp1THhIz7cYmDH6NMhQnQqchj4RGKs_5EcYelpMbOZo3eXh3Hwsh_a4xOiPYLGuDPEPuRK0PCU7Z1WINa-2N4riAngZJyTJLTOYy9YoQpf5kAnAf6zO3FQpdG1pF11SXlbUuwDoswb/s2048/IMG_1412.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="2048" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy12Fp1THhIz7cYmDH6NMhQnQqchj4RGKs_5EcYelpMbOZo3eXh3Hwsh_a4xOiPYLGuDPEPuRK0PCU7Z1WINa-2N4riAngZJyTJLTOYy9YoQpf5kAnAf6zO3FQpdG1pF11SXlbUuwDoswb/s320/IMG_1412.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Of course, we had to stop at the local brewery for a beer after our walk.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnU9EPe462qkP42J2VSYYadLUZeLUxnlJIpnCNYNSC_9oOSiU07W3XC7hCO9YKquDQG7M2Ej_JgmX2vQZwMIvI7i39lriYRyLmjVUKJl6SpGFELAiPzv7y7UnkVr7QOfH4mx_IPTHiyxs/s2048/IMG_1414.heic" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="2048" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnU9EPe462qkP42J2VSYYadLUZeLUxnlJIpnCNYNSC_9oOSiU07W3XC7hCO9YKquDQG7M2Ej_JgmX2vQZwMIvI7i39lriYRyLmjVUKJl6SpGFELAiPzv7y7UnkVr7QOfH4mx_IPTHiyxs/s320/IMG_1414.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>They had lots of good choices. We chose the Raspberry Wheat and the Nitro Porter.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpQdr2jFOpM8zmQ019pDqBj4QOEBS_Dzvx2OFqGUKNHcFe1_G_WDVjqccYLIavZDQS72vkUUQhZq60pczhNtOQW-tHp1BM6Yr2PkW_YiYnm4EKTUycuQQS1A_KcDcgxQsIblHDprpg1U5/s2048/image000000.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpQdr2jFOpM8zmQ019pDqBj4QOEBS_Dzvx2OFqGUKNHcFe1_G_WDVjqccYLIavZDQS72vkUUQhZq60pczhNtOQW-tHp1BM6Yr2PkW_YiYnm4EKTUycuQQS1A_KcDcgxQsIblHDprpg1U5/s320/image000000.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>What's better with beer than wood-fired nachos. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Day 2 was a leisurely day. I was determined to catch up on the blog since WIFI was available. Lee went for a bike ride to explore the area. Later in the afternoon, we took a stroll along the channel walkway. From there you can see the Rainbow Bridge that crosses the channel at the edge of town.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJohv-cj7EE3mcZ9_7cZQU4-w3Oz7Ei7Esf3vslhk0FImZINFzoCnTcwrVtC6uKWTZKrGxVRJt3CTbyKwi64ztRMRFYEddPuW-GL2PISb73XoLe5PII7HICQ-AfBn2Ucqd4VfP6tO5pip/s2048/IMG_1400.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2048" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJohv-cj7EE3mcZ9_7cZQU4-w3Oz7Ei7Esf3vslhk0FImZINFzoCnTcwrVtC6uKWTZKrGxVRJt3CTbyKwi64ztRMRFYEddPuW-GL2PISb73XoLe5PII7HICQ-AfBn2Ucqd4VfP6tO5pip/w400-h241/IMG_1400.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Today, Day 3, we treated ourselves to breakfast in town. We had lined up a place the day before as we walked along the waterfront. The breakfast at the Calico Cupboard was delicious. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCr2SXmfCxygFuKiw4hl25V1sw0X8ALCiDZuyox9HMgoZFu5TE_JEBjHkbYXJGChgXgisc3DWgn2f904WoAErbYD_peH7rTbbPDnNu6kD0w5Tr-pnX3YV-ZBqzUdcv0_aEBGdGo5dcWEAn/s2048/IMG_1411.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1482" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCr2SXmfCxygFuKiw4hl25V1sw0X8ALCiDZuyox9HMgoZFu5TE_JEBjHkbYXJGChgXgisc3DWgn2f904WoAErbYD_peH7rTbbPDnNu6kD0w5Tr-pnX3YV-ZBqzUdcv0_aEBGdGo5dcWEAn/s320/IMG_1411.heic" width="232" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZg7ErqqcWmcpI61BgztIW2ZEQGx8S_XwvHepJjiNax_L17jSl5XLrXLutmwaIxD4EtrGhlYyAV5dMHEjKqMe7WqZTy8deGv3r4a5ZeNBwvrtIgvFFvBM3n1cr_egriE_zMZjtDId5S-6/s800/IMG_1406resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZg7ErqqcWmcpI61BgztIW2ZEQGx8S_XwvHepJjiNax_L17jSl5XLrXLutmwaIxD4EtrGhlYyAV5dMHEjKqMe7WqZTy8deGv3r4a5ZeNBwvrtIgvFFvBM3n1cr_egriE_zMZjtDId5S-6/s320/IMG_1406resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>We took a post-breakfast walk to get an up-close look at the Rainbow Bridge. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdmwoPf0P6fDN3Ev0XxKmgfcwx84iLWynl3VJMyXPzX6K7XvIUDDwF0DjtyMlDgESZVtYHVf26b_6QKn4oefsrxu9W3qTL-3R6djpTOA-BPe7ZzecOp2ehaCNBsk6-yvOIxrmye8L7QOl/s2048/IMG_1410.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="2048" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdmwoPf0P6fDN3Ev0XxKmgfcwx84iLWynl3VJMyXPzX6K7XvIUDDwF0DjtyMlDgESZVtYHVf26b_6QKn4oefsrxu9W3qTL-3R6djpTOA-BPe7ZzecOp2ehaCNBsk6-yvOIxrmye8L7QOl/s320/IMG_1410.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The view from the bridge of the Swinomish Channel. La Conner is on the right. The Swinomish Tribal Reservation is on the left.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VKN4Pa54Dwv9y7WJQCM6-vSXkWEx6r63A1SznOjen0WRPqEsG1vqxm9dzvFut-AZ0VbxqgMRA96ml179tm1gg4ZWQ2YrJWlTROHm-LqEtt44s_5GyJbOZ_njlkiETb2adRFwqT0VwhmY/s2849/IMG_1401.heic" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="2849" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VKN4Pa54Dwv9y7WJQCM6-vSXkWEx6r63A1SznOjen0WRPqEsG1vqxm9dzvFut-AZ0VbxqgMRA96ml179tm1gg4ZWQ2YrJWlTROHm-LqEtt44s_5GyJbOZ_njlkiETb2adRFwqT0VwhmY/s320/IMG_1401.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Looking across the Channel to the Reservation, you can see the three Cedar Hat Pavilions. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaMlstx_steJ_gcMkXctetnVZv7N26kakMHYeTT0QeKNNVEABWJpuQdu-x0B4-VvrX3H7TsPE7I4vJ9A1XUoFWYQEk-i7pez7FGRzgjFRwudSIqqHa1lAVWcCmvEqYu9x10zlEUjtd9_Z/s2048/image000000+copy.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaMlstx_steJ_gcMkXctetnVZv7N26kakMHYeTT0QeKNNVEABWJpuQdu-x0B4-VvrX3H7TsPE7I4vJ9A1XUoFWYQEk-i7pez7FGRzgjFRwudSIqqHa1lAVWcCmvEqYu9x10zlEUjtd9_Z/s320/image000000+copy.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lee took this photo on his bike ride. The hats are designed to resemble traditional hats worn by some tribal members.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This afternoon the 21st annual Classic Car Show was held in town. There must have been 50 cars of all makes, models, and years.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJ_wOkdXahLmfcZysM6jKLLtQERAQsJ8KijYoo8AQWoWp7omHibj4cwc5rZwjnNMmta2xPtaW3zeeFhZvup1FWuiljOPzrHD7l98JiqBYzfQJbZThLHl2LoQdwAysBaqKnOsOjDBAEVHn/s2048/IMG_1416.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1764" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJ_wOkdXahLmfcZysM6jKLLtQERAQsJ8KijYoo8AQWoWp7omHibj4cwc5rZwjnNMmta2xPtaW3zeeFhZvup1FWuiljOPzrHD7l98JiqBYzfQJbZThLHl2LoQdwAysBaqKnOsOjDBAEVHn/s320/IMG_1416.heic" width="276" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Lee is standing next to a 1968 Chevy Nova SS. It brought back memories of his '72 version. He loved that car!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqxYzoT3p0k2kQZDKXGoSc3ltj-8nl3xNwa4sBImmejbLZcmH0Z9gSlHUKgytq8TiEx_nXleLamI6R_6iOsq6e0PMj_8vQQax1D_IozJgOT8WEGnwz6ijQD2NmA9zaPyMRSqW9GmsAR50/s800/IMG_1417resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="800" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqxYzoT3p0k2kQZDKXGoSc3ltj-8nl3xNwa4sBImmejbLZcmH0Z9gSlHUKgytq8TiEx_nXleLamI6R_6iOsq6e0PMj_8vQQax1D_IozJgOT8WEGnwz6ijQD2NmA9zaPyMRSqW9GmsAR50/s320/IMG_1417resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Day 4, after a couple of days of clouds and on-and-off rain, we hoped for a nice day for a day trip to the San Juan Islands. The forecast promised to be good, so off we went to the ferry terminal in Anacortes. We got on the 9:05 ferry and arrived in Friday Harbor on the island of San Juan. Since we didn't take a car or bicycles, we chose this island. The ferry terminal is right at the town, and you can take the hop-on hop-off trolley to get around the island.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfP6Yy5dUe6kHUs_jstOPtELPUM3Fzc75PWGhRLCgj4WtlwGRONpjEgMOuJcPmHJk5rcE3PVSChckpRvjKH6JRFwmxImgrBBz4ByRrh6U1LSZXuqUqweB2dW1O5cx4xm39qoNoi9ryPQz/s800/_DSC0701resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfP6Yy5dUe6kHUs_jstOPtELPUM3Fzc75PWGhRLCgj4WtlwGRONpjEgMOuJcPmHJk5rcE3PVSChckpRvjKH6JRFwmxImgrBBz4ByRrh6U1LSZXuqUqweB2dW1O5cx4xm39qoNoi9ryPQz/s320/_DSC0701resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Arriving at the ferry terminal in Friday Harbor</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXoHzrYqJMHnVQaVQiPxv7-JY8mnOTnoYB1MZXhw4kYMiR2KqCbnL9WBOl3y1otxhXdHYdc_c5JfgkkY9S-2f1gVPIBIOPd9gpvc8WH5ze5JhucqhKbRfdR6yG5fPOpm6eOpbLb2SN28-/s800/_DSC0707resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="800" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXoHzrYqJMHnVQaVQiPxv7-JY8mnOTnoYB1MZXhw4kYMiR2KqCbnL9WBOl3y1otxhXdHYdc_c5JfgkkY9S-2f1gVPIBIOPd9gpvc8WH5ze5JhucqhKbRfdR6yG5fPOpm6eOpbLb2SN28-/s320/_DSC0707resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Before we caught the trolley, we took a walk around town. We watched our ferry leave the harbor from an overlook in town.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIVoVn6xOoaH9nzWdRQeL3nA5Yzb0a6BezNtypvisCXfzM6Cxoo-2Ni-IW9NPcjqVb7tgGYECaeY6orlIL-OsND5l-WIo2YpvAxPG0-vmr3ZZvPuWbtkEK87j8EBqF6ux9MPHxdGZC9ZU/s800/_DSC0704resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIVoVn6xOoaH9nzWdRQeL3nA5Yzb0a6BezNtypvisCXfzM6Cxoo-2Ni-IW9NPcjqVb7tgGYECaeY6orlIL-OsND5l-WIo2YpvAxPG0-vmr3ZZvPuWbtkEK87j8EBqF6ux9MPHxdGZC9ZU/s320/_DSC0704resize.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's Lee sitting and chatting with Edward Warbass, the founder of Friday Harbor, and his dog, Bob. Edward was quite a busy man as you can see by the inscription in the plaque below.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4wqpr2a8c2GydRYqHTAORBbFo9QrvvTU8xP6HbIOAA4oV6eBWR4xkaRpsKpt0ddsBuhZ5AOO9IJW5_9fL0CS98u7g1w2F_zHprWg9Qx2NvOWvZP4I68oZjFhVlDc7ZIf28MLvj8acq4N/s800/_DSC0705resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="800" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4wqpr2a8c2GydRYqHTAORBbFo9QrvvTU8xP6HbIOAA4oV6eBWR4xkaRpsKpt0ddsBuhZ5AOO9IJW5_9fL0CS98u7g1w2F_zHprWg9Qx2NvOWvZP4I68oZjFhVlDc7ZIf28MLvj8acq4N/s320/_DSC0705resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>After our walk, we hopped on the 11:35 trolley to explore the island. Our driver was a fourth generation islander, whose family had donated a lot of land to the island. She was also very heavy on the gas peddle. She would tell stories about points of interest as we flew by them. It was challenging to snap pictures from the moving trolley, but I tried. A couple turned out.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9O2vTiY3Enl8LmG2uAtt_tSL5snX8EG68s5Voq_riwVCl5LJSmtCyKm6wKTI4arLw4MPl_JLQtsD7DU5_F1yhGfisvJzn0UG9IwWwtT3xLgrN6-YGghwwWh2MlHMvsteRQpkZKbad7Drs/s800/_DSC0709resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="800" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9O2vTiY3Enl8LmG2uAtt_tSL5snX8EG68s5Voq_riwVCl5LJSmtCyKm6wKTI4arLw4MPl_JLQtsD7DU5_F1yhGfisvJzn0UG9IwWwtT3xLgrN6-YGghwwWh2MlHMvsteRQpkZKbad7Drs/s320/_DSC0709resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>This was one of the original homesteads on the island.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWaQ8aD3DZ3XeC3iLdgGjbu3Agog1F-YF5zmnBevG9pPmVVGoQm6skoOUVzalGFgyK2myqOsGs9KEhKnBydLSQrigwffWEi5cg3hZfhcmOb9V8VmbYy-IWTTNpE9BdXvDrB9a_18tWaXW/s800/_DSC0713resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWaQ8aD3DZ3XeC3iLdgGjbu3Agog1F-YF5zmnBevG9pPmVVGoQm6skoOUVzalGFgyK2myqOsGs9KEhKnBydLSQrigwffWEi5cg3hZfhcmOb9V8VmbYy-IWTTNpE9BdXvDrB9a_18tWaXW/s320/_DSC0713resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>This is a view of Roche Harbor from above before we arrived at the trolley stop. Our driver called this "the money shot" as she slowed down for about 30 seconds. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We got off the trolley at this stop. It was noon, so we grabbed a sandwich from the grocery store and found a picnic table out on the dock to have lunch. Friday Harbor is the only town on the island. Roche Harbor is a resort. We were told by our driver that the waiting list to keep your boat here is 30 years!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KLFSn7Ggu_pa3QDqk7Z-Y8vHCAbxHTo9LK3zscEdg2fPc8m7lXxnVtBObcobQEfLA0eV1SEoFT1sgTTMYpAeSQt9cQbStAzRBkaapB3sSKzn4U5XWigjlGMAW3tOU0PQmtDdDquOYFSt/s800/_DSC0718resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KLFSn7Ggu_pa3QDqk7Z-Y8vHCAbxHTo9LK3zscEdg2fPc8m7lXxnVtBObcobQEfLA0eV1SEoFT1sgTTMYpAeSQt9cQbStAzRBkaapB3sSKzn4U5XWigjlGMAW3tOU0PQmtDdDquOYFSt/s320/_DSC0718resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>This yacht belongs to Shaun White, the American professional snowboarder. Note the name of his yacht, "Snow Bored". I guess he got tired of it.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Vf242GN_KJvS52qpMfqZB9sTr5enPv1zfLUXNaEThMjJB7dUSDXwngk0Mg-YpgxsdKdB0YpoL8y8UdvFqNI4EcVuORDyUiVUrr_a1guIgdX9MHUj5xtrxVfDps2u4BW_GdOUHYz4Cr5z/s800/_DSC0719resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="800" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Vf242GN_KJvS52qpMfqZB9sTr5enPv1zfLUXNaEThMjJB7dUSDXwngk0Mg-YpgxsdKdB0YpoL8y8UdvFqNI4EcVuORDyUiVUrr_a1guIgdX9MHUj5xtrxVfDps2u4BW_GdOUHYz4Cr5z/s320/_DSC0719resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The story goes that a rich man's wife wanted a castle on a hill, so he had this built for her overlooking Roche Harbor.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The trolleys run every hour, so we hopped on the 1:05 to continue our tour. There are two trolleys that alternate runs, so this time we got a different driver. She wasn't quite as heavy on the gas. In all fairness, they have to keep to a time table, but the roads are narrow country roads with very little shoulders. I fear for the cyclists that also use these roads. We decided we had made a good decision, not to bring our bikes. Not only are the roads narrow, but the island is definitely not flat!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjlSGXOz6lpiZCUVpwHBIagmQQ36suV-r9J0a1jpQVXnGvksEmhhXiK2gKNca1Bq9jhQW2PEph17EAPAjplu4hXv3yCb46AO42ne0_wDhCurYddm3Ah6VLAaRYa23gvFTTkXalRaSq0ZC/s800/_DSC0722resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjlSGXOz6lpiZCUVpwHBIagmQQ36suV-r9J0a1jpQVXnGvksEmhhXiK2gKNca1Bq9jhQW2PEph17EAPAjplu4hXv3yCb46AO42ne0_wDhCurYddm3Ah6VLAaRYa23gvFTTkXalRaSq0ZC/s320/_DSC0722resize.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>This was an interesting bit of history about the possession of the San Juan Islands.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>We read that the best chance of seeing whales from the island was from the cliffs at Lime Kiln State Park, (also called Whale Watch Park). So this is where we hopped off the trolley to spend the rest of the afternoon. You can walk along a path on the cliff overlooking the Haro Strait on the west side of the island.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWI3NKLEVFYD3C8xj4pjO7xROPBLYzMkymuCvejtUCfEtlBRtAmvzqBe8nFWlCa629YTAwnVxuXz5ZAQCOm11l7c2sEv1xfZ__3RmtPhZ8xfftKJ7-YwEi2vAvtX35U5dRo53d1EkNfbZS/s800/_DSC0730resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="642" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWI3NKLEVFYD3C8xj4pjO7xROPBLYzMkymuCvejtUCfEtlBRtAmvzqBe8nFWlCa629YTAwnVxuXz5ZAQCOm11l7c2sEv1xfZ__3RmtPhZ8xfftKJ7-YwEi2vAvtX35U5dRo53d1EkNfbZS/s320/_DSC0730resize.jpg" width="257" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>This is a view of the coastline with the lighthouse in the distance. It is no longer a working lighthouse. It is used as a research facility.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOibsT28a7miX5yLPVBVMoyG-gPpQRAtJ1xP0UNP8NOCkb2zXF-TDNoKgch6u7zXxJRTdRAw6qOVojfhvavYkJr1QIMlWuAhZPOx3_J9UrOCxOEoXbuTcKkqY1il2-5i0eWxH6Ro5EwuH/s800/_DSC0777resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="800" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOibsT28a7miX5yLPVBVMoyG-gPpQRAtJ1xP0UNP8NOCkb2zXF-TDNoKgch6u7zXxJRTdRAw6qOVojfhvavYkJr1QIMlWuAhZPOx3_J9UrOCxOEoXbuTcKkqY1il2-5i0eWxH6Ro5EwuH/s320/_DSC0777resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywqwn9aYGIHZO5BMxq0Kxo5g0bqbB1FX0NbWLVYXaojfHxmAzJnKnionqzul8xerKTE5Dm2LwrH5l8uvk2kGREUvBEBoulVafusUOCOeobx5UP5Zdu0HFhU1q9zSMgG6O7fpEVzDpDJEl/s2048/IMG_1412.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMLmLqY1fHU1oUK_O9j_V5sGzhbv09LAkcuCziQZzhda2JhzsUH1uozKuyaodUbT23LdSTZm_fAnBd2aP4J2oUHj42Fef203nejCZZ99isNCIzCjwtnG8cUkkTimRa_2pRTGfS-rSV7YX/s800/_DSC0752resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMLmLqY1fHU1oUK_O9j_V5sGzhbv09LAkcuCziQZzhda2JhzsUH1uozKuyaodUbT23LdSTZm_fAnBd2aP4J2oUHj42Fef203nejCZZ99isNCIzCjwtnG8cUkkTimRa_2pRTGfS-rSV7YX/s320/_DSC0752resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Unfortunately, we didn't see any whales, but we did see a pair of Black Oystercatchers, another new one for me to check off my list.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquxf33eagpTSNfy12JAvmZfjZYE7Cm8hyHKDsfWPEgXE3z2EXAynr-n9lizZDJwJS5N1MmHG59eFdEceG9ZoFhDD-YS2HwIVnPMsR8TuL9FAZrCQp_08SN4FrwqFOqDTtjhzMX8IAXgBO/s800/_DSC0756resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquxf33eagpTSNfy12JAvmZfjZYE7Cm8hyHKDsfWPEgXE3z2EXAynr-n9lizZDJwJS5N1MmHG59eFdEceG9ZoFhDD-YS2HwIVnPMsR8TuL9FAZrCQp_08SN4FrwqFOqDTtjhzMX8IAXgBO/s320/_DSC0756resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The Oystercatchers nest and feed among the rocks along coastlines. They are well-camouflaged among the dark rocks.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ZKzxPJvrXaijs6runKdm75rOKYDEdDHRAJ01jGiSbbfeBpUn87mpC68RKzL995-PXZ2Q2t7QkyXxdWBMwEyjbkzsoqBm8xnBTU-JKA72aVDrS6uKYjVhyVN2QZOc9JLMBIRQ-oH-CSn9/s2048/_DSC0801.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="2048" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ZKzxPJvrXaijs6runKdm75rOKYDEdDHRAJ01jGiSbbfeBpUn87mpC68RKzL995-PXZ2Q2t7QkyXxdWBMwEyjbkzsoqBm8xnBTU-JKA72aVDrS6uKYjVhyVN2QZOc9JLMBIRQ-oH-CSn9/s320/_DSC0801.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>As I looked out in the strait hoping to spot a whale, what did I see instead, a Gull rafting down the water on a piece of driftwood like Huck Finn. It was an amusing sight.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieif4LclAgwytTd36UKOdKQRE1iKcduQX_9FAFgBpvVYD2K6tV9jeA5_t3EfXhrApX9bNKW-DJq4iEzbYS6IGI9pDwyOI0htzsgaKz-Y9t9owXK2TN5kw5e1eI3G26w7kGKBd28d8fD4JN/s800/_DSC0788resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieif4LclAgwytTd36UKOdKQRE1iKcduQX_9FAFgBpvVYD2K6tV9jeA5_t3EfXhrApX9bNKW-DJq4iEzbYS6IGI9pDwyOI0htzsgaKz-Y9t9owXK2TN5kw5e1eI3G26w7kGKBd28d8fD4JN/s320/_DSC0788resize.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div>We had been seeing these trees in several other places in Washington, and we finally learned what they are. They are called Pacific madrone in the USA and arbutus in Canada. They are a broadleaf evergreen with orange-red bark that naturally peels away to reveal a greenish, silvery color underneath. They are very striking to see.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We spent an enjoyable few hours along the coast, then hopped back on the trolley and returned to Friday Harbor. We had a little more than an hour before we had to catch the 6:30 ferry.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyU6E4snZWF-hYb872bRg6jr1VTa2fv-FvR0VsnOHiNr3gaatgPnH9QPRAWROf0eFYlTuJIpRqQLXB2nFtCl_fF4-TVYAIxDU2E9c2q3ykxA_kwoee1J16MwN5Ur7mcFwK2n4gY0Mu_Bwu/s2048/IMG_1426.heic" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyU6E4snZWF-hYb872bRg6jr1VTa2fv-FvR0VsnOHiNr3gaatgPnH9QPRAWROf0eFYlTuJIpRqQLXB2nFtCl_fF4-TVYAIxDU2E9c2q3ykxA_kwoee1J16MwN5Ur7mcFwK2n4gY0Mu_Bwu/s320/IMG_1426.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>What better way to top off the visit than to find the San Juan Island Brewery and try a local brew.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We went to the ferry terminal to find that it was going to be late. When it finally arrived a half-hour later, we learned that they were delayed by a pod of whales in their path. Oh, the irony! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tZL5fwkxKv0KgmjhyRr3HQHpTJbEGX9XdGQhBkX3k0DUhwkZAdpGQA-LlbAHyB2fCWi7a9BW81hf9XImGXM0C9HLSSorgYF0IrXIToLHbbHriwbJKzNfWqY-alqvWWpuXvVLdmNSiEhA/s800/_DSC0832resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="800" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tZL5fwkxKv0KgmjhyRr3HQHpTJbEGX9XdGQhBkX3k0DUhwkZAdpGQA-LlbAHyB2fCWi7a9BW81hf9XImGXM0C9HLSSorgYF0IrXIToLHbbHriwbJKzNfWqY-alqvWWpuXvVLdmNSiEhA/s320/_DSC0832resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The light on the return trip was beautiful as we watched the sun go down.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRNNlrx-aGIEanQSzqX2LnT3jfbtmc7ynZzX2X8650eDWG0W2z8m0UoujYAMFV2p3YO8-k8Pye_pgFyLN3bYeH-evnB51h9wY-slQT9LAWs_nkdOyTOUzaXLW4nEYhpS1Np9rWzzTuEhP/s2048/_DSC0837.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1291" data-original-width="2048" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRNNlrx-aGIEanQSzqX2LnT3jfbtmc7ynZzX2X8650eDWG0W2z8m0UoujYAMFV2p3YO8-k8Pye_pgFyLN3bYeH-evnB51h9wY-slQT9LAWs_nkdOyTOUzaXLW4nEYhpS1Np9rWzzTuEhP/s320/_DSC0837.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBHS6NpreTpHuseuaTEHJr_SDL0MSE0JfEMGDX9URYWtDs3mUyAlGwG_kTPnRH6YF2hEeiXNj7J_SkpgkIKlbXROLO06UKm7bswUT2qTLGS8wRdiIrDwC1Ac7a6auykFaaFkqJtaNeF9f/s2603/_DSC0842.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1208" data-original-width="2603" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBHS6NpreTpHuseuaTEHJr_SDL0MSE0JfEMGDX9URYWtDs3mUyAlGwG_kTPnRH6YF2hEeiXNj7J_SkpgkIKlbXROLO06UKm7bswUT2qTLGS8wRdiIrDwC1Ac7a6auykFaaFkqJtaNeF9f/s320/_DSC0842.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6dElZKnFfQP2eJsz-RwxSRkBlnlSNRpffq1wwFeexF93B4LNwNAfPrw7DPAOaY5zNGPXwLfYk9K9paQflk43RNQoogvaIOxG8KZP8n_rU_gAPrDtM1s6MxrAC3R8SCHnk93D2ExDz2Bx/s2577/_DSC0847.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1220" data-original-width="2577" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6dElZKnFfQP2eJsz-RwxSRkBlnlSNRpffq1wwFeexF93B4LNwNAfPrw7DPAOaY5zNGPXwLfYk9K9paQflk43RNQoogvaIOxG8KZP8n_rU_gAPrDtM1s6MxrAC3R8SCHnk93D2ExDz2Bx/s320/_DSC0847.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmHgL0EPNfJ-t35KBrTB26uxFwzF5QFp14cai3YIN1IgELuTGPguUJqIWSp0MCOr-5NUcw-K_6KZKJPUmPXSUDr-i-2hbDu__rjvSlpnW7s6U4mVPZLhSmDGuZmq3xmI-m1A3jAvlyPbx/s2048/_DSC0853.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="2048" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmHgL0EPNfJ-t35KBrTB26uxFwzF5QFp14cai3YIN1IgELuTGPguUJqIWSp0MCOr-5NUcw-K_6KZKJPUmPXSUDr-i-2hbDu__rjvSlpnW7s6U4mVPZLhSmDGuZmq3xmI-m1A3jAvlyPbx/w640-h324/_DSC0853.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>It was a beautiful end to a fun day. Today, August 9th, we're heading east to the North Cascades for a few days. We can't wait to explore another National Park and see Mount Baker up close!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-61433747808045858422021-08-07T12:27:00.001-04:002021-08-13T23:09:42.036-04:00Whidbey Island<p> August 6, 2021</p><p>We spent one overnight in Port Townsend at the Point Hudson Marina on the Olympic Peninsula so we could catch the ferry to Whidbey Island in the morning. Our campsite was right along the waterfront. These are a few of the sights. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3tiXNsKtZD4bzJMOy6jZO7ABbN7Lxjq2cIKLrEEkFTht2bmpitW8JtaD0bdYpIi5AuwEKDUCrdb4mDYKCi6ZMCMwou8k1pHgtZgVtQyy6Xt8zJLmkXgjChMiQ4yTS1GcCRfhplMKZJ6k/s2048/_DSC0546.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1591" data-original-width="2048" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3tiXNsKtZD4bzJMOy6jZO7ABbN7Lxjq2cIKLrEEkFTht2bmpitW8JtaD0bdYpIi5AuwEKDUCrdb4mDYKCi6ZMCMwou8k1pHgtZgVtQyy6Xt8zJLmkXgjChMiQ4yTS1GcCRfhplMKZJ6k/s320/_DSC0546.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Herrmann's Gull</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYyaMZvEUziH-4zr6rmvAJRo0dGlFj6NyNYVJUmG1XQAZPesjRC3VZ6KKkidOJUf1icBqQjrlDjrg76m6OtyvBAAveKHb-BC1M6glxIE8Db4OI-J1Ulu9_SR3Sp9Yncz-pKr96Ww75EA1/s2048/_DSC0521.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1855" data-original-width="2048" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYyaMZvEUziH-4zr6rmvAJRo0dGlFj6NyNYVJUmG1XQAZPesjRC3VZ6KKkidOJUf1icBqQjrlDjrg76m6OtyvBAAveKHb-BC1M6glxIE8Db4OI-J1Ulu9_SR3Sp9Yncz-pKr96Ww75EA1/s320/_DSC0521.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Herrmann's Gull coming in for a landing. Looks like a welcoming committee is waiting.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5jsdqoOlnIZjHwlJT-zOtfME5r5KxwgkFOtnzhrLbxAL-mANRSOsQAV4g98WwHNTvtQazuacLtoY_xIjb0v7KXMR7HeqXla8ZVtNv_STRnWFdJ_ViVBAdp4BDf9mqYRsVIi_YKOt21hK/s2048/_DSC0548.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5jsdqoOlnIZjHwlJT-zOtfME5r5KxwgkFOtnzhrLbxAL-mANRSOsQAV4g98WwHNTvtQazuacLtoY_xIjb0v7KXMR7HeqXla8ZVtNv_STRnWFdJ_ViVBAdp4BDf9mqYRsVIi_YKOt21hK/s320/_DSC0548.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkE0vZUxZ46CQiDLfYiQKPF9ieoX06MqQZtJPiodObpehyphenhyphenhyBKtCtQOaO6xSweiFbTzBo0nBNnha2jzj9q-aSCIIe853JeD7bkJ3k-uu3gWCtmLrYeGI4PeEgk4RPtqoLzY9Uw7dUX3CUX/s2048/_DSC0560.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkE0vZUxZ46CQiDLfYiQKPF9ieoX06MqQZtJPiodObpehyphenhyphenhyBKtCtQOaO6xSweiFbTzBo0nBNnha2jzj9q-aSCIIe853JeD7bkJ3k-uu3gWCtmLrYeGI4PeEgk4RPtqoLzY9Uw7dUX3CUX/s320/_DSC0560.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8c0fcfDVHhwDMTguYEBk8jvC893gkYCRJ-ItEbRB_vP8ILKi-l5cep3tdFd2duhqYpOvNLd3y9XHvWjG1dgDlOo9BM4ds2FCsQvDw9J6QNdk6gw_Emy-N-KesP1dCFOuxp1_HQ1G9Jj5/s2048/_DSC0563.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8c0fcfDVHhwDMTguYEBk8jvC893gkYCRJ-ItEbRB_vP8ILKi-l5cep3tdFd2duhqYpOvNLd3y9XHvWjG1dgDlOo9BM4ds2FCsQvDw9J6QNdk6gw_Emy-N-KesP1dCFOuxp1_HQ1G9Jj5/s320/_DSC0563.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hXiIm-02UZpEgMaiKnupb8N59vP6I1meG0XV6IgzFgmHfMDJ3QnUHWeYCIk63L96gY4HRMKVV1JSckbCrD7uCg_p9wWfr3hmQhASVjcsoz9BrP9mQMk6-vwx8ibvRTuHh6Q1WwxxKDJH/s2048/IMG_1364.heic" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hXiIm-02UZpEgMaiKnupb8N59vP6I1meG0XV6IgzFgmHfMDJ3QnUHWeYCIk63L96gY4HRMKVV1JSckbCrD7uCg_p9wWfr3hmQhASVjcsoz9BrP9mQMk6-vwx8ibvRTuHh6Q1WwxxKDJH/s320/IMG_1364.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Here we are in the ferry line with our RV and car in tow.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfOW79c_ZvRPGM8W74OR-PsH09g9I6st9HWttwm3IJI70TiE_XGrBdiX3xbgBxvZ3HVvV2jr70BKzXkMrJHEdmoemTqRNwpOjgp85VwR065_0Qftw4KEFu-brhyUCgu7vszT09JlSUt1P/s2048/IMG_1367.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfOW79c_ZvRPGM8W74OR-PsH09g9I6st9HWttwm3IJI70TiE_XGrBdiX3xbgBxvZ3HVvV2jr70BKzXkMrJHEdmoemTqRNwpOjgp85VwR065_0Qftw4KEFu-brhyUCgu7vszT09JlSUt1P/s320/IMG_1367.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Here we are pulling in to the front spot next to the other RV. It's a little scary when the crew keeps waving you in closer and closer to the front of the boat and all you can see is the water. 😳 Needless to say, we didn't go over the edge and arrived in Whidbey Island in one piece.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We spent two nights on Whidbey Island at North Whidbey RV Park. It was a nice campground in a good location across the street from Deception Pass State Park. On our first afternoon, we took a short drive to the Deception Pass Bridge for a view of the Pass. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSADwhZ7O14d6lgnfnbw22PfL-7sjtXz03e2o5YiGF8fXe-taiApx4_efGaKRkazQsNSPIbYTNRt6wLXokJYqG1Cx8FEN1GcvNRSwaWRrsWvcCK8i5Q-Yhfc12IqK5sQCwmZTjxjIMNUF/s2048/IMG_1372.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSADwhZ7O14d6lgnfnbw22PfL-7sjtXz03e2o5YiGF8fXe-taiApx4_efGaKRkazQsNSPIbYTNRt6wLXokJYqG1Cx8FEN1GcvNRSwaWRrsWvcCK8i5Q-Yhfc12IqK5sQCwmZTjxjIMNUF/s320/IMG_1372.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>The bridge is very high up over the water and there is a pedestrian path along the road. I'm not a fan of heights, but I started across until several cars and trucks went by and the bridge shook. That was it for me. So I waited while Lee went across.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjV5EFJdYlYZGMbkjytW7krktc6zZ26Hjuvo1Hxb6QpzV_2B-J1-GLAdslqGdNCLZH7eOeSt6CCRW0YGKcxeeEXJpzbaijAcuY2SGyrbCW2OEsAxJ0YQecSbpK6y-SPxy9F_8P5damRn53/s2048/IMG_1371.heic" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjV5EFJdYlYZGMbkjytW7krktc6zZ26Hjuvo1Hxb6QpzV_2B-J1-GLAdslqGdNCLZH7eOeSt6CCRW0YGKcxeeEXJpzbaijAcuY2SGyrbCW2OEsAxJ0YQecSbpK6y-SPxy9F_8P5damRn53/s320/IMG_1371.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><p>The view of Deception Pass from the end of the bridge where I stood.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Later that afternoon, we took the kayaks to Deception Pass State Park at Bowman Bay. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnVrPeFiuV6y3ta6iFJbnxW2kVJsEa8eh5U4C2NOFra9cXBkCOiC3nJvCmbJ9IMHaDMvj7D3uMp-fW3zuDpsoX5x25ldOpe78Dixy0Z0VzNUhsBA0JO-LYkBQxzeap_DcgfyNnNqnAOI-/s2048/IMG_1373.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnVrPeFiuV6y3ta6iFJbnxW2kVJsEa8eh5U4C2NOFra9cXBkCOiC3nJvCmbJ9IMHaDMvj7D3uMp-fW3zuDpsoX5x25ldOpe78Dixy0Z0VzNUhsBA0JO-LYkBQxzeap_DcgfyNnNqnAOI-/s320/IMG_1373.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>We paddled from the shore out to that rock protrusion in the distance. Beyond that, the swells became bigger and the kayaks were going up and down, so we decided it was time to turn around.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHodESrRyUhcqcM220SZ_1nZrMpDwdy8MmiMgOx4w9qDqpAEBzVieCCQXC5FTOrasqESBx60vSnK0KrKBXCz-K0_44yeldjHSedjvIDVdxG_BGNGYYHZg3-BT4nCabThnYneiY4S9Cmmzh/s1152/image000000.heic" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHodESrRyUhcqcM220SZ_1nZrMpDwdy8MmiMgOx4w9qDqpAEBzVieCCQXC5FTOrasqESBx60vSnK0KrKBXCz-K0_44yeldjHSedjvIDVdxG_BGNGYYHZg3-BT4nCabThnYneiY4S9Cmmzh/s320/image000000.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODVVYHWTeSbBT8SDCARDKP74rfZEkklzF_u8xhuN_EJHNWzPUVPrNS4cV8FmLFcJLu8ikOsNdQ-QNFju4ZBzTnjbt9NJPEWXi-CMWSh8zuXK8n5mFIfskeyGhi3mHLISUVAomorpHibws/s2048/IMG_1382+2.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODVVYHWTeSbBT8SDCARDKP74rfZEkklzF_u8xhuN_EJHNWzPUVPrNS4cV8FmLFcJLu8ikOsNdQ-QNFju4ZBzTnjbt9NJPEWXi-CMWSh8zuXK8n5mFIfskeyGhi3mHLISUVAomorpHibws/s320/IMG_1382+2.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Here's a bad photo of a cormorant sitting on the rock. The kayak was moving up and down and I was trying to take the picture with my phone without bumping into the rock. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQExNmK26yY3b5FuP-IAusdTnecroG0YPdNFR0NPOnwa-9Bb6QnouF_fsFMrvYVVnEDj_FPQdfZm6tzga6HUluPgUmnRkOZu5FKIjQrYH513-stQreTZz38xu9yy4mt7RO8_6i2o_aPjMl/s2048/IMG_1383.heic" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQExNmK26yY3b5FuP-IAusdTnecroG0YPdNFR0NPOnwa-9Bb6QnouF_fsFMrvYVVnEDj_FPQdfZm6tzga6HUluPgUmnRkOZu5FKIjQrYH513-stQreTZz38xu9yy4mt7RO8_6i2o_aPjMl/s320/IMG_1383.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Here's a little better one.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7ZiOEsGQlkTlGDezPXxcdKfAPfy4AszrgyXlgq59OLTA_fwGeYokhfgG_5SNcN0sU14jpy9VigFd5NsQVCHFUjRSlLht8fN75034FrUEBf6pgCCfGXd812dHO9MKgIZ4wuHo33uEMENR/s2048/IMG_1392.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7ZiOEsGQlkTlGDezPXxcdKfAPfy4AszrgyXlgq59OLTA_fwGeYokhfgG_5SNcN0sU14jpy9VigFd5NsQVCHFUjRSlLht8fN75034FrUEBf6pgCCfGXd812dHO9MKgIZ4wuHo33uEMENR/s320/IMG_1392.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We found a quieter cove across the bay. The rock cliffs were covered with colorful lichen.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHb6Q9wvG4YWLg97o5FBIRGOG0e7goOa83B9_0tx76OpHnHmN4YdfnwkDSjV2u3PSa651_v0ikNUCXclPJpSmH7lBnSSYBgKuk-bFhpzVv-AGx7oT8xCVXmddKO5hnZyCMprLo7YwCeltN/s2048/_DSC0579.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHb6Q9wvG4YWLg97o5FBIRGOG0e7goOa83B9_0tx76OpHnHmN4YdfnwkDSjV2u3PSa651_v0ikNUCXclPJpSmH7lBnSSYBgKuk-bFhpzVv-AGx7oT8xCVXmddKO5hnZyCMprLo7YwCeltN/s320/_DSC0579.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The next day, we did a little exploring of the island. We drove to West Beach in Oak Harbor and walked along the waterfront.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHP11sYFLL7z20zTxPr0tidKt7fLsSGxtf4qyMc7Oh_cC0VLWQNf7FHqdneFVzCZPI9qzORWN8OP3l1FCzqhBs8zaCH5UNHsqpXMCUUaqyeMvkwRuJLDXA2AdYv_kuZk_99me4sagUe3X/s2669/_DSC0588.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="2669" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHP11sYFLL7z20zTxPr0tidKt7fLsSGxtf4qyMc7Oh_cC0VLWQNf7FHqdneFVzCZPI9qzORWN8OP3l1FCzqhBs8zaCH5UNHsqpXMCUUaqyeMvkwRuJLDXA2AdYv_kuZk_99me4sagUe3X/s320/_DSC0588.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This is a very cropped (even with a 600mm lens) of a Pigeon Guillemot. I had been seeing these birds at a distance several times, and finally was able to ID them. It's another new one for me.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYljDliZhkQRGSLmq5HQmi3itp3YDk-Fz32fM1K2Jk71OvHh7Q5wFOSNDMR9kC4ZvCVp2BWxK9JjMSOROL56UyGc3xPGGfhhkmPEZ0e1ileqc_vm6LfXos6ixEl1SteBR41A8Pd3Q2RP8/s2048/image000000+2.heic" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYljDliZhkQRGSLmq5HQmi3itp3YDk-Fz32fM1K2Jk71OvHh7Q5wFOSNDMR9kC4ZvCVp2BWxK9JjMSOROL56UyGc3xPGGfhhkmPEZ0e1ileqc_vm6LfXos6ixEl1SteBR41A8Pd3Q2RP8/s320/image000000+2.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>On our way through Oak Harbor, we spotted this sign. It reminded us of our cycling club back home, the Bedminster Flyers, so we just had to stop for lunch. The fact that it was a brewery was a bonus!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ50rD8tms2fJO_L5jJyGb0tol62bWqaKnUmCf781bnIawXj5FBDNY5VTzkImoLGvzmAdI5byEL9tFJsQJqbn3ZU3GLlhIT0hzOgfyQEcsR4gHLpa7pV7ivAyhs2uYEoJI6z9yvDjd0PMR/s2048/image000000+3.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ50rD8tms2fJO_L5jJyGb0tol62bWqaKnUmCf781bnIawXj5FBDNY5VTzkImoLGvzmAdI5byEL9tFJsQJqbn3ZU3GLlhIT0hzOgfyQEcsR4gHLpa7pV7ivAyhs2uYEoJI6z9yvDjd0PMR/s320/image000000+3.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Delicious fish and chips! No need for dinner tonight!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWAl6L4Bjpfhtj3TaaiDp1hp67Njcdu9viEHqkjR9MfmoTzMHKnVpAPGkU3wrCGbPAzTMG17-gitYbX5kRUECHTxvLxLFn4pUt-JVyEwU1INn16UaP_uNglMemBZK4qNHHFE7RU6xgn3A/s2048/image000000+2.heic" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><p>After riding the waves in the bay on the previous day, we decided to stick to the lake this time. We returned to the state park for an evening paddle on Cranberry Lake. It was a very pleasant, perfect ending to our brief stay on Whidbey Island.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrEQeJyGQF9VIrr-XyClVWd9NxxRRXZUTmidONfu7id198imm33B1AVACLJqDkSS8kPl5cGkwQCAlAeBLu3SspDLV33bM0SxnxVIXUToBTs0OzN43ur7DSFFXZmM5j-bDhlnTh5bhbyDd/s2048/image000000+4.heic" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrEQeJyGQF9VIrr-XyClVWd9NxxRRXZUTmidONfu7id198imm33B1AVACLJqDkSS8kPl5cGkwQCAlAeBLu3SspDLV33bM0SxnxVIXUToBTs0OzN43ur7DSFFXZmM5j-bDhlnTh5bhbyDd/s320/image000000+4.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Much calmer water on the lake</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We spotted several different birds around the lake.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUW-duz8UvaciBeBPXixvE0mQo06Qg2Rbu7ByA2mQC7lvQrIqUW-ygHIkoEbKzJ4GSegF0WmXSylxYVsYsFO5jP0gec5cPQmVM8JurgJT9W6PybzPsyyyvsZIehOT7e3vnSAHqGsvGH_Zm/s2663/_DSC0608.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="2663" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUW-duz8UvaciBeBPXixvE0mQo06Qg2Rbu7ByA2mQC7lvQrIqUW-ygHIkoEbKzJ4GSegF0WmXSylxYVsYsFO5jP0gec5cPQmVM8JurgJT9W6PybzPsyyyvsZIehOT7e3vnSAHqGsvGH_Zm/s320/_DSC0608.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This is as close as I could get to this juvenile cormorant. Just close enough to ID it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdNwFApEPiNqCyYemhKd2ha24mBPRQcLDvWnEh7GKzs83MQIuliIPZldCjhQziHxQFQ6FyLMg_WRT4ltIXUje7h8Djd63cRjPjEml9gl4k5DmS0NvA9TXGnOULjDqgVML5i6EaSfaDo4a/s2048/_DSC0623.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1562" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdNwFApEPiNqCyYemhKd2ha24mBPRQcLDvWnEh7GKzs83MQIuliIPZldCjhQziHxQFQ6FyLMg_WRT4ltIXUje7h8Djd63cRjPjEml9gl4k5DmS0NvA9TXGnOULjDqgVML5i6EaSfaDo4a/s320/_DSC0623.jpeg" width="244" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>A Kingfisher high up in a tree</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAQKgaUGg_pK66FG2Ov-isQ87oHkklKbtr5HY-6VvGFNOkDw-imklPgLbeFFX41nBdFwwOYQN531MT5OwDActTGAnJF09SkQ5heorSlzeHETIR8Jv-6_I7S6THKzKVgV8nvbF6liFC9FT/s2048/_DSC0621.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1609" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAQKgaUGg_pK66FG2Ov-isQ87oHkklKbtr5HY-6VvGFNOkDw-imklPgLbeFFX41nBdFwwOYQN531MT5OwDActTGAnJF09SkQ5heorSlzeHETIR8Jv-6_I7S6THKzKVgV8nvbF6liFC9FT/s320/_DSC0621.jpeg" width="251" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>It's always exciting to see a Bald Eagle.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduXFmIjaYPwNv_oZwF_ocV_UxdDgNN1pm_CVVKEa8Xrc5jg-tVRDllUnxIc_bzznd32In_94iDjT_ODi08lBwm0B7ER-EAHXXZ0L560z_ttykAFqhDvAQuoqUNQLePQi_bTJF5q24vugf/s2048/_DSC0638.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduXFmIjaYPwNv_oZwF_ocV_UxdDgNN1pm_CVVKEa8Xrc5jg-tVRDllUnxIc_bzznd32In_94iDjT_ODi08lBwm0B7ER-EAHXXZ0L560z_ttykAFqhDvAQuoqUNQLePQi_bTJF5q24vugf/s320/_DSC0638.jpeg" width="216" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>We spotted this immature Bald Eagle shortly after.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvVp3Ki8jGIzul_UhYOJASAWLjcW50UsYarOh7ljXFQmAhJlZdfgIah9NlZ9TWdftdRAiQbQmJuF9YDHP11nc_NT8_eXJt0G3C60hTPt6tPI7xhxAGQS2ZRrxM5Zw2lAFS877pvzF9pbe/s2048/_DSC0640.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1791" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvVp3Ki8jGIzul_UhYOJASAWLjcW50UsYarOh7ljXFQmAhJlZdfgIah9NlZ9TWdftdRAiQbQmJuF9YDHP11nc_NT8_eXJt0G3C60hTPt6tPI7xhxAGQS2ZRrxM5Zw2lAFS877pvzF9pbe/s320/_DSC0640.jpeg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>A little while later, they both were on the same tree. Look who ended up on top!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We left Whidbey Island on August 5th. We're here at La Conner, WA until Monday when we start heading east to the North Cascades.</p>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-23214594620236119972021-08-06T19:12:00.003-04:002021-08-13T23:05:28.896-04:00In and Around Sequim, WA<p>August 5, 2021</p><p>We were in Sequim from July 22nd to August 2nd. As described in my last post, two of those days were spent hiking in Olympic National Park. The rest of the time was spent cycling, walking, and a little bit of kayaking in Sequim Bay. Yes, and doing some boring but necessary tasks like grocery shopping and laundry. When you're on the road as long as we are, you need days to do the mundane chores and to take a break from sightseeing.</p><p>We found that the Olympic Peninsula has a bike trail that goes from Port Townsend on the northeast side of the peninsula to Port Angeles further west. It's a paved trail, mostly off-road. We rode two different sections on two different days.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpQgTqOVY2CiETrfIZUNWzh3skx4Tk86PmMBRUgkLi2iOTolEhx_Z43d-QHSKLLIRsVhjhXHxmnBSMD5TP1UkqVTaR7JebM5oOnSRo0adSzqMoIpWm5_obE-J32XSi3iUUfIHWJd3wwY3/s800/IMG_1344resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpQgTqOVY2CiETrfIZUNWzh3skx4Tk86PmMBRUgkLi2iOTolEhx_Z43d-QHSKLLIRsVhjhXHxmnBSMD5TP1UkqVTaR7JebM5oOnSRo0adSzqMoIpWm5_obE-J32XSi3iUUfIHWJd3wwY3/s320/IMG_1344resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJ3O1xiTVxZtUKaPRqOcGAANUzodclwAgQn1JOLTzsCWrh5kmyakDTyNkPmE7QHGtlGWPXWpnCbk7198XIUWQdNbr7v269vyamiCLVLathpIVJ_WQvNRl7YRwBT-KZ6H1aGxQmAZR-oM9/s2048/image000000.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJ3O1xiTVxZtUKaPRqOcGAANUzodclwAgQn1JOLTzsCWrh5kmyakDTyNkPmE7QHGtlGWPXWpnCbk7198XIUWQdNbr7v269vyamiCLVLathpIVJ_WQvNRl7YRwBT-KZ6H1aGxQmAZR-oM9/s320/image000000.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Our first ride started just east of the Railroad Park Bridge. The bridge was built in 1915 and is now part of the Olympic Discovery Trail. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAutL-UkH0gb3rfqSayRquRt_t-Dx1CjgGv7hxuBzuJ_HZDKzcuVvZ4vI9uJxdwdc8Z7gWKLW_TyZMALHXG5uOmEwEmAVMxxZFBKXTiMEmH3-il6HF30k3W6Xo9WiMJL5UjwJqKiY71c9i/s800/IMG_1314resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="769" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAutL-UkH0gb3rfqSayRquRt_t-Dx1CjgGv7hxuBzuJ_HZDKzcuVvZ4vI9uJxdwdc8Z7gWKLW_TyZMALHXG5uOmEwEmAVMxxZFBKXTiMEmH3-il6HF30k3W6Xo9WiMJL5UjwJqKiY71c9i/s320/IMG_1314resize.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The bridge crosses over the Dungeness River.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9vcOnDnxJ8N4CEsehFRdN7eiJfpUV92_5LiWLfuK2HcRmaoDOcHawlsSrGeFMl3wB_d8-vWi95lB9LgD_RflCXhJFrFz6nJEZ2auLnNwGtkVEd5Rccq64ioBTx9YSlKXlW1oKSWYN3fcD/s800/IMG_1312resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9vcOnDnxJ8N4CEsehFRdN7eiJfpUV92_5LiWLfuK2HcRmaoDOcHawlsSrGeFMl3wB_d8-vWi95lB9LgD_RflCXhJFrFz6nJEZ2auLnNwGtkVEd5Rccq64ioBTx9YSlKXlW1oKSWYN3fcD/s320/IMG_1312resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>On our way back, we stopped to look at a lavender field. One of several around the town.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6xJFqCJ4XlWsI2oHLf1bmBPjMbmrKa54ALVU5KcZx75aIgQDalAu8-ZFGFOH0HfT457BZ6sB4k8bADgDSlOSdaC439ZI4fmb1csK1jNFH3w9RNPznZQp7VGBQe8BhY2_E4oSQtm86sDh/s800/IMG_1315resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6xJFqCJ4XlWsI2oHLf1bmBPjMbmrKa54ALVU5KcZx75aIgQDalAu8-ZFGFOH0HfT457BZ6sB4k8bADgDSlOSdaC439ZI4fmb1csK1jNFH3w9RNPznZQp7VGBQe8BhY2_E4oSQtm86sDh/s320/IMG_1315resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We rewarded ourselves with a stop at the Peninsula Taproom for a pint and some nachos. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On our second ride, we started a little further east of Sequim and rode to Port Angeles. A good portion of the trail ran along the water. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TAjKp1gIyuDu_N0fx7KHEle5SI5zIvTo-Jqc_X_Os2tJ-7e8IaDgUohXm8X26cUGVR_n90Uuj5_4OEhmOUNECNB8PTe6pfRjMOCwGOTofUR2tMdTyvvy-P_kw6qAmniSfKfFkVt6voYL/s800/IMG_1339resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TAjKp1gIyuDu_N0fx7KHEle5SI5zIvTo-Jqc_X_Os2tJ-7e8IaDgUohXm8X26cUGVR_n90Uuj5_4OEhmOUNECNB8PTe6pfRjMOCwGOTofUR2tMdTyvvy-P_kw6qAmniSfKfFkVt6voYL/s320/IMG_1339resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2mhUo6KZFkcye62yevIE5-l7Hcrc66uz9-KlY-d6D7LEaegI5aTSNTmGnecmmyocpqdBqARdnxjI1PfTH5AZi9WCJ0OxipGmj-ussht3wlr9FoLR-rtaZI7qN-eOH6n0jlDdg47K0MGv/s800/IMG_1341resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2mhUo6KZFkcye62yevIE5-l7Hcrc66uz9-KlY-d6D7LEaegI5aTSNTmGnecmmyocpqdBqARdnxjI1PfTH5AZi9WCJ0OxipGmj-ussht3wlr9FoLR-rtaZI7qN-eOH6n0jlDdg47K0MGv/s320/IMG_1341resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LU6HPpiMBQNoDuO1MsVqvteMPSsde988G2dthwlG7zqgZ-_0i5RtrLcz7gq6fpO7pldfZU07L6HPY2fC0Uc6OoJnfQWgCWrfKhwMmUw8XjD4Lmo5qenSgxKy-qQiSz-h0V3c9GQvu-7v/s800/IMG_1338resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LU6HPpiMBQNoDuO1MsVqvteMPSsde988G2dthwlG7zqgZ-_0i5RtrLcz7gq6fpO7pldfZU07L6HPY2fC0Uc6OoJnfQWgCWrfKhwMmUw8XjD4Lmo5qenSgxKy-qQiSz-h0V3c9GQvu-7v/s320/IMG_1338resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Port Angeles Harbor</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvnU8bkhKWKmbYoczrKDZYKBPRhZyfVMp5FwWnRzYheJeRu-6bjDLauWYmVGQk9D_vgSQhek-RzPiSQ-xvClfSRMV2RMZYKK3WyfSauso8edqVj5-Pxro38IPXuMERNYk2_1CmsVzzVRn/s800/IMG_1336resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvnU8bkhKWKmbYoczrKDZYKBPRhZyfVMp5FwWnRzYheJeRu-6bjDLauWYmVGQk9D_vgSQhek-RzPiSQ-xvClfSRMV2RMZYKK3WyfSauso8edqVj5-Pxro38IPXuMERNYk2_1CmsVzzVRn/s320/IMG_1336resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>A little covered bridge on the trail. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtsXqo-6aPaTyk-b-wdjN3iDXuA0m1Q7aWX6lFhIxumDgFITaqeQgY7giJIt1I1MVt3XU68-S0ugtNkAjiKyqAFFiH36VFbgrx4-k2zBKQHxUJZIwlr-PjECN06igVy7Tpesi1iEC2GD4/s800/IMG_1337resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtsXqo-6aPaTyk-b-wdjN3iDXuA0m1Q7aWX6lFhIxumDgFITaqeQgY7giJIt1I1MVt3XU68-S0ugtNkAjiKyqAFFiH36VFbgrx4-k2zBKQHxUJZIwlr-PjECN06igVy7Tpesi1iEC2GD4/s320/IMG_1337resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The trail passes by the Port Angeles waterfront and through a portion of town.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A few miles east of town we reached Ediz Hook, the eastern barrier between the Strait de Juan Fuca and Port Angeles Harbor. This aerial view was taken from our hike on Hurricane Hill days after our ride. It was neat to see the whole hook from above.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwhmNpSGBn2Cv0-MUXSbC5D6m9xb_vWL89SsTJBGwgXeK0d11sZJsZ73dwPXT0nqoDpMRvYiRXuhEvTN8Xeq73Y4DCqukRMqElr-Must8xvdXFXaoxdstOLI6ujTiyr1ZOzk-c52ivSzR/s800/_DSC0451resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="800" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwhmNpSGBn2Cv0-MUXSbC5D6m9xb_vWL89SsTJBGwgXeK0d11sZJsZ73dwPXT0nqoDpMRvYiRXuhEvTN8Xeq73Y4DCqukRMqElr-Must8xvdXFXaoxdstOLI6ujTiyr1ZOzk-c52ivSzR/w640-h388/_DSC0451resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We rode out on the Hook as far as we could go. We had to stop when we came to the entrance of the Naval Station which is at the very end. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojh3nBZHSxW3ZLXq8r8pl_FdvXo6n7OxBcQjv8erj0jrlz_SK3-WhEZmHHEu66bnkCKwEUnn49wtwgtv5rorlQBXhG0ci7HHQRamjI7Aq4tL7fFFbsYSp5R9RJ4XwRz10IKzQ8uME2f-i/s800/IMG_1331resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojh3nBZHSxW3ZLXq8r8pl_FdvXo6n7OxBcQjv8erj0jrlz_SK3-WhEZmHHEu66bnkCKwEUnn49wtwgtv5rorlQBXhG0ci7HHQRamjI7Aq4tL7fFFbsYSp5R9RJ4XwRz10IKzQ8uME2f-i/s320/IMG_1331resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><p>A selfie at the end of our ride, looking out at the harbor and the mountains.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuOk6badqhsOqY7-7dlkf248i82oGvcvRKNY7dcxMbs3xmahzZsonp8rl-e4Yl6c-LLDSKRfD2EpHMHCbLjZWqX_YTJX3LwGvbgJa_4DlrAcb3rdI2WKLD2R28bnaHatzAKMnsufGvN_P/s800/IMG_1351.resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuOk6badqhsOqY7-7dlkf248i82oGvcvRKNY7dcxMbs3xmahzZsonp8rl-e4Yl6c-LLDSKRfD2EpHMHCbLjZWqX_YTJX3LwGvbgJa_4DlrAcb3rdI2WKLD2R28bnaHatzAKMnsufGvN_P/s320/IMG_1351.resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>After our ride, we stopped at the Purple Haze Lavender Farm.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS254fAu7QGnf7jyWBpZKsXuySHHz24GQ0qA0APHoeZ87XgQR1xYM3mXkJZ6deev7eP1W9-WMy6ojYzd3_Zb_HGZ0RgH7tmb8iDo_3x362SALSFW_TA60stSy_j9mI4baf5alWNe2vnCjf/s800/IMG_1352resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS254fAu7QGnf7jyWBpZKsXuySHHz24GQ0qA0APHoeZ87XgQR1xYM3mXkJZ6deev7eP1W9-WMy6ojYzd3_Zb_HGZ0RgH7tmb8iDo_3x362SALSFW_TA60stSy_j9mI4baf5alWNe2vnCjf/s320/IMG_1352resize.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGeX0wDKLouvi5lc94n0aT5x7Z-Y1XKSrjTpbJ4ZZHcpTCzXlqpgSoN0HhEqjUbqTxRHHPSUDLn_wriVmwXl_86wHI0EkcPnTii-pIk4SdBe1s9s-PGJHksnYQQ684jXm33JGA31IjgJ2/s800/IMG_1345resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGeX0wDKLouvi5lc94n0aT5x7Z-Y1XKSrjTpbJ4ZZHcpTCzXlqpgSoN0HhEqjUbqTxRHHPSUDLn_wriVmwXl_86wHI0EkcPnTii-pIk4SdBe1s9s-PGJHksnYQQ684jXm33JGA31IjgJ2/s320/IMG_1345resize.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>We had to try the lavender ice cream we had heard so much about. I had a white chocolate-lavender cone. It was delicious!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>One afternoon, we drove to the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge to take a walk out on the Dungeness Spit, a 5-mile long sand spit jutting out from the Olympic Peninsula into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It is the longest natural sand spit in the United States. This is an aerial view I took from Hurricane Hill on a later date.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrBUEM_RsD78AAphkjqXdjizpRsn6Z8Xq3o7lrJyW-SiPnapamOZksjJaXIROasjRQLXhwr3eRuRc9pe3J7ZTrdeoqGifiUyNiHCsU2iioEXx2DekwSIawL-UXSBWa1uR61r-a_vlUkpW/s800/_DSC0413resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="800" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrBUEM_RsD78AAphkjqXdjizpRsn6Z8Xq3o7lrJyW-SiPnapamOZksjJaXIROasjRQLXhwr3eRuRc9pe3J7ZTrdeoqGifiUyNiHCsU2iioEXx2DekwSIawL-UXSBWa1uR61r-a_vlUkpW/w640-h298/_DSC0413resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>It was slow walking in sand and rocks, so we didn't go all the way out to the lighthouse. We turned around after about 3 miles. That was plenty for us. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Kr_48dlFWrMz_fwBv8_tlFq7vDYpAN_vRFkGK_ifGBKK5CyorOS8_QtyRXHj5-8WBDYCJczFmrhvpZAL4yhXAIlhJp93lQBF8onT37rU6m_CJw0TqGf3lqv2ba37L6igQpadkWWkC7yM/s800/_DSC0257resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="800" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Kr_48dlFWrMz_fwBv8_tlFq7vDYpAN_vRFkGK_ifGBKK5CyorOS8_QtyRXHj5-8WBDYCJczFmrhvpZAL4yhXAIlhJp93lQBF8onT37rU6m_CJw0TqGf3lqv2ba37L6igQpadkWWkC7yM/s320/_DSC0257resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>A Western Gull</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURXjJouUtnBjhWhTDT8CUzq8nGi5jQMWLWZsmmOhxw-wymxgbvorsXGJOQZ2xMco0ps7ML3VYmbTAIIy6R71LhMv_rzeQ2oqfjfBLc7W0sDu2VI-VgvlvaZnrA_JpN0dAFwuz40pIU75Y/s800/_DSC0263resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURXjJouUtnBjhWhTDT8CUzq8nGi5jQMWLWZsmmOhxw-wymxgbvorsXGJOQZ2xMco0ps7ML3VYmbTAIIy6R71LhMv_rzeQ2oqfjfBLc7W0sDu2VI-VgvlvaZnrA_JpN0dAFwuz40pIU75Y/s320/_DSC0263resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Heermann's Gulls - a new one for me. I like their red beaks.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDA1zkBq69ygOZ1ZgEsORYeSD9L8vQuOs49Z57ZAsKKSPQ1wY2sN1ymMBGAyTT-EOoXzoXtGlLvqlk_8kjF-eBzuuqaBUlO9exVQzbOw-TxH6DjPOMFayazZcKctoTEEV6P_vE3usp8bX/s800/_DSC0280resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="800" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDA1zkBq69ygOZ1ZgEsORYeSD9L8vQuOs49Z57ZAsKKSPQ1wY2sN1ymMBGAyTT-EOoXzoXtGlLvqlk_8kjF-eBzuuqaBUlO9exVQzbOw-TxH6DjPOMFayazZcKctoTEEV6P_vE3usp8bX/s320/_DSC0280resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VMoAU-bOyhyphenhyphenQjkdjCJYzcC3aOzsHQ2O4Verc-DpCxkMZUnSfBg_lm3sVmn12Z9mnDTmINvAbkEIGD0LFgFyRs7YhOUP4iM5j4y_gcxoQkEyxQHbtRXQ_WJCP3NZhnBPvye35itH0ibDZ/s800/_DSC0296.resizejpg.jpg" style="clear: right; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9wQsMiDKIUgKDY0p30aeZYC0-94aW89Q_urNx9P_Ib8u_kMHeM3l4IbhjpRO9Xd4iHwbOWhX5xtvqsgfMwl3NHlHdVMsVCOS1VQT1GNAIVKFJgqEE7TzRiIyXbtwqd7TpCmkDLQ9hLnw/s800/_DSC0360resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="800" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9wQsMiDKIUgKDY0p30aeZYC0-94aW89Q_urNx9P_Ib8u_kMHeM3l4IbhjpRO9Xd4iHwbOWhX5xtvqsgfMwl3NHlHdVMsVCOS1VQT1GNAIVKFJgqEE7TzRiIyXbtwqd7TpCmkDLQ9hLnw/s320/_DSC0360resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Another view of the spit. Walking is only permitted on the ocean side. The righthand side is a closed area for the protection of the wildlife in the refuge.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Next stop, Whidbey Island. After three weeks, we're finally leaving the Olympic Peninsula, but not going very far.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-33459214393629360672021-08-05T13:35:00.001-04:002021-08-05T13:35:58.778-04:00Olympic National Park Part 3: The Mountains<p> August 4, 2021</p><p>On July 22, we left Forks and continued to follow Rt 101 to Diamond Point RV Resort in Sequim (pronounced Skwim), WA in the northeast corner of the Olympic Peninsula where we spent the next ten days. In this post, I'll focus on the days we spent at the Hurricane Ridge section of Olympic National Park.</p><p>The road that takes you to Hurricane Ridge starts in Port Angeles, about a half-hour west of Sequim. Once you reach the entrance station, you have a 12-mile long, winding, and steep drive to reach the Visitor Center. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEZRUYvpB9mKUywFNyJyYvjCFa2f3gcPLq9kc_FVx24qPDFMlBVXs4EdY4UwIk6RNhK5uGEL65FQm6QefVxH2ZXswR-wI4WMVsGiubpKYrLCi-qYCtw-XNUWzpya8Ugh6QMWkGpy-IFMN/s800/_DSC0412resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEZRUYvpB9mKUywFNyJyYvjCFa2f3gcPLq9kc_FVx24qPDFMlBVXs4EdY4UwIk6RNhK5uGEL65FQm6QefVxH2ZXswR-wI4WMVsGiubpKYrLCi-qYCtw-XNUWzpya8Ugh6QMWkGpy-IFMN/w400-h266/_DSC0412resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1neDxTNPki4f_KEjLcwxQOfX0QgCHf2dFSskCQJJ_ELar8oCMdjE8FVDYmKqGv5EpvyyVSQrHAUZoGt0NktusbtGegDtS2iDISyDzDYhk6br2N2sqDZ-R6lzccjqpsjdMpZvCX7czahR0/s2048/IMG_1359.heic" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2048" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1neDxTNPki4f_KEjLcwxQOfX0QgCHf2dFSskCQJJ_ELar8oCMdjE8FVDYmKqGv5EpvyyVSQrHAUZoGt0NktusbtGegDtS2iDISyDzDYhk6br2N2sqDZ-R6lzccjqpsjdMpZvCX7czahR0/s320/IMG_1359.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Driving from sea level to a mile high on a steep, winding road did make me feel dizzy for a little while. I heard another person in the gift shop ask if they had Dramamine. I guess I wasn't the only one.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNeM__4UdHNFg2D-BJLrko0Ce36Rb8q6RkMNERquG70n1DoxpP3LFXbGEGTV1ZktcVQSyzjsLmcxHxDFo3OjyZRDlaLa75HKvTHvRg6ZgaA2KmnGk4k8G-2WMl2_BcbAv1GvL4sYUcBb5/s800/_DSC0377resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="800" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNeM__4UdHNFg2D-BJLrko0Ce36Rb8q6RkMNERquG70n1DoxpP3LFXbGEGTV1ZktcVQSyzjsLmcxHxDFo3OjyZRDlaLa75HKvTHvRg6ZgaA2KmnGk4k8G-2WMl2_BcbAv1GvL4sYUcBb5/s320/_DSC0377resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>From the Visitor Center, you have beautiful views of the glacier on Mount Olympus and the whole Olympic Range.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nij8XMXbFeRlFmXzAQuKXuwhYAexJO9RcSe1_yRobf5tHKJIlZ01MeOX28YiC4ocODMlE3Nm0BqdahGFGlPVJWIs9idc6IKLJ2iTUzIFB468AD5GcuKEQXPuG4He1T7p6KjMT-iC91Zv/s800/_DSC0379resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="800" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nij8XMXbFeRlFmXzAQuKXuwhYAexJO9RcSe1_yRobf5tHKJIlZ01MeOX28YiC4ocODMlE3Nm0BqdahGFGlPVJWIs9idc6IKLJ2iTUzIFB468AD5GcuKEQXPuG4He1T7p6KjMT-iC91Zv/w640-h364/_DSC0379resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>After soaking up this view, and going into the gift shop to buy our traditional Christmas ornament, we set out on a couple of short loop hikes.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NP9jyAU6C54PhW-ICmoQZft8SpJVUMZPVr2Hlj0iOKPa3tK-BCIlyFJ6uBeQ6qzLhLrJI3rsbMv0YUy2D3Py7agRhSW5he-xypZdaxQ5Xbii762kjHtMsyLbYydIlDv6u83gFOSIHSHK/s800/_DSC0380resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NP9jyAU6C54PhW-ICmoQZft8SpJVUMZPVr2Hlj0iOKPa3tK-BCIlyFJ6uBeQ6qzLhLrJI3rsbMv0YUy2D3Py7agRhSW5he-xypZdaxQ5Xbii762kjHtMsyLbYydIlDv6u83gFOSIHSHK/s320/_DSC0380resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>A view of Mount Angeles</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCsX-rhMSAkbnpTYoxP1StgU1FEdQGuP07XvGrhZxD6KVPwRnXoEcI55TIhieDInvVX8McomzDJYx4xefSo-sriXcAC-eMG6JB5wvPOCwP3t-xeqCGp9gbLM59Td8WCKIfrDBvIoNgr6V/s800/_DSC0383resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCsX-rhMSAkbnpTYoxP1StgU1FEdQGuP07XvGrhZxD6KVPwRnXoEcI55TIhieDInvVX8McomzDJYx4xefSo-sriXcAC-eMG6JB5wvPOCwP3t-xeqCGp9gbLM59Td8WCKIfrDBvIoNgr6V/s320/_DSC0383resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>A foggy view north across the Strait of Juan de Fuca, with Victoria, BC in the background</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQeNM5gQK9z-sG1rwpWt3vE_At-Kp0e9nblw9Y-6B0C3mabUZks5_AAQX1d6coYEBG_29QhxY3WPoDfP8jcjzLsvyl13DwRFM8cpOJJJsrwRZVf5JBuStIQ1rzxRts1PCuFx5R6AVY8nz/s800/_DSC0386resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQeNM5gQK9z-sG1rwpWt3vE_At-Kp0e9nblw9Y-6B0C3mabUZks5_AAQX1d6coYEBG_29QhxY3WPoDfP8jcjzLsvyl13DwRFM8cpOJJJsrwRZVf5JBuStIQ1rzxRts1PCuFx5R6AVY8nz/s320/_DSC0386resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>One of several patches of snow that were still on the ground</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis22Hj9bZSL2hMvB1BSBvUxr296vVeDmeXjTKXF6U190hPPjNKLDUaQw_MFg-bfhWSuQ2xnkaxVN2y1whNYEc9jh2L7rdmkfhdW-uTDiuQUPjzNbgiOGPx9ZlMB9dY4JvqhIx1LsaNeiqz/s800/_DSC0391resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="568" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis22Hj9bZSL2hMvB1BSBvUxr296vVeDmeXjTKXF6U190hPPjNKLDUaQw_MFg-bfhWSuQ2xnkaxVN2y1whNYEc9jh2L7rdmkfhdW-uTDiuQUPjzNbgiOGPx9ZlMB9dY4JvqhIx1LsaNeiqz/s320/_DSC0391resize.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The second hike of the day was the Hurricane Ridge Trail, a short, but very steep climb on a dirt path to a great view.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuc3Bpo70utk4T27Ek6rkNMZJf3AAxUjBD56kF6y63An6dYFa4_KGcAfhrCQl1i283srYf1cLAaRjHxv_bRCiQ4S6xXbnhtFHZTS-9yHS9f_EGi-dSEHIOY5Ezx2csW66kDqBDoqexSYy8/s800/_DSC0393resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="800" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuc3Bpo70utk4T27Ek6rkNMZJf3AAxUjBD56kF6y63An6dYFa4_KGcAfhrCQl1i283srYf1cLAaRjHxv_bRCiQ4S6xXbnhtFHZTS-9yHS9f_EGi-dSEHIOY5Ezx2csW66kDqBDoqexSYy8/w400-h229/_DSC0393resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The trail that you see in this picture was a rugged 12-mile hike to Mount Angeles. We did not take it!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHTroY9BQ4TUh_L9gFe8vddwhbX1_iYW8Pi-PZ9u7FjvNM4tzmNTJ9pMMF0Te3f_RDJa8-zyqW-QYbIA-7qB4YGli4IOwL84z_NSO-wek3odnC6OebEX1vdUeHNBUVDMBv36QPpWMRLDo/s800/_DSC0398resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="739" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHTroY9BQ4TUh_L9gFe8vddwhbX1_iYW8Pi-PZ9u7FjvNM4tzmNTJ9pMMF0Te3f_RDJa8-zyqW-QYbIA-7qB4YGli4IOwL84z_NSO-wek3odnC6OebEX1vdUeHNBUVDMBv36QPpWMRLDo/s320/_DSC0398resize.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> There were lots of wildflowers along the trail. These are Subalpine Lupines.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DFDbOU3iqmbpocn-gQrdN8VZv2hEJLOyoc-efX1tUpm-iDxxEwlqC3-JwZUAbObWn9Sxo6YVHBLMauNKHRswiGPG6JE0g-MfvAzyu_N-2eUVSVwZXWXWN40a7XoDHumJPmsBMGn5f-f2/s800/_DSC0400resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="800" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DFDbOU3iqmbpocn-gQrdN8VZv2hEJLOyoc-efX1tUpm-iDxxEwlqC3-JwZUAbObWn9Sxo6YVHBLMauNKHRswiGPG6JE0g-MfvAzyu_N-2eUVSVwZXWXWN40a7XoDHumJPmsBMGn5f-f2/s320/_DSC0400resize.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /></p><p>Red Mountain-Heather</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBkkGzUYzwU19wLff_ebXIJgEiUd4IMayq3h3DNoeAyRzWXuP5bkwr9bOiyh206pxhWUBnvxfIxT45uN5GGH9oMMZV4jrR-75v_huOode5hqgg12XjMz2x0E82brz29Fpb3nhy5XyLwy_/s800/_DSC0401resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="800" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBkkGzUYzwU19wLff_ebXIJgEiUd4IMayq3h3DNoeAyRzWXuP5bkwr9bOiyh206pxhWUBnvxfIxT45uN5GGH9oMMZV4jrR-75v_huOode5hqgg12XjMz2x0E82brz29Fpb3nhy5XyLwy_/s320/_DSC0401resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Black-tail Deer are often seen in the meadows around the Visitor Center. This one was there when we returned from our hike.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A few days later, we returned to Hurricane Ridge to hike the Hurricane Hill Trail. This trailhead was 1 1/2 miles from the Visitor Center. The parking lot is small, so you need to get there early to get a spot. We got the last one! The trail is paved all the way, which was a pleasant surprise. It's an out and back trail of about 4 miles roundtrip. It's described as moderate, but it is straight up, with each switchback getting steeper and steeper. It was definitely a workout, but well-worth the effort for the 360-degree breathtaking views. </p><p>The picture below shows one of our views from the top. You can see our trail in the foreground and in the distance.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNG29SEUmfV08zMpyN24otQ5ECHPCyd2x5UaktFDArR9MR8aBtbYZzRVdzX8-lky497dNcnI0npmCbJir9sIa6TOyLKOvI4JDl-fLn5CJyXzCjDNBBOF6lHTjqWLdsPeMu7zsZFqKn9N-/s800/_DSC0460resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNG29SEUmfV08zMpyN24otQ5ECHPCyd2x5UaktFDArR9MR8aBtbYZzRVdzX8-lky497dNcnI0npmCbJir9sIa6TOyLKOvI4JDl-fLn5CJyXzCjDNBBOF6lHTjqWLdsPeMu7zsZFqKn9N-/w640-h426/_DSC0460resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-FjQxM01JEVfDsvxg_VGDlc1OMk3NSEWTPeQT8QJGUb6jozpuW_7txwdBjeeY7IJkZyDx_7tumnSCSNZVpw_dFZtnd5adgBlqF3cAfVEKpPPoiBfAud7NSO0I9nBwjTUJ_suxZ45rS0G/s800/_DSC0413resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="800" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-FjQxM01JEVfDsvxg_VGDlc1OMk3NSEWTPeQT8QJGUb6jozpuW_7txwdBjeeY7IJkZyDx_7tumnSCSNZVpw_dFZtnd5adgBlqF3cAfVEKpPPoiBfAud7NSO0I9nBwjTUJ_suxZ45rS0G/w400-h186/_DSC0413resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>View of the Dungeness Spit in the Strait of Juan de Fuca in Sequim</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9sYZjLp0knF_P0aJ-xX0Ygj3pqpPMQoYgaO3WDw-xRGEYWJKTT43HEWy482uYKBu2qJjbJTVgOxHo6QzH4A1kVeuldSwPZKQe5BxOxsh_dpUgtDA12bGzGXOZpIXSvuZYoxYt95LZt5H/s800/_DSC0451resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_kJeq-tPB_p2bU8B8tJIhRMubS88z61HQ1Li6BZxV301sfGEdGs4RRwVHFuKsT7gnUtFgGXjwi8NlUI2m28Zp9_23i-sil7pz7knxn8O_JGdQ8_zDpcExg-eWVY3gfRXZNj8u0ibnZzH/s320/_DSC0450resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p>A foggy distant view of Mount Baker</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>More gorgeous views</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIQd8bwbAYPni1OTB2l4spRc8mt7lBLFmXk0OwqEvfBnnPEY3cOy2t3W4zW2J8j_8Kj0qwZZyVjW8OjN16h1NGIJhyphenhyphenrZxnPLXdsmTxTsbbr8sDe24IN0gFxWFEwvSvL2oNH01Al2et1WY/s800/_DSC0452resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="800" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIQd8bwbAYPni1OTB2l4spRc8mt7lBLFmXk0OwqEvfBnnPEY3cOy2t3W4zW2J8j_8Kj0qwZZyVjW8OjN16h1NGIJhyphenhyphenrZxnPLXdsmTxTsbbr8sDe24IN0gFxWFEwvSvL2oNH01Al2et1WY/s320/_DSC0452resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Here's a sampling.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiid9I5YhuU72dpMrcyE5H_BYeIoVNN_xmumlrISCg_U7TDhIqVOgMcID40_zx8JJBcx9aYkTKfARzBKlyP5QmgHOW29SqnHgv-2N6VE8lZzS8Ezv-Xqb_4Apx3GFJkaLGh_QR1UVAns0Tv/s800/_DSC0435resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="800" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiid9I5YhuU72dpMrcyE5H_BYeIoVNN_xmumlrISCg_U7TDhIqVOgMcID40_zx8JJBcx9aYkTKfARzBKlyP5QmgHOW29SqnHgv-2N6VE8lZzS8Ezv-Xqb_4Apx3GFJkaLGh_QR1UVAns0Tv/s320/_DSC0435resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgx6854g9-j6CwzxovWH8VY2n-VVHvNxF6fwhqbrNQ8C52FXC5rhv-THc7fDg3xSA9XlDOvPup-3Iqz67q1rfR9OSDKTjISi_tNBKzgg0k3VNm2lEWlNhfM-VVrzijNl4KIb7_05Ccvcv/s800/_DSC0429resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgx6854g9-j6CwzxovWH8VY2n-VVHvNxF6fwhqbrNQ8C52FXC5rhv-THc7fDg3xSA9XlDOvPup-3Iqz67q1rfR9OSDKTjISi_tNBKzgg0k3VNm2lEWlNhfM-VVrzijNl4KIb7_05Ccvcv/s320/_DSC0429resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBjsoA_WP7IsUmmQRYs3i_UzJ_LruqSr8cnKT964GSPvHDxAELS18F0SVtOYV0CgLq9wz8q70_HQpUAd1YqkfV5XiQi4HFp94F3WZPNsWEAkcO8rsuR4BtGQyOOk3kONULkrKwOS39KnX/s800/_DSC0449resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="477" data-original-width="800" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBjsoA_WP7IsUmmQRYs3i_UzJ_LruqSr8cnKT964GSPvHDxAELS18F0SVtOYV0CgLq9wz8q70_HQpUAd1YqkfV5XiQi4HFp94F3WZPNsWEAkcO8rsuR4BtGQyOOk3kONULkrKwOS39KnX/s320/_DSC0449resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZDrqzlU9WtIn55RIJB85mY9ilcxfW-bm4ZJHfmkJ5sZmG2Ad2j2k0CfoighkGKrOUJaE-sjYF2AcF_i_vM3P8JNzxE0X7M_l2vSh3FIQaJYhh9NQ4WvSp6D2-hpjNXd15G42-69hVIuS/s800/_DSC0462resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="779" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZDrqzlU9WtIn55RIJB85mY9ilcxfW-bm4ZJHfmkJ5sZmG2Ad2j2k0CfoighkGKrOUJaE-sjYF2AcF_i_vM3P8JNzxE0X7M_l2vSh3FIQaJYhh9NQ4WvSp6D2-hpjNXd15G42-69hVIuS/s320/_DSC0462resize.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtRHwHDeMl5CaHpl5TflGMyhbshKd_BuQLw-kdkhR59JpNx64fjNECFgGjC-PFl4l_Uvcqg1sZAs5TYseleDyT891Dwm0rjzF-r3G5S-wmMAqvHgxjflBHoWBAjP6vtWazYebYYkHz75Z/s800/_DSC0471resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="800" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtRHwHDeMl5CaHpl5TflGMyhbshKd_BuQLw-kdkhR59JpNx64fjNECFgGjC-PFl4l_Uvcqg1sZAs5TYseleDyT891Dwm0rjzF-r3G5S-wmMAqvHgxjflBHoWBAjP6vtWazYebYYkHz75Z/s320/_DSC0471resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And last, but not least, a butterfly and a chipmunk on the trail. We were hoping to see a marmot, but no luck.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-FdWfhcdestIQprGM8npCFf46TREKycntz2S9HoPGAumTjTLj9P2ltlZjjxMNbeH9QvJYwi1xqtXbb_dKFpbQroO0fgM0FyrabnQ7LZMrHiMcRsKexAUArtldFz8GQEBZyq_hbDgFGMy/s800/_DSC0426resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="786" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-FdWfhcdestIQprGM8npCFf46TREKycntz2S9HoPGAumTjTLj9P2ltlZjjxMNbeH9QvJYwi1xqtXbb_dKFpbQroO0fgM0FyrabnQ7LZMrHiMcRsKexAUArtldFz8GQEBZyq_hbDgFGMy/s320/_DSC0426resize.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7llMg7fIbkt4cJ2z3G9MLshQo8RPGGELzsghIqjBMxvpP8O95UqWuf4XHqgntNyql8RbAQ3gZOfbQXFyn2qLAD_wvmI0zB54JBixQMCM4NQxssl9ATeUTIeFSfp9BaaiBl6ns2nYG9BfX/s800/_DSC0447resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="800" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7llMg7fIbkt4cJ2z3G9MLshQo8RPGGELzsghIqjBMxvpP8O95UqWuf4XHqgntNyql8RbAQ3gZOfbQXFyn2qLAD_wvmI0zB54JBixQMCM4NQxssl9ATeUTIeFSfp9BaaiBl6ns2nYG9BfX/s320/_DSC0447resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DFDbOU3iqmbpocn-gQrdN8VZv2hEJLOyoc-efX1tUpm-iDxxEwlqC3-JwZUAbObWn9Sxo6YVHBLMauNKHRswiGPG6JE0g-MfvAzyu_N-2eUVSVwZXWXWN40a7XoDHumJPmsBMGn5f-f2/s800/_DSC0400resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That wraps up our visit to Olympic National Park. In the next post, I'll tell about the rest of our stay in and around Sequim. </div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-17172925886146418462021-08-04T23:44:00.000-04:002021-08-04T23:44:07.703-04:00Olympic National Park Part 2: Beaches<p> August 4, 2021</p><p>There are several beaches along the Pacific coast that are within the boundaries of Olympic National Park. Some are south of Forks and some are north. </p><p>We started by going north to Rialto Beach. On the road leading to Rialto Beach we passed the Mora national park campground. </p><p>The beaches are nothing like the Jersey shore. Instead of sand, there's stone and large pieces of drift wood. Instead of a boardwalk, there is a wall of large conifers. Out in the water there are large outcroppings of rock, or sea stacks. The water is very cold, so most people walk on the beach rather than swim. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvc2DZsrMUUgxWzB1X6BsEw4nX07C4eAjQrv_wZjVkGlg34Xi_wqs362iQzGy07s5xTUoNnYz5iEyJFAw2sGtSLA2sIVytE0IhrvjFGmeoejWlaY_xKUVtkC6JM4fJbP6EIjvuoWJ_zct/s800/_DSC9833resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="800" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvc2DZsrMUUgxWzB1X6BsEw4nX07C4eAjQrv_wZjVkGlg34Xi_wqs362iQzGy07s5xTUoNnYz5iEyJFAw2sGtSLA2sIVytE0IhrvjFGmeoejWlaY_xKUVtkC6JM4fJbP6EIjvuoWJ_zct/w400-h198/_DSC9833resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGKN9A8fsd11BigRrweR-4aLYg4A7TG68X2fH8i9sHS27TH1zcFfATD1L5K8WLg8xCQwC-GeCbZ5yFGeEhbISnV3b0xcKCVyrcnsJe3JzQ5lWGkF25O61A3mHySkyOSTgFmheayw6Y6h_/s800/_DSC9798resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="800" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGKN9A8fsd11BigRrweR-4aLYg4A7TG68X2fH8i9sHS27TH1zcFfATD1L5K8WLg8xCQwC-GeCbZ5yFGeEhbISnV3b0xcKCVyrcnsJe3JzQ5lWGkF25O61A3mHySkyOSTgFmheayw6Y6h_/s320/_DSC9798resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrHf0lNS25At8ru246LQItmB7Qk7T6oliWmqJgn1X3jTE-FRa7Os6XmTGI0XWLJ5RCAcS-VTsviwEoIC7WnE1z11Qk2mslkM9M4d9F4qXoFNCrDF4N518i0b_R8RkI5uanLOVhsUMMn4R/s800/_DSC9816resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="800" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrHf0lNS25At8ru246LQItmB7Qk7T6oliWmqJgn1X3jTE-FRa7Os6XmTGI0XWLJ5RCAcS-VTsviwEoIC7WnE1z11Qk2mslkM9M4d9F4qXoFNCrDF4N518i0b_R8RkI5uanLOVhsUMMn4R/s320/_DSC9816resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>To get to the far point, you have to climb across the rocks. I didn't get very far.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3r9Y5kgBdLMjvPwxPhwFyLC84t2A-9k3xDafX3UvdKsHAhYk0hl18pSdtMBIxg1zOFecchIddvtTei20tzylD8UpnqQG_3kz1vTrqzKWxd0qXx1UNFqBxucCmvg7xmSFwfnaEgw8EJsd/s800/_DSC9836resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3r9Y5kgBdLMjvPwxPhwFyLC84t2A-9k3xDafX3UvdKsHAhYk0hl18pSdtMBIxg1zOFecchIddvtTei20tzylD8UpnqQG_3kz1vTrqzKWxd0qXx1UNFqBxucCmvg7xmSFwfnaEgw8EJsd/s320/_DSC9836resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7s-vLUiSjFG0debpuyAbxJNRrVr6eIrlOOX6r6_juEeQtpHm7fuRdRwQVMIWXkAhLQX77fGfRUV6bvts0dZaXUVdA-mJ7peri6KsxqWfvjPKLrq36qh2Tx-7TId8ABYvQZV2SmSDIWnF6/s800/_DSC9840resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7s-vLUiSjFG0debpuyAbxJNRrVr6eIrlOOX6r6_juEeQtpHm7fuRdRwQVMIWXkAhLQX77fGfRUV6bvts0dZaXUVdA-mJ7peri6KsxqWfvjPKLrq36qh2Tx-7TId8ABYvQZV2SmSDIWnF6/s320/_DSC9840resize.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When we left Rialto, we drove to La Push Beach. It is next to Rialto, but not part of the national park. It is within the Quileute Indian Reservation. The reservation land is in the middle of the northern national park beaches. As we drove into La Push, we passed the other national park beaches, labeled Beach 1, 2, and 3. </p><p>La Push was smaller and had the same stoney beach. I found the scenery to be more interesting and there were lots of pelicans to entertain us. Every time a wave broke, they would leap over it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcjHiQirnNobbWPIT0LfBTmSHgGNEdKxh3iA0-cOXBNVXj_hUGIowhpAqYqviXdDBVpJks4IRcGEBQRM2GvJnVTPmGZ8g2ZXa93yLNXh5HRAunKeeLE2q59vUzPIKlLDZjbknmnuiGBDI/s800/_DSC0137resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="800" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcjHiQirnNobbWPIT0LfBTmSHgGNEdKxh3iA0-cOXBNVXj_hUGIowhpAqYqviXdDBVpJks4IRcGEBQRM2GvJnVTPmGZ8g2ZXa93yLNXh5HRAunKeeLE2q59vUzPIKlLDZjbknmnuiGBDI/s320/_DSC0137resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06fseKN9bmIUnzPjXTutvPJu3O3lk327xUIlCoJAw3PDxdArrDxGbdUfgla6-vWW0bcvQmMOR53LOhAL8qRl0whChcy1vuMulM1dTHUewExBawvxdNsDWVT2QnyRe6cJS8xeQF4oLADoC/s800/_DSC0103resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="800" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06fseKN9bmIUnzPjXTutvPJu3O3lk327xUIlCoJAw3PDxdArrDxGbdUfgla6-vWW0bcvQmMOR53LOhAL8qRl0whChcy1vuMulM1dTHUewExBawvxdNsDWVT2QnyRe6cJS8xeQF4oLADoC/s320/_DSC0103resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PCWzGgbTPE9U2sRHyetFMAwE1DyGqn0t7LngjSzxnprlBOPNFh2o6chc97smlKtIWSZa-glbWbU_49nLJDhUVAfbCq4_a8lfW_hduqPsVLtnGoVXybMoGQcBXcD1YUPu4Xz0byQrFCr7/s800/_DSC0131resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="800" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PCWzGgbTPE9U2sRHyetFMAwE1DyGqn0t7LngjSzxnprlBOPNFh2o6chc97smlKtIWSZa-glbWbU_49nLJDhUVAfbCq4_a8lfW_hduqPsVLtnGoVXybMoGQcBXcD1YUPu4Xz0byQrFCr7/s320/_DSC0131resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>From another vantage point, the views of the Pacific were beautiful. The sea stacks were closer than could be seen from Rialto Beach.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbvu-8FIOqb78pecwPXn8xmod9R7Ej4DfIuEaqUdgAyFMF7GgS65deqduJQsLEWSOZebvESrBeMRBNABr2wU4qiqGt189QZJq5ravWNp5s8Z2faLwMQz4rMJ_STOAAFFkzziimer_wgwq/s800/_DSC9890resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbvu-8FIOqb78pecwPXn8xmod9R7Ej4DfIuEaqUdgAyFMF7GgS65deqduJQsLEWSOZebvESrBeMRBNABr2wU4qiqGt189QZJq5ravWNp5s8Z2faLwMQz4rMJ_STOAAFFkzziimer_wgwq/s320/_DSC9890resize.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFldpFDCD_XZpNZaTpro0GEQQw4X4MffBZjJnGG-VQP7tHn4a9cGmzA-mwlbiRG-Px8dz4kiy6IwR8xPQQl-5Fse0DUcIXCxXz5Wt0mT9kvfbZ0NxZN0Yl7zF9hq0MhGaONLC1l6l2dL_r/s800/_DSC9899resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="800" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFldpFDCD_XZpNZaTpro0GEQQw4X4MffBZjJnGG-VQP7tHn4a9cGmzA-mwlbiRG-Px8dz4kiy6IwR8xPQQl-5Fse0DUcIXCxXz5Wt0mT9kvfbZ0NxZN0Yl7zF9hq0MhGaONLC1l6l2dL_r/s320/_DSC9899resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOStibiOT2jxRlChMl8OS8iNj73dCFKzCEsq70kvcsLojI6LYDRx1kMBVJHavXp8_V4Gkp1uQr1gDM7BFz_vpUzm4ElTbsxxBISx4FEqofD-3oe0f_7Su4qJ25jlavNGY1rIz9uTyYtKef/s800/_DSC9937resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="800" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOStibiOT2jxRlChMl8OS8iNj73dCFKzCEsq70kvcsLojI6LYDRx1kMBVJHavXp8_V4Gkp1uQr1gDM7BFz_vpUzm4ElTbsxxBISx4FEqofD-3oe0f_7Su4qJ25jlavNGY1rIz9uTyYtKef/s320/_DSC9937resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We returned the next day when the sky wasn't overcast. It was much better.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRAoakSN_PnHBM-_Z65V-OzRaCxqLWKNYa4GisB8dXOybpqZ22CxbLJLW8v8ayqU-NVnAaP6-xkYIa-10mDTYYPKhwz55f6bhA9VJDBBfkAFmBtqZVNgAY5Ca_Ed1ovy0o_LKkeJ89vEH/s800/_DSC0235resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="800" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRAoakSN_PnHBM-_Z65V-OzRaCxqLWKNYa4GisB8dXOybpqZ22CxbLJLW8v8ayqU-NVnAaP6-xkYIa-10mDTYYPKhwz55f6bhA9VJDBBfkAFmBtqZVNgAY5Ca_Ed1ovy0o_LKkeJ89vEH/s320/_DSC0235resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWmpng80HNEastgDXNnDVDxJ4yFxubV_ek73-BoAafzybgBDNvZxvFpVYJGR-mucPMtHTdDMtN5Ll802czwGFbqX2QZxOa6syCVx5ycQ0RwNwZnETwx-B4XucAZ870uNbNttAkcHey_2m/s800/_DSC0214resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWmpng80HNEastgDXNnDVDxJ4yFxubV_ek73-BoAafzybgBDNvZxvFpVYJGR-mucPMtHTdDMtN5Ll802czwGFbqX2QZxOa6syCVx5ycQ0RwNwZnETwx-B4XucAZ870uNbNttAkcHey_2m/w640-h426/_DSC0214resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>On our last evening in Forks, we drove south to Ruby Beach, another of the national park beaches. I was told that the sunsets here are beautiful. So we packed a picnic supper and sat on the beach and waited with tripod and camera ready.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjudmIyiXR1l9oPoMMDU21P6W1yLHHLJU81UfqKkED-91qggzHR2pJZbLg6bIfa6AvKAUJqgW7q38opJ_e4MA4ii3b3ZQrERWWI3fOy8b8_faWZovd6EGBmKp7MiLGaIYmNLUS-PD9tns/s800/P1210853resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="800" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjudmIyiXR1l9oPoMMDU21P6W1yLHHLJU81UfqKkED-91qggzHR2pJZbLg6bIfa6AvKAUJqgW7q38opJ_e4MA4ii3b3ZQrERWWI3fOy8b8_faWZovd6EGBmKp7MiLGaIYmNLUS-PD9tns/s320/P1210853resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It turned out not to be a spectacular sunset, but it was pretty and it was fun spending the evening on the beach. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WMYO3Nhyphenhyphenp3lAjGchXafnIee5WWbqGrWetWbjsam_bkB9DsRkDBZPbWAeastjftrMw6v81eQq6B5v1b4P4o3PRNQdTiJ-nxaJaTaYgQ1TZKM5vz64IiATi6iXnw-cgp0j0EJ-7VHYOCat/w640-h428/_DSC6178resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Coming up next, the mountains of the Olympic Range. Stay tuned.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-23561280421668114312021-08-04T01:25:00.000-04:002021-08-04T01:25:28.014-04:00Olympic National Park: Part 1 - Rainforests<p> August 2, 2021</p><p>Olympic National Park is comprised of three distinct ecosystems--temperate rainforests, beaches, and mountains. This post will focus on the rainforests. As I mentioned in my last post, when we were staying in Copalis Beach, we spent a day hiking in the Quinault Rain Forest. We started with the .5 mile Rain Forest Nature Trail Loop. (See bottom right corner of the map below.) </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimARrpgr6CzQMflXA41pYz4IUn0m3GnfL7_HV7F3AD7sX8n3uCzYs9hfbLa18ypt2FFZ9574EimjHCOTR0X-82UdPOGTeYvvxvoEzM_nMqWu71oR4bwCuZiceHENI34HaKw7t4opq4l9Hn/s2048/image000000.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimARrpgr6CzQMflXA41pYz4IUn0m3GnfL7_HV7F3AD7sX8n3uCzYs9hfbLa18ypt2FFZ9574EimjHCOTR0X-82UdPOGTeYvvxvoEzM_nMqWu71oR4bwCuZiceHENI34HaKw7t4opq4l9Hn/s320/image000000.heic" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>This trail takes you through an old growth forest with giant trees like this Douglas fir that is about 400 years old.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSSuRRWU1dyI7zBzlqAKMgDJnFe6zooe3h2mny_bqZT0k4g7HTaKWmKfMAk_bgjc1R-JNYqOBdp_wXwxiM6x4NYfr-3hAiK8LolGVT121N5JwHqCIWN76kibH-t024XN_MVpW9RVrN0xS/s800/IMG_1259resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSSuRRWU1dyI7zBzlqAKMgDJnFe6zooe3h2mny_bqZT0k4g7HTaKWmKfMAk_bgjc1R-JNYqOBdp_wXwxiM6x4NYfr-3hAiK8LolGVT121N5JwHqCIWN76kibH-t024XN_MVpW9RVrN0xS/s320/IMG_1259resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRGnu3eN1hQMG5k8Gp_9QasPkN4JpiwUbexDH6IJ2Q1ml1DTRNvE52mXd4jzyuEj1huxJVofixpYAHtF9NYiuxr2qV2q8j0ur6AYdwFgiwOiBCxIkmsQWkGtC7ALyxv9_EWIbZEyXc6YT/s800/_DSC9650resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRGnu3eN1hQMG5k8Gp_9QasPkN4JpiwUbexDH6IJ2Q1ml1DTRNvE52mXd4jzyuEj1huxJVofixpYAHtF9NYiuxr2qV2q8j0ur6AYdwFgiwOiBCxIkmsQWkGtC7ALyxv9_EWIbZEyXc6YT/s320/_DSC9650resize.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then we made a larger loop, walking along the Quinault Lake Trail to the Cascade Falls and Cedar Bog and back to the start. (See map)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD75g1J_E1vfvXs0S7vZ-RfijJkqol51uD37NBmMvTRcf81uRQA7sYB8cj1Bbo8cN7QRzTHQ56SItAWpAmtLlhcjNRLWnJfWtBjHtPCJyzAuUvWVeX2i22DtsFiWgdXwOhiEGuAHqcG8Op/s800/IMG_1261resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD75g1J_E1vfvXs0S7vZ-RfijJkqol51uD37NBmMvTRcf81uRQA7sYB8cj1Bbo8cN7QRzTHQ56SItAWpAmtLlhcjNRLWnJfWtBjHtPCJyzAuUvWVeX2i22DtsFiWgdXwOhiEGuAHqcG8Op/w400-h300/IMG_1261resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The forest was so dense and lush, and the trees were so tall and huge. Nothing like the forests back east. It was beautiful. 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Apparently, the place where the movie Twilight was filmed. There were lots of references to vampires around town. We stayed at the Forks 101 RV Park. From here it was 40 minutes south to the Hoh Rain Forest entrance. From the entrance, it's another 12 miles into the Visitor Center and trailheads. But the drive is gorgeous. You must get in early if you want to avoid a long line at the entrance to get in. When the parking lot is full, they only let more cars in as people leave. We got there at 10:30 and had to wait about 45 minutes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifO5OcpvP_gl7JC4P8zAQREjj_Bcrez3PQLCD7SgkrmctLl0A9M9NmNDJVfHKnN5ibwpxqqUZ31WDIOVON68CJg7Xyak1m4hkIhewDaNnMs-WwOTwpN00FSRdtOQ-XkqcoztSpZVpU7Rra/s2048/IMG_1307.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifO5OcpvP_gl7JC4P8zAQREjj_Bcrez3PQLCD7SgkrmctLl0A9M9NmNDJVfHKnN5ibwpxqqUZ31WDIOVON68CJg7Xyak1m4hkIhewDaNnMs-WwOTwpN00FSRdtOQ-XkqcoztSpZVpU7Rra/s320/IMG_1307.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The road as you enter Olympic National Park leading to the Hoh Rain Forest.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>The Hoh Rain Forest is one of the best remaining examples of temperate rainforests in the United States. We started out with a couple of short loops from the Visitors Center--the Hall of Mosses Trail (.8 miles) and the Spruce Nature Trail (1.2 miles).</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rf9nwNOgtXWeVMLWfs9QzH8n635dnBRLVTorkDsYKc_xYNQPGjg7sWB_nDSeNddLssNZQ2W7PdtGSK6nZ7T-GoBMOFEiINCqSFgBDfexIcOcv94U6GIdbrhpFyOSgvGVkOOyjqxuqFjw/s800/_DSC9943resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="800" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rf9nwNOgtXWeVMLWfs9QzH8n635dnBRLVTorkDsYKc_xYNQPGjg7sWB_nDSeNddLssNZQ2W7PdtGSK6nZ7T-GoBMOFEiINCqSFgBDfexIcOcv94U6GIdbrhpFyOSgvGVkOOyjqxuqFjw/s320/_DSC9943resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Canada Grey Jays were very common around the Visitor Center. They were the first wildlife we encountered.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hxzm_55rSbHPIDryKbwkxGmV2qhlxC67csG6TSfg6LaEVu5aJPt7DJWrDAkwncAwF-RUEN5hFYAlceT4cC-_9SrQXB-0gKAwxnNRTohy2XOeXeIL2YjEH7qC-lZZljVIEPcdURKXO34K/s800/_DSC9950resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hxzm_55rSbHPIDryKbwkxGmV2qhlxC67csG6TSfg6LaEVu5aJPt7DJWrDAkwncAwF-RUEN5hFYAlceT4cC-_9SrQXB-0gKAwxnNRTohy2XOeXeIL2YjEH7qC-lZZljVIEPcdURKXO34K/s320/_DSC9950resize.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKFQzleSC36CYd2rZLhqVUcyNd2N7hUbNLZwq3vVfyOZ6wpRP-RyoRDYG8Lyglfzz0dQlAi-WsClpygcYys-6l499pBSrL1zRem3BZc44CchI9Gh5TTfDo_tkFHepfFGOFI5bnfg5v-kt/s800/_DSC9951resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKFQzleSC36CYd2rZLhqVUcyNd2N7hUbNLZwq3vVfyOZ6wpRP-RyoRDYG8Lyglfzz0dQlAi-WsClpygcYys-6l499pBSrL1zRem3BZc44CchI9Gh5TTfDo_tkFHepfFGOFI5bnfg5v-kt/s320/_DSC9951resize.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Hall of Mosses Trail was aptly named. In this area, maple trees in particular were completely moss-covered.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wjdHnc6NvgoT5ysH-nX29LyEZI6nIO8cCcuYoWO63VuRE4isc8IA2Jg7nAp6ibVTL7kIRYX4txcoZvu9yaG0Vz_1Hf7GAav9wFsi_tRF7C9W-zmAnkso6T8CI55EUXp2PKMHGaM0YGyJ/s800/_DSC9955resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wjdHnc6NvgoT5ysH-nX29LyEZI6nIO8cCcuYoWO63VuRE4isc8IA2Jg7nAp6ibVTL7kIRYX4txcoZvu9yaG0Vz_1Hf7GAav9wFsi_tRF7C9W-zmAnkso6T8CI55EUXp2PKMHGaM0YGyJ/s320/_DSC9955resize.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOf6ikSKkxv-DEu4w_-iKuRGt1djAhULXi-iZi2BDIoD6RpqFwIM0lazNL5ffu03hbDt92J1lkKti2uxDdnKCsL_gW4LKMMEl_7MFfYiWpp_E0TA6Fr_2e7hQFn812KvN-96ULfdDyoQQn/s800/_DSC9958resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="452" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOf6ikSKkxv-DEu4w_-iKuRGt1djAhULXi-iZi2BDIoD6RpqFwIM0lazNL5ffu03hbDt92J1lkKti2uxDdnKCsL_gW4LKMMEl_7MFfYiWpp_E0TA6Fr_2e7hQFn812KvN-96ULfdDyoQQn/s320/_DSC9958resize.jpg" width="181" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_lsRnCzEKS3HsrZycQClfAISgs2bQ23bTDj8BVmIDkNWN67NuNun2F8keGZNC6g81DOZkitU-LgTa45U6NBqdYDuUK77Ns9tq4V9AS2LWOGxEBVZk92KxVWrmDfCx2yAeovrs42K8YHx/s800/_DSC9959resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_lsRnCzEKS3HsrZycQClfAISgs2bQ23bTDj8BVmIDkNWN67NuNun2F8keGZNC6g81DOZkitU-LgTa45U6NBqdYDuUK77Ns9tq4V9AS2LWOGxEBVZk92KxVWrmDfCx2yAeovrs42K8YHx/s320/_DSC9959resize.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfx0oNsagS3VQeCB4RT0xQq6RZmHx6_eWrJUnGH1ltdqbVVYaHYl7SaxEdUFKFmi_EW35JaTr_xP-Lj335ja8iBo5TgjMt2CrsOZ7xPQxlXdkychyphenhyphenRPNW7qQ50-WVtUknkxeoC_ouSNNm/s800/_DSC9960resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfx0oNsagS3VQeCB4RT0xQq6RZmHx6_eWrJUnGH1ltdqbVVYaHYl7SaxEdUFKFmi_EW35JaTr_xP-Lj335ja8iBo5TgjMt2CrsOZ7xPQxlXdkychyphenhyphenRPNW7qQ50-WVtUknkxeoC_ouSNNm/s320/_DSC9960resize.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8nAniS1TmI_zJ-HxgAexvGHljPOaUYdJTjP7pLCMh92HBRUwMVvJunhBPJDibi0L4Eyf-vChFTQdjzZlGFoLsad_KNpWMqPilWHDPQnqwg-Y4TC8hu5VTtX5_R8gNe70xZpy1RllOvxz/s2048/image000000.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8nAniS1TmI_zJ-HxgAexvGHljPOaUYdJTjP7pLCMh92HBRUwMVvJunhBPJDibi0L4Eyf-vChFTQdjzZlGFoLsad_KNpWMqPilWHDPQnqwg-Y4TC8hu5VTtX5_R8gNe70xZpy1RllOvxz/s320/image000000.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4aM-hsGtSn6HT2o6e3M-IJ390ch7NKtqZjswJzHgGqfwksi9_trVT00Q0BRxM69aMkLQZiLN0lgDxFzBB2_MmHQJQhYyuKvk-axzv69OCRpQvjneQu1E-9YsC1HKswL5zkEjdy0gSfeY/s800/_DSC9962resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="485" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4aM-hsGtSn6HT2o6e3M-IJ390ch7NKtqZjswJzHgGqfwksi9_trVT00Q0BRxM69aMkLQZiLN0lgDxFzBB2_MmHQJQhYyuKvk-axzv69OCRpQvjneQu1E-9YsC1HKswL5zkEjdy0gSfeY/s320/_DSC9962resize.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This Banana Slug was about 2.5 inches long and somewhat hidden by the ferns it was crawling on. It was pointed out to us otherwise we probably never would have seen it. They thrive in the moist climate of western Washington.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTrdQM3AdRujGLeHLP-owPNH8yUzW-6jLdDQW-6NJEmtqVR4d-n4SXDaDth4m49mCDz1E9YFP38sj2culaJdPq_X61qbaYVxFhqxRiZIamuguY_Uf-uJd-ts2qYfsVEF3YFhEcNLzSm-t/s800/_DSC9966resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTrdQM3AdRujGLeHLP-owPNH8yUzW-6jLdDQW-6NJEmtqVR4d-n4SXDaDth4m49mCDz1E9YFP38sj2culaJdPq_X61qbaYVxFhqxRiZIamuguY_Uf-uJd-ts2qYfsVEF3YFhEcNLzSm-t/s320/_DSC9966resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>These trees on the Spruce Nature Trail grew and got nourishment from a nurse log (a log from a fallen tree). The roots formed around the nurse log, and the log eventually rotted away, which explains the raised position of the roots.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzV7cCJ3PMC0zlG2x4_grKwBc-rBv5oI6zLGeN8pbFJ8cm1tvi68SDKWeOSsAbzuH_kvj2e6N9HTkU7x-4m7kH0jSnkf56PDYPFBQV3vY0HLs5lUJ6htdFn-jPYgwuVQYSGkgL1thSRzF/s800/_DSC9977resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzV7cCJ3PMC0zlG2x4_grKwBc-rBv5oI6zLGeN8pbFJ8cm1tvi68SDKWeOSsAbzuH_kvj2e6N9HTkU7x-4m7kH0jSnkf56PDYPFBQV3vY0HLs5lUJ6htdFn-jPYgwuVQYSGkgL1thSRzF/s320/_DSC9977resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>We stopped along the Hoh River to take a lunch break.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdEYqVzv6i3dUxZCEAszPNERF1U4iWYdhmPdxlGqXIvZ160YJ2WVFMEC6Z4RNK_fKpSl3Moc_HMBbMzcpsiB2Xatet8F5kfhcKemTqRz5TmT5XgVfvvKc641qIJFbeUluRyQVXSnvza33/s800/_DSC9988resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdEYqVzv6i3dUxZCEAszPNERF1U4iWYdhmPdxlGqXIvZ160YJ2WVFMEC6Z4RNK_fKpSl3Moc_HMBbMzcpsiB2Xatet8F5kfhcKemTqRz5TmT5XgVfvvKc641qIJFbeUluRyQVXSnvza33/s320/_DSC9988resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The roots of a fallen tree</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ssDfSxsyfjJ8k6q6ZC2RBSqp-c8bcbsNewwn1HtJ2EsokdCPKIstmv7EENIyJf9CZjchcavAaG4jxVsRGlA5cBjet7SGAYsPEGh6HTyzr37HxM5KcsjRbk12UOd-Ihf5KkfDkCe0V0UM/s800/_DSC9996resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ssDfSxsyfjJ8k6q6ZC2RBSqp-c8bcbsNewwn1HtJ2EsokdCPKIstmv7EENIyJf9CZjchcavAaG4jxVsRGlA5cBjet7SGAYsPEGh6HTyzr37HxM5KcsjRbk12UOd-Ihf5KkfDkCe0V0UM/s320/_DSC9996resize.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>There's still life at the very top of this very tall, very dead-looking tree.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Our last hike of the day was on the Hoh River Trail, the main trail in the Rain Forest. It's an out and back trail that goes for 18 miles. As a day hike you can turn around whenever you like. We chose to hike to Mineral Creek Falls for about a 6-mile hike roundtrip. Here are some scenes from this beautiful trail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtu8dMnOQGXJqpjx_c0cEMKfvczdsnI_ZTga0PkgDn3M_7Mrpy9GxQOMUvD_05RUrl6cQMYeJV74M6svMsD0THCEAgM5dhFDIBZ5VwU0i1hefuAmXJn7uLhSiAxsubzfCorn22pei0WXw/s800/_DSC9999resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLenAOr3an-njL90wxc0aG0jRIeZ8xZPehJsUKhFq0AXNQlRMxKpFE0dg9rozDqvkmL9Uj3fiDqMpmeFe1yNob_FphjbQn9Q9Tz-Q_xl199e7SQbWtBuhjxSVilQFsmaxMBzlypz3xipO/s800/_DSC9999resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLenAOr3an-njL90wxc0aG0jRIeZ8xZPehJsUKhFq0AXNQlRMxKpFE0dg9rozDqvkmL9Uj3fiDqMpmeFe1yNob_FphjbQn9Q9Tz-Q_xl199e7SQbWtBuhjxSVilQFsmaxMBzlypz3xipO/s320/_DSC9999resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQS5iPCeHVZuz2iM5XZffrFjxUDlRieydGzwIUyOBTcoTT2amVVBKt6lW70sBBVnutm3TWDWYOyKSa8tK6Ge9KdeHAPgAUGA9jVW92eVTxKjM1dijwpgiEPicii9CRNMxkNZRQO9YrBkp/w400-h266/_DSC0052resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Olympic National Park Part 2: Beaches will be my next post.</div><div><br /></div>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-89428329688256906762021-08-03T00:53:00.002-04:002021-08-05T00:27:10.814-04:00Copalis Beach on the Olympic Peninsula<p>August 2, 2021</p><p>We've been on the Olympic Peninsula since July 12, and we've been without WIFI the whole time. Sometimes even our cell phones didn't work. We're spending our last night on the peninsula in Port Townsend, WA in the Port Townsend Harbor Marina and RV Park overlooking the Strait of Juan De Fuca and Admiralty Inlet, so we can catch the ferry to Whidbey Island in the morning. Yay, the campground has WIFI! There was so much to see on the peninsula. I'll start with Copalis Beach.</p><p>Copalis Beach is located on the Pacific coast on the southern end of the Olympic Peninsula just north of the resort town of Ocean Shores. We stayed at the Copalis Beach Resort RV Park from July 12-19. Don't let the word "resort" fool you. It was a no-frills campground. The main benefit was its accessibility to the Pacific Ocean. We just had to walk from our RV along a short path to be on the beach. It was beautiful.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvvYOKLderOcrOMNyyp-ALhtNmBzqsR1iybSjDBMfSuu8m-44QP8Sq-bBMOdvgaC27dAvcnzvQIulDT6vqMRnB76Vfbh6gMHr5qhxcNuF2mGc7d1lAG-YR6xCO9Y00lw-DJ0FyoPbSpzQ/s800/IMG_1245resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="800" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvvYOKLderOcrOMNyyp-ALhtNmBzqsR1iybSjDBMfSuu8m-44QP8Sq-bBMOdvgaC27dAvcnzvQIulDT6vqMRnB76Vfbh6gMHr5qhxcNuF2mGc7d1lAG-YR6xCO9Y00lw-DJ0FyoPbSpzQ/w400-h258/IMG_1245resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq69xqAnwy7bacnr_umM6Ol8SBi6J58hwJkz_zFgfkJsrmvzilHgkM4mGfUSuRtgEQYn8q-NiNvo8jjPHBrlnVPxkbPpmILCUY2Bq5ALQKNFvcpzL3Hg3z91SgdcinsqlV_hi-S_Kv-lyJ/s800/_DSC9577resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="800" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq69xqAnwy7bacnr_umM6Ol8SBi6J58hwJkz_zFgfkJsrmvzilHgkM4mGfUSuRtgEQYn8q-NiNvo8jjPHBrlnVPxkbPpmILCUY2Bq5ALQKNFvcpzL3Hg3z91SgdcinsqlV_hi-S_Kv-lyJ/s320/_DSC9577resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>The weather on most days was overcast and foggy. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg388kf2Qx6NAEFIKfDRPfSNz1mvNsCO3ZjdSCrky0bUAWBLwBHlBIElFZzUrUuUJSMjstIlhjeEI80zRGW13Dw1pch546x0fx_O1zbte412MvpzylLlOZmrcVX5QQZgZo9to0z-CyAnvmg/s800/_DSC9595resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="800" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg388kf2Qx6NAEFIKfDRPfSNz1mvNsCO3ZjdSCrky0bUAWBLwBHlBIElFZzUrUuUJSMjstIlhjeEI80zRGW13Dw1pch546x0fx_O1zbte412MvpzylLlOZmrcVX5QQZgZo9to0z-CyAnvmg/s320/_DSC9595resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The sand near the water was firm which made for easy walking. We took a lot of long walks on the beach. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYVQqRRg1Hx4U63kv6weHxFiC_oPSyEKmhNWP-jUoJiSZ3lr9T7B-5a_U8Q8O7jU9xXRU86qXt0HmQrYg8l9XQ9w82ChCvzfxsYR12nBusUGlLKumF2to-m14QXDmYSbRVK6GfNzk2NL3/s800/_DSC9553resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="800" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYVQqRRg1Hx4U63kv6weHxFiC_oPSyEKmhNWP-jUoJiSZ3lr9T7B-5a_U8Q8O7jU9xXRU86qXt0HmQrYg8l9XQ9w82ChCvzfxsYR12nBusUGlLKumF2to-m14QXDmYSbRVK6GfNzk2NL3/s320/_DSC9553resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Gulls were everywhere!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmC_DAKPVFGfcgJZok5j-MDdK-DN-cjMYYym-6ry01NjNOLGOPxIbqfHEoRI51mQKJQEHzOZ7dAhqw1QM_TQtrgi1BhtQhM582AWrcB6aqjuJIjmYsBF0O_fRG61hwad9erKpMN_-Go7l6/s800/_DSC9593resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="800" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmC_DAKPVFGfcgJZok5j-MDdK-DN-cjMYYym-6ry01NjNOLGOPxIbqfHEoRI51mQKJQEHzOZ7dAhqw1QM_TQtrgi1BhtQhM582AWrcB6aqjuJIjmYsBF0O_fRG61hwad9erKpMN_-Go7l6/s320/_DSC9593resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We spotted a bald eagle in the fog.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDu_zcWvHCJfWJPxjUWkmjyzPtyLR2WPft-XxsujTdw-n9_f4xXUmH61scTKM_3wPbc5Vx3OlZ0rKCtTwQPW7ijLJS5gtthKfrQTtZiCtHVDTHUGn86RmCXTxMJZEspXIVA9tF9npA6p_/s800/_DSC9599resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="800" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDu_zcWvHCJfWJPxjUWkmjyzPtyLR2WPft-XxsujTdw-n9_f4xXUmH61scTKM_3wPbc5Vx3OlZ0rKCtTwQPW7ijLJS5gtthKfrQTtZiCtHVDTHUGn86RmCXTxMJZEspXIVA9tF9npA6p_/s320/_DSC9599resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrEpq1gEKHBB_qRw_aVyl-CLvaEwdRPQ-7VSjwxwXdR_Sqpm6umuOsuGYIm6tSjD-NT-tyJFmVRnpXoluDMT36j7Eml82GJKuMk1dMiaN6AZOnpDvgh2h-hYmEiy3sv_zV9VBiatCpkZGv/s800/_DSC9604resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="800" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrEpq1gEKHBB_qRw_aVyl-CLvaEwdRPQ-7VSjwxwXdR_Sqpm6umuOsuGYIm6tSjD-NT-tyJFmVRnpXoluDMT36j7Eml82GJKuMk1dMiaN6AZOnpDvgh2h-hYmEiy3sv_zV9VBiatCpkZGv/s320/_DSC9604resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>He flew away with his catch.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2oHW_j75EmsspdljHnpyX1bm7RrxbYwc69RfYBw7bUV3xHPK_BeLaO1ujQC6AHZlowOYqX1nHQ52mxBHpTPpYWkD8T5YU19VYlohEkytYyZy0KglQKTvy9b82RjZ1_ctCwJ_sJXWnCV9x/s800/IMG_1287resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="558" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2oHW_j75EmsspdljHnpyX1bm7RrxbYwc69RfYBw7bUV3xHPK_BeLaO1ujQC6AHZlowOYqX1nHQ52mxBHpTPpYWkD8T5YU19VYlohEkytYyZy0KglQKTvy9b82RjZ1_ctCwJ_sJXWnCV9x/s320/IMG_1287resize.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><br /><p>The eagle left talon prints in the sand.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We finally got some blue sky. The beach had a whole different look without the fog.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcKegoCvHYp_5sfVbig05vhPkXapjF7a1x15VWrpjI7Nvgo10twIvNDwFJ9jjwdBOc5zjhXVqElHgeosq4XBEsWMxGtStJVP2G_dMoY6C4NdvBJlZTRDqG1esDWJOviqS9slE7dGTwkrm/s800/_DSC9709resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="800" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcKegoCvHYp_5sfVbig05vhPkXapjF7a1x15VWrpjI7Nvgo10twIvNDwFJ9jjwdBOc5zjhXVqElHgeosq4XBEsWMxGtStJVP2G_dMoY6C4NdvBJlZTRDqG1esDWJOviqS9slE7dGTwkrm/s320/_DSC9709resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-zgekgiL4ko1M8T_MYsNuCTwqC1ip-djTYcz0uw9myCJ81GUVWQsJbHT8cAyBMXZVEAPggx3flFCLVa6s_KPurKYPgWNLjqevpx3sCbziX2IMwBBrvXgnAfG4g9bj19I3fa-6KrkCzxr/s800/_DSC9714resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="800" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-zgekgiL4ko1M8T_MYsNuCTwqC1ip-djTYcz0uw9myCJ81GUVWQsJbHT8cAyBMXZVEAPggx3flFCLVa6s_KPurKYPgWNLjqevpx3sCbziX2IMwBBrvXgnAfG4g9bj19I3fa-6KrkCzxr/s320/_DSC9714resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfG4uI3DRaXKyR7BsKD5Cm82CS_tk4EPEI-Q86M4XPcV_X2mpvx4a5zivYHBI87GPgBwb1RZawiv2oyp0Snmk_rlZDwJATmkmxJQszV8VQkBwm3bthTrqUiCUs53MJHoxtEed37KilAHT/s800/_DSC9741resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="800" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfG4uI3DRaXKyR7BsKD5Cm82CS_tk4EPEI-Q86M4XPcV_X2mpvx4a5zivYHBI87GPgBwb1RZawiv2oyp0Snmk_rlZDwJATmkmxJQszV8VQkBwm3bthTrqUiCUs53MJHoxtEed37KilAHT/s320/_DSC9741resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXte7S91ZdHI4c7GupWNvrrq20z0VUpuVmZVl_erqz0kESuDoJsSzqTaQQAkSofUw8vdZXsybT69PmSwgNIaU5d81CS0j3aO4vqULt6xeurz8z_WNftqj0eAnzVK3XaVgBQlA06R0eNMm/s800/_DSC9764resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="800" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXte7S91ZdHI4c7GupWNvrrq20z0VUpuVmZVl_erqz0kESuDoJsSzqTaQQAkSofUw8vdZXsybT69PmSwgNIaU5d81CS0j3aO4vqULt6xeurz8z_WNftqj0eAnzVK3XaVgBQlA06R0eNMm/s320/_DSC9764resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4CoGw_9kQVFFnwYNfTEB6OhjjDw7F1tmcsopq2vlqzqmKg1ztSM2Wf6yKqJGUgOnJjIwL-6g_U9WMF24U86RjjptaXL2ONOuP_ZjWISJfjbz3SLZMTQ3hEGJthCB-vEp6MGvtWbrnzfS/s800/_DSC9770resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="800" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4CoGw_9kQVFFnwYNfTEB6OhjjDw7F1tmcsopq2vlqzqmKg1ztSM2Wf6yKqJGUgOnJjIwL-6g_U9WMF24U86RjjptaXL2ONOuP_ZjWISJfjbz3SLZMTQ3hEGJthCB-vEp6MGvtWbrnzfS/s320/_DSC9770resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Semi-palmated plovers and sanderlings hugging the shore as they try to outrun the waves. They all seem to move to a new spot at the same time.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIKZTXZXDlGGeWS0Vam9vHwJGHiKOP03WhmKoJPGmyOBG3J18GJ_25T8zGNpb8RNae5PqIJB8WWrb9bjoeu3dvIx5n0TEOajh_3lXYwM6N5AFIsNAb3DzhvAeN6DXIFARoL5nhRlKHg44/s800/_DSC9731resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="800" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIKZTXZXDlGGeWS0Vam9vHwJGHiKOP03WhmKoJPGmyOBG3J18GJ_25T8zGNpb8RNae5PqIJB8WWrb9bjoeu3dvIx5n0TEOajh_3lXYwM6N5AFIsNAb3DzhvAeN6DXIFARoL5nhRlKHg44/s320/_DSC9731resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We occasionally saw people on horseback along the beach.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRd4hu8BUN2Cx2oISQxjpTRlXiMOvBxZ6QWhB9EyEuvfmlbFgONVr3C6cFU6BXAMcEzjZ_VtXmZuyVgYSWQEL7XVl8PlMKtPkpp99vt7WIexSj7oYbo7vE5ITZUhnnvih4aPb-OPdsItbE/s800/IMG_1282resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRd4hu8BUN2Cx2oISQxjpTRlXiMOvBxZ6QWhB9EyEuvfmlbFgONVr3C6cFU6BXAMcEzjZ_VtXmZuyVgYSWQEL7XVl8PlMKtPkpp99vt7WIexSj7oYbo7vE5ITZUhnnvih4aPb-OPdsItbE/s320/IMG_1282resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>During our stay, we took a side trip to Ocean Shores to kayak in the canal and dinner at Bennet's Seafood Shack.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We ended our stay with a beautiful sunset.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPO4laHENk-ZsjItQrzMveSoLK3MrwHmVOQ4pap07GakiisqMs4JaSsFInaIIsWOuhHXrCBmT4HBU8L6dxo3m93Y8AmZ2uZI49BCi-JWlCk-o_QV2d074lPW9UmwPXHz-z6S2VtrKlQSx/s800/IMG_1256resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPO4laHENk-ZsjItQrzMveSoLK3MrwHmVOQ4pap07GakiisqMs4JaSsFInaIIsWOuhHXrCBmT4HBU8L6dxo3m93Y8AmZ2uZI49BCi-JWlCk-o_QV2d074lPW9UmwPXHz-z6S2VtrKlQSx/w640-h400/IMG_1256resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We took another side trip about 45 minutes north to the Quinault Rainforest in Olympic National Park. I will talk about that in my next post.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-90851925074737842012021-07-12T03:13:00.001-04:002021-07-12T03:13:58.960-04:00Family Time, Mount Rainier, and Nisqually Wildlife Refuge<p>July 11, 2021</p><p>We arrived at my daughter's house on July 2nd and tomorrow we say goodbye and head to the coast. It's been a fun and busy ten days of deck rebuilding, hiking, and bird watching.</p><p>After a couple of days of deck building we took a day off to hike the 7.6 mile Summit Lake Trail to spectacular views of Mt. Rainier.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98dMtY3rR8tB6py_o3jpsaFzTBUX-jh0KZbCjdOIkX8J-ESlnvVJOzBGID37n0wwEdgs2Dy1YIkLv0SUQrcBAE0Y8CxgyCXufGEIuHQ0Z0aTENqJIuewMm7gzbNy0PcKiq81cWqB9o7iK/s800/_DSC6081resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98dMtY3rR8tB6py_o3jpsaFzTBUX-jh0KZbCjdOIkX8J-ESlnvVJOzBGID37n0wwEdgs2Dy1YIkLv0SUQrcBAE0Y8CxgyCXufGEIuHQ0Z0aTENqJIuewMm7gzbNy0PcKiq81cWqB9o7iK/s320/_DSC6081resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Our first glimpse of the mountain. Just a tease.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAW4SRwwkr5SWwP9hPyuWploV9u_-yj1yh4E9HSEieIXssHG2iSxNKlONEiVr9imBA9v0QUVosrU6T24HE7uAsr6PbhcvRJbhJBrsIoENsjnm0KuqurkKc0yh9hd5LDUGC-c4pEwkB-G55/s800/_DSC6092resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAW4SRwwkr5SWwP9hPyuWploV9u_-yj1yh4E9HSEieIXssHG2iSxNKlONEiVr9imBA9v0QUVosrU6T24HE7uAsr6PbhcvRJbhJBrsIoENsjnm0KuqurkKc0yh9hd5LDUGC-c4pEwkB-G55/s320/_DSC6092resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>After a long, challenging climb with lots of downed trees along the trail to climb over, under, or around, we reached Summit Lake. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvBqq_7vm3yeW2U6MumnJA9G-YDmxXk0sRDIW65VnPhYKvFlC9Jv1XUFJ-jWuc0H5_movoIiZvDU1UBtn-UpOjP5E9Ph7C6GLqbqMuDdglbZWg914LoL2H81BwfOi-qfdDujOVeP4Ugab/s800/_DSC6113+2resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvBqq_7vm3yeW2U6MumnJA9G-YDmxXk0sRDIW65VnPhYKvFlC9Jv1XUFJ-jWuc0H5_movoIiZvDU1UBtn-UpOjP5E9Ph7C6GLqbqMuDdglbZWg914LoL2H81BwfOi-qfdDujOVeP4Ugab/s320/_DSC6113+2resize.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>There were fields of wildflowers all along the trail.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After a little more climbing, Mount Rainier appeared. You felt like you could reach out and touch it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWN9Ikb3xPdQWMhF4UW7qWGMbZBus-Qv5PjAX3bC3VuJeSS44GtooTAQ85Y-BunisPtXgS8fTr4knpTG4rtvcS5pdGUsNXJQI739LbAMk0Aj1Xka3MGQ2f8KrvcinD4KBvU_LgQX1u8zzb/s800/_DSC6094resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWN9Ikb3xPdQWMhF4UW7qWGMbZBus-Qv5PjAX3bC3VuJeSS44GtooTAQ85Y-BunisPtXgS8fTr4knpTG4rtvcS5pdGUsNXJQI739LbAMk0Aj1Xka3MGQ2f8KrvcinD4KBvU_LgQX1u8zzb/s320/_DSC6094resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXu_DTOCJXxcavJnpTEYHSaKVfZXKBja4T71k1eZcLh0njPU18En6R4imqI6qbEKtmlyVloG6pFnYsGWJ3DRviHudL-T67phrbDYnrGLab-Tfy76bnq8S2UqXsZzIkwRyNFKsRSwKT8sA/s800/_DSC6096resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXu_DTOCJXxcavJnpTEYHSaKVfZXKBja4T71k1eZcLh0njPU18En6R4imqI6qbEKtmlyVloG6pFnYsGWJ3DRviHudL-T67phrbDYnrGLab-Tfy76bnq8S2UqXsZzIkwRyNFKsRSwKT8sA/s320/_DSC6096resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>A view of the South Cascades</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It was a spectacular view looking down on Summit Lake with Mount Rainier in the background.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRKqKVJ2pWyMnK9OX6mHoDZAI7zCxxZ7TAq5u8KRsotN4OoCCGqa3ffUrwjZ75fBbBGk-UoeFVJFPzDkLXSIE531pxb5komsGjAiGVPPY1g_KCjzjp5NXAVGJZZ2B9reYQT4roqPYu_uJ/s800/_DSC6098resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRKqKVJ2pWyMnK9OX6mHoDZAI7zCxxZ7TAq5u8KRsotN4OoCCGqa3ffUrwjZ75fBbBGk-UoeFVJFPzDkLXSIE531pxb5komsGjAiGVPPY1g_KCjzjp5NXAVGJZZ2B9reYQT4roqPYu_uJ/w640-h428/_DSC6098resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5279dQ-D6z9JSabTwJ5SHpkbHT2SYJcajEbtyDwXrCgvHKmi5QifKWpEI38EUWtT_SFPMuafNpsPwsJF8v4XWTWfHL4NIvMkJtS5Tp6i50umtqz1ZNGtpqCp5crph3u4wBY2mlhZ5AEWt/s800/_DSC6110resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5279dQ-D6z9JSabTwJ5SHpkbHT2SYJcajEbtyDwXrCgvHKmi5QifKWpEI38EUWtT_SFPMuafNpsPwsJF8v4XWTWfHL4NIvMkJtS5Tp6i50umtqz1ZNGtpqCp5crph3u4wBY2mlhZ5AEWt/s320/_DSC6110resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>As we started back down the trail, we saw a little bit of Mt. Baker in the distance.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We were all exhausted when we got back to the car, but we all agreed that the views were worth the climb.</p><p><br /></p><p>When the work week was done, we took another hike. This time to the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, a wildlife preserve on the Nisqually River Delta near Puget Sound. There is a two-mile long boardwalk that starts out with a short walk through a woodland and then winds through the mudflats along the river delta. From here we were able to observe a variety of wildlife.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSv7Rz15qWfJ-EiCUWyOFE5pZvpH1Ipi_fCsjzRFxzS6Pez8pXI8UqyD5vBpBXd4-0K91yTQnmMs0ZVVsLXeqlgmObasXX6c9vAxPGGN4x9lMNSnBhM1x7VA6mANmLaYGzfF-FzCPLDXZ/s800/_DSC9175resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSv7Rz15qWfJ-EiCUWyOFE5pZvpH1Ipi_fCsjzRFxzS6Pez8pXI8UqyD5vBpBXd4-0K91yTQnmMs0ZVVsLXeqlgmObasXX6c9vAxPGGN4x9lMNSnBhM1x7VA6mANmLaYGzfF-FzCPLDXZ/s320/_DSC9175resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Female Wood Duck and chicks<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcRi7fLba5FIZ18O4QYywlHIBZGIat9akghXvaAFzm3WDjiucJ6ZLvXANf0vn6rfUKmxuj66Y8TOUnAHWe83XE9i-mZZZ2B-oyhq1-7bJpZY8bsBWQFAYJMUi7Dj8qEnTW9AoKBVD_hPD/s800/_DSC9177resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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Tomorrow we head for Copalis Beach on the Pacific Ocean. </p><p><br /></p>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-16106992969057596882021-07-11T20:48:00.000-04:002021-07-11T20:48:38.630-04:00Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, WA<p> July 10, 2021</p><p>Still playing catchup, but getting closer. We spent two nights (June 30-July2) at Seaquest State Park in Castle Rock, WA right across the street from the Mt. St. Helens Visitor Center. We were excited to have gotten one of the two sites that were available for those dates. It was disappointing to discover that, because of Covid-19, the center hadn't reopened yet, but we could still explore the area.</p><p>On our first evening, we took a hike around Silver Lake right outside of the Visitor Center. The lake was formed 2,500 years ago caused by a Mt. St. Helens eruption some 30 miles away. The area of the lake where we hiked is mostly marsh and wetlands. We saw lots of wildflowers and one lone heron.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJtmZC2obyBBWF6hZNd6BZD70_VC7C6oy-0LS8srj6sGGG_YrPymlr_blEAcrI2oWu_g5mUIq6kOcthx3RiasXvcSJv8qMpCQFkkS_FuAclGfJOPykbiyK-lq6H4KZyEAZdhEc90W71nX/s800/_DSC9021resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJtmZC2obyBBWF6hZNd6BZD70_VC7C6oy-0LS8srj6sGGG_YrPymlr_blEAcrI2oWu_g5mUIq6kOcthx3RiasXvcSJv8qMpCQFkkS_FuAclGfJOPykbiyK-lq6H4KZyEAZdhEc90W71nX/w400-h266/_DSC9021resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmv_IZZmxgxcVz1AMJjXgququ4Mk3GMXWvYZC2vEQCr1AIBfaXSy0kgVo6tkeOrbPZRJiCPURVnOw9vdcrme_aMpYK3TLOQixc-K_UQiAmEQ8gsgrCsODa0hMr4aBfdMQ_ku7wOotTosTE/s800/_DSC9019resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmv_IZZmxgxcVz1AMJjXgququ4Mk3GMXWvYZC2vEQCr1AIBfaXSy0kgVo6tkeOrbPZRJiCPURVnOw9vdcrme_aMpYK3TLOQixc-K_UQiAmEQ8gsgrCsODa0hMr4aBfdMQ_ku7wOotTosTE/s320/_DSC9019resize.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kywpnDF4oxuzbFwU2rj-MVYvIazY0Ww6HZDI5DO_2OTTqQpj9p-7qzSgT2m3QW7IIrV6llfUNqGm-kK5I8nDIrzL7r1D6KX3LIXrYfIgvJqeqXZo6fAu7Wsh_Vq3HP6VeilOzRSc8S3a/s800/_DSC9022resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="509" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kywpnDF4oxuzbFwU2rj-MVYvIazY0Ww6HZDI5DO_2OTTqQpj9p-7qzSgT2m3QW7IIrV6llfUNqGm-kK5I8nDIrzL7r1D6KX3LIXrYfIgvJqeqXZo6fAu7Wsh_Vq3HP6VeilOzRSc8S3a/s320/_DSC9022resize.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQh1oIe4k4SZPPXzVRxpvdgUd7vQgUfdnE9TSUISBPHdAFzyyw9gKH0A4enSnvChISkb0e7g_Bl052ivQwDYR7MwqlsKKH2HZuL0ArvuGkoRZQkdwMVpKUq-sTp0df2EBvuLjoaguCdGum/s800/_DSC9027.resizejpg.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQh1oIe4k4SZPPXzVRxpvdgUd7vQgUfdnE9TSUISBPHdAFzyyw9gKH0A4enSnvChISkb0e7g_Bl052ivQwDYR7MwqlsKKH2HZuL0ArvuGkoRZQkdwMVpKUq-sTp0df2EBvuLjoaguCdGum/s320/_DSC9027.resizejpg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The next day, we awoke to overcast skies. We got in the car and headed toward Mt. St. Helens viewpoints in hopes of the sky clearing. We stopped at the Forest Learning Center and Rest Area to get some information and take in the views. As you can see from the photo, the clouds were still too thick to see the volcano. Supposedly, elk roam in the valley below. But there were no sightings that day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8a_QcS7uifLCZOMgsEaDn-zXf-PO6Uk9rj7fQaxrZ98RWlHsQY_q0QYqX7dFPEe96ZTAoo8d67lrRNBBw63OAB4V0Z-xFsosEqzphXzVUZR7mEC97SBil9nEFGDhyraYnMhz7-IwiEjk/s800/_DSC9042resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8a_QcS7uifLCZOMgsEaDn-zXf-PO6Uk9rj7fQaxrZ98RWlHsQY_q0QYqX7dFPEe96ZTAoo8d67lrRNBBw63OAB4V0Z-xFsosEqzphXzVUZR7mEC97SBil9nEFGDhyraYnMhz7-IwiEjk/w400-h266/_DSC9042resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The flowers around the center were beautiful.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNudJTmvmpN4g58MLTyuFAKhpfxHxY3JXsPwqqv5Kq9Y1nqwgzyNV-_xa6n2wcPwxGg4t31ediDobow2xUQAnuk-wO388WkcQLhuKhNaTzWxautwJXaZKLVC2_V8JmRAZDNXAigo1k8U7X/s800/_DSC9030resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNudJTmvmpN4g58MLTyuFAKhpfxHxY3JXsPwqqv5Kq9Y1nqwgzyNV-_xa6n2wcPwxGg4t31ediDobow2xUQAnuk-wO388WkcQLhuKhNaTzWxautwJXaZKLVC2_V8JmRAZDNXAigo1k8U7X/s320/_DSC9030resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuLoWWFKVGxb1daIvXex9oHgz_PinoicrC7-nxO48dihUdJDY6EuHORQaYc5heZkAXmSYOwQQ6e6L73R3he_8lgRNhfeHqG58_MhsUEYrT0TRxYsW4I0blWioboWBNdz9WPuMCGe3AISY/s800/_DSC9036resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuLoWWFKVGxb1daIvXex9oHgz_PinoicrC7-nxO48dihUdJDY6EuHORQaYc5heZkAXmSYOwQQ6e6L73R3he_8lgRNhfeHqG58_MhsUEYrT0TRxYsW4I0blWioboWBNdz9WPuMCGe3AISY/s320/_DSC9036resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstYzKk3hiqcbkK8YQMXf4DbrS3kOdqi-nXzawtvZ9mYfjMij3sU_9IzurJ5gxBrnpBv7jowdXCuylS6HdDAResDV-j9BN7ayx9uv6P36YMX5rgL8-PQ8uegRjVEuKbOkc_5cvyxbJPraf/s800/_DSC9039resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstYzKk3hiqcbkK8YQMXf4DbrS3kOdqi-nXzawtvZ9mYfjMij3sU_9IzurJ5gxBrnpBv7jowdXCuylS6HdDAResDV-j9BN7ayx9uv6P36YMX5rgL8-PQ8uegRjVEuKbOkc_5cvyxbJPraf/s320/_DSC9039resize.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We continued farther into the park and stopped at Coldwater Lake. The lake was formed by the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Hellens. We had hoped to go kayaking, but it was chilly, still overcast, and starting to sprinkle. Instead, we opted to take a short hike on the Birth of a Lake trail. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBla0JAzH-gtKntCwZKiFZ07nzlxx-D4nOZlAi-4Ify8v1Rb1x5sW6e5lwF_XC5_IkFbiqURi3vZRyN5cy8InL65VNtxlsejorBdQXqS_frRBzCQLxit067t3cbQyd3KutTxVI03yDbXc/s800/_DSC9044resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBla0JAzH-gtKntCwZKiFZ07nzlxx-D4nOZlAi-4Ify8v1Rb1x5sW6e5lwF_XC5_IkFbiqURi3vZRyN5cy8InL65VNtxlsejorBdQXqS_frRBzCQLxit067t3cbQyd3KutTxVI03yDbXc/s320/_DSC9044resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjsCSlTx_GbFYEkPLXahOZCb2kjYzVJmflnHZw3BWDw11vknySo0UhtbBQ9mbGi1AZo-4qzAj_7nNrMu_Xx_nmf8sld-YiwGmfEhD41u8h1qr3yeGtmpbuVLVGBUVO3_raQS84ltsYQLg/s800/_DSC9048resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjsCSlTx_GbFYEkPLXahOZCb2kjYzVJmflnHZw3BWDw11vknySo0UhtbBQ9mbGi1AZo-4qzAj_7nNrMu_Xx_nmf8sld-YiwGmfEhD41u8h1qr3yeGtmpbuVLVGBUVO3_raQS84ltsYQLg/s320/_DSC9048resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVG_8SBfllCfJWxF7hcOAk8TIzLLPgXTGMjRqGIG_S8VL5QzSJ1MuasqQcszAjTkNYVsgS08-AT9xgKcd-C-87cd0uxFl3zNX61vxX9phJ_IBYHnSVmOZXo5LL7kQRg_oWI_D48QnuZDsg/s800/_DSC9049resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVG_8SBfllCfJWxF7hcOAk8TIzLLPgXTGMjRqGIG_S8VL5QzSJ1MuasqQcszAjTkNYVsgS08-AT9xgKcd-C-87cd0uxFl3zNX61vxX9phJ_IBYHnSVmOZXo5LL7kQRg_oWI_D48QnuZDsg/s320/_DSC9049resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We continued on to the Johnston Ridge Observatory where the road ends. The center was closed, but there were several trails open. We started on the Eruption Trail, a short paved path with interpretive kiosks and 360 degree views of Mt. St. Helens and the surrounding blast zone. </p><p>Unfortunately, the overcast sky continued to block our view of the volcano, but we were still able to view the blast zone. We did a short out and back along the ridge giving us a view of the valley below.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1VLdekFQCQIiBkaFEXPi7mb6pOSWn9Ypt0KK16o0yHqdRKwUjy7TW683qhldEqiYEUV-5QwE0A30t77oCv5yr5LP8mUvJcVRfegXnC7cDYVMIGj3qe0Uey1AxnNgYJq_7r58c5k3JMSl/s800/_DSC9058resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="800" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1VLdekFQCQIiBkaFEXPi7mb6pOSWn9Ypt0KK16o0yHqdRKwUjy7TW683qhldEqiYEUV-5QwE0A30t77oCv5yr5LP8mUvJcVRfegXnC7cDYVMIGj3qe0Uey1AxnNgYJq_7r58c5k3JMSl/w640-h376/_DSC9058resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTs6R8pSKwTt-iKkwIhPgSg10Z87FMbhVDXvt0ZTzs4tbEI5fdCl4DzQHr74LV8zM1JfwLjN0Xf4I-9jGP9zgc-fN-_s9Z_J5XkmJh6VPPqST_CjZP5_k6gXijAZOWa2-gm5gc_JxZolt7/s800/_DSC9069resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTs6R8pSKwTt-iKkwIhPgSg10Z87FMbhVDXvt0ZTzs4tbEI5fdCl4DzQHr74LV8zM1JfwLjN0Xf4I-9jGP9zgc-fN-_s9Z_J5XkmJh6VPPqST_CjZP5_k6gXijAZOWa2-gm5gc_JxZolt7/s320/_DSC9069resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2GS5FgfJUT2XyBKIa0eCcwUfS4crnBcOVlQ5onMe6MZoiD3JxJSOXePSFHw1McHH50go0iL3pUJDsYlf3pEVcFHRlWtDeUyob6T6fDec1MywrJ9h5bQKpOYEUno8SsdlHRPua0uKajgS/s800/_DSC9071resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2GS5FgfJUT2XyBKIa0eCcwUfS4crnBcOVlQ5onMe6MZoiD3JxJSOXePSFHw1McHH50go0iL3pUJDsYlf3pEVcFHRlWtDeUyob6T6fDec1MywrJ9h5bQKpOYEUno8SsdlHRPua0uKajgS/s320/_DSC9071resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMjILfuKJwe481ffaYugK6HnbAOSqhetCaKea3qRMFteBHu_qMN_PCPM5u9_7xUjGVubfX8xdnD1eDcZLTUTVluYubPzrH85vS7uAhoG2XtHIBQmqn1se9bc_iWqNYZXlZbgh4ZrYlaFU/s800/_DSC9076resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMjILfuKJwe481ffaYugK6HnbAOSqhetCaKea3qRMFteBHu_qMN_PCPM5u9_7xUjGVubfX8xdnD1eDcZLTUTVluYubPzrH85vS7uAhoG2XtHIBQmqn1se9bc_iWqNYZXlZbgh4ZrYlaFU/s320/_DSC9076resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Later, we drove back to the Coldwater Lake area to hike the Hummocks Trail. Hummocks are the hills left by the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980. 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We were disappointed not to have gotten views of Mt. St. Helens, but the exploring the blast zone was worth the visit. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-4857005212340196542021-07-09T19:35:00.000-04:002021-07-09T19:35:28.962-04:00From Chickahominy Reservoir to Bend, Oregon and Beyond<p>July 8, 2021</p><p>We left Bear Lake on June 17th to head for Oregon. Our original plan was to stop at the Painted Hills in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. We changed our minds when the forecast called for temps around 100 degrees. Boondocking with no AC in those conditions would be unbearable. Some friends of ours were house-sitting in Bend, OR and they invited us to "driveway surf" for a couple of nights. It sounded perfect. It would take another day to get there, so they suggested Chickahominy Reservoir as a stopover camping spot a few hours from Bend. </p><p>The Chickahominy Reservoir is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Oregon Fish and Wildlife. As seniors, it cost us $4 for the night! It's definitely nothing fancy, but we had a nice spot overlooking the reservoir from which we could watch the white pelicans. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGwCMfuAV_Mcj-lrUlcgArkHO_HisU2ohtZTJgbHKJETYJ0pcUGg37t6MdqYUnzqQ34CPaP5M_IalJDtonWVXsapCjKhxAY6264qoFY3221aFL7b2HvQUpTMnKZ82VOwk8r7FMKXhCZWZ/s800/_DSC8799resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGwCMfuAV_Mcj-lrUlcgArkHO_HisU2ohtZTJgbHKJETYJ0pcUGg37t6MdqYUnzqQ34CPaP5M_IalJDtonWVXsapCjKhxAY6264qoFY3221aFL7b2HvQUpTMnKZ82VOwk8r7FMKXhCZWZ/s320/_DSC8799resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjfWlOPBO4XOXHHaLE22oZcZT9oew327UVqB0g0KgrGoOA6gIQyneLVG2GwtbZZ-eLZfH39F8TFS8K1836JxWh01ZsPJw5dhTes6v38-TjAUBLogphBL6-Gwvd__9JI_C99sxWZbjo6NM/s800/_DSC8780resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjfWlOPBO4XOXHHaLE22oZcZT9oew327UVqB0g0KgrGoOA6gIQyneLVG2GwtbZZ-eLZfH39F8TFS8K1836JxWh01ZsPJw5dhTes6v38-TjAUBLogphBL6-Gwvd__9JI_C99sxWZbjo6NM/s320/_DSC8780resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhG2P7hKoquyhFHHErXkupIzm3LxIThGI5dTcVAZ9Qsx5Kbjsk7EFbJMLk1QMmyPlgy2uY9yqueVHWYgqPV-CCGtX_Nmiyc8KDdO7igmZZXTz9rJQoU3nngZ0b8rm8Pr7ZOQrTl6-GAi8/s800/_DSC8861resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhG2P7hKoquyhFHHErXkupIzm3LxIThGI5dTcVAZ9Qsx5Kbjsk7EFbJMLk1QMmyPlgy2uY9yqueVHWYgqPV-CCGtX_Nmiyc8KDdO7igmZZXTz9rJQoU3nngZ0b8rm8Pr7ZOQrTl6-GAi8/s320/_DSC8861resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4AudvNbZe22Ku_EUD3Z-rQn6UjY6-SfCDyT94Y_HvN1GvCwh0S827gFQLPSztbnJtEbuNBjETirpUwBjYCVhv-yNNZqG63gD1AcEVfaw8P5AKrfuLb4wI9bAYyRebl3Y7KOBfjmSrxP86/s800/_DSC8969resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4AudvNbZe22Ku_EUD3Z-rQn6UjY6-SfCDyT94Y_HvN1GvCwh0S827gFQLPSztbnJtEbuNBjETirpUwBjYCVhv-yNNZqG63gD1AcEVfaw8P5AKrfuLb4wI9bAYyRebl3Y7KOBfjmSrxP86/s320/_DSC8969resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We took a walk around the reservoir and saw a few more birds, including this Blue-winged Teal with chicks.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We were treated to a most beautiful golden sunset that night.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMuvZ4ykXprQxaGz2oO8VLCWQOlUY5H-XcFXCxbuD82Ro7PpL1jueCfcMv1EuV938jMCt34mHUIh9brKIh3v5eulzdavYsviOEkxDebO0C7i8fAH3MVLHaopRWbt8z1JkDr_oTcQnpFZR/s800/IMG_1159resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="800" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMuvZ4ykXprQxaGz2oO8VLCWQOlUY5H-XcFXCxbuD82Ro7PpL1jueCfcMv1EuV938jMCt34mHUIh9brKIh3v5eulzdavYsviOEkxDebO0C7i8fAH3MVLHaopRWbt8z1JkDr_oTcQnpFZR/w640-h418/IMG_1159resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The next morning, we drove to Bend and our driveway spot for the weekend. </p><p>Our host, Cort, is a real jokester. He placed this very real looking snake next to one of our tires. When Lee poked at it with a stick to get it to move, we finally figured out that it wasn't real. He really got us good!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFUyP96BC-WGIHysH7Ab2soldb5Npk5C8zOQq46qaxLL22jUX2GeR4qB7DXp-M9HUoNYfzPdXFG-_DgTsfZyk7LLxZl2vTYwfD3DC7OiUCD_81v_uNluVe8IvTeuaQ6ZkWAgaUrbgOlus/s800/_DSC5905resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFUyP96BC-WGIHysH7Ab2soldb5Npk5C8zOQq46qaxLL22jUX2GeR4qB7DXp-M9HUoNYfzPdXFG-_DgTsfZyk7LLxZl2vTYwfD3DC7OiUCD_81v_uNluVe8IvTeuaQ6ZkWAgaUrbgOlus/s320/_DSC5905resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQYALpesIC_kwzFWOcQPYEvGUpB7uKPnwPw7YUeeF3ex7y1jQxlbvSSpaG5KIY1lTrAG4IdXzjo0x6Nog-kgMLgoTIz6klho0IXhMLoI6Dws7C08OYkyluemfDG41ilHSjhczeD1XCyb_/s800/IMG_1166resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQYALpesIC_kwzFWOcQPYEvGUpB7uKPnwPw7YUeeF3ex7y1jQxlbvSSpaG5KIY1lTrAG4IdXzjo0x6Nog-kgMLgoTIz6klho0IXhMLoI6Dws7C08OYkyluemfDG41ilHSjhczeD1XCyb_/s320/IMG_1166resize.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>We took a walk along the Deschutes River.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJVQkzyV8XjETdPz3oYjDfY4xHhY7pm3YlyK5d21J1BEMPKHXJnOqVdgs15_ij3Qafa90UzWD3FzVETlKkEVmVxCccEFoQsuaZEPrjqseWq_Ru5x0Ly5zJT1xPE_dbZxkXKtqfa4hPKVW/s800/IMG_1167resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJVQkzyV8XjETdPz3oYjDfY4xHhY7pm3YlyK5d21J1BEMPKHXJnOqVdgs15_ij3Qafa90UzWD3FzVETlKkEVmVxCccEFoQsuaZEPrjqseWq_Ru5x0Ly5zJT1xPE_dbZxkXKtqfa4hPKVW/w306-h230/IMG_1167resize.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>A selfie on our walk with our fun-loving, adventurous friends from Bend.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JPLmTt0ijQlsfS3mJPS4ay_4D4rkiAGInynK1Ix-ENr1zQrThydpLlM1jcoOgXfwsihdRHZ-RvPy3E30sPN8rswiW_NtDWoTqGY1dWX8072dzkRiM5XUuIoCFmaMmrrV3gzerTJ7jlsi/s800/IMG_1164resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JPLmTt0ijQlsfS3mJPS4ay_4D4rkiAGInynK1Ix-ENr1zQrThydpLlM1jcoOgXfwsihdRHZ-RvPy3E30sPN8rswiW_NtDWoTqGY1dWX8072dzkRiM5XUuIoCFmaMmrrV3gzerTJ7jlsi/s320/IMG_1164resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We went kayaking on another section of the river the next day. That evening we went to Cascade Lakes Brewpub for dinner, one of the many breweries in Bend.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After a weekend of "driveway surfing" we moved to a commercial campground in La Pine south of Bend for a two-night filler. (Another Bend friend has a spot saved for us at Elk Lake. More on that later.) Our two-night filler campground was located near the entrance to Newberry National Volcanic Monument. We had driven to the top of the crater the last time we were in the area. This time, we decided to do the 7.5 mile hike around the Paulina Lake shoreline. Paulina Lake is a crater lake that sits within the Newberry Crater. formed from over 500,000 years of volcanic activity. </p><p>Here are some scenes from our hike around the lake.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsa8YwDSD0NJJQ4npSVwkWz5mlwmis1nGRcGMe8in9M0p9Z8AEbUPpLRwXy2khNZAP_4zbIZZb2Se3rq7XmSEY7gEYvShqChxCpyFpQVlw7LYWZiZ0h9UWaslmvhLbiSDyC9aJ4MWXZ0rz/s800/_DSC5932resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsa8YwDSD0NJJQ4npSVwkWz5mlwmis1nGRcGMe8in9M0p9Z8AEbUPpLRwXy2khNZAP_4zbIZZb2Se3rq7XmSEY7gEYvShqChxCpyFpQVlw7LYWZiZ0h9UWaslmvhLbiSDyC9aJ4MWXZ0rz/s320/_DSC5932resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdlpfF3zWcAEqDAfrSBBEul_agWOFmJTdTeHqRk5x2WAIruEWJJ9u8Mfxrhfw0thN_HxdICDIfBnF04CC6L_jeqQ5XT8O5EGetuWYo2s27bJ8BMv1bAKbK4PAc_pnnLvJAqzj1uw4vpqW/s800/_DSC5943resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="283" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdlpfF3zWcAEqDAfrSBBEul_agWOFmJTdTeHqRk5x2WAIruEWJJ9u8Mfxrhfw0thN_HxdICDIfBnF04CC6L_jeqQ5XT8O5EGetuWYo2s27bJ8BMv1bAKbK4PAc_pnnLvJAqzj1uw4vpqW/s320/_DSC5943resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The flocks of Mergansers scattered when we looked over the bank at them even though we were much higher up.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6522K6yDkWso5UUjqLHVtClk3k6-c9GPtKnnpf_6iueqfu6IxQ3cyhygm-WoKoEb3tP5yFUQNrCXZH0YncgRk28y-V2jSTq4gOsuDL7ZvaP46vJqCEzrAQ-V72UsrFeOGw1UhKXHeNLp/s800/_DSC5946resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6522K6yDkWso5UUjqLHVtClk3k6-c9GPtKnnpf_6iueqfu6IxQ3cyhygm-WoKoEb3tP5yFUQNrCXZH0YncgRk28y-V2jSTq4gOsuDL7ZvaP46vJqCEzrAQ-V72UsrFeOGw1UhKXHeNLp/s320/_DSC5946resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Ka-d2EfCg6ynYFZZB4YXzAZDlVxW3E0zfE63BX_9PxdxWB-phmI7e_C2bhiurA9WCSQSpcE6N5jtRHmEc-CKpdW11lDri-HSF0DpDDDZji4AJhJ2CjVgvN2Yv7VSi5QpmRFEoUVkmDZI/s800/_DSC5950resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Ka-d2EfCg6ynYFZZB4YXzAZDlVxW3E0zfE63BX_9PxdxWB-phmI7e_C2bhiurA9WCSQSpcE6N5jtRHmEc-CKpdW11lDri-HSF0DpDDDZji4AJhJ2CjVgvN2Yv7VSi5QpmRFEoUVkmDZI/s320/_DSC5950resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>View across the lake of Paulina Peak</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wgatq35Hnm4/YOjAbVSBdlI/AAAAAAAAEKQ/2Krz0KXuPCQi2qMOv3oyusrY4P6RzCQHwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_DSC5954resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wgatq35Hnm4/YOjAbVSBdlI/AAAAAAAAEKQ/2Krz0KXuPCQi2qMOv3oyusrY4P6RzCQHwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/_DSC5954resize.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Some of the trail went through a forest of moss-covered trees.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3G4WikNxkQCYwicUs8HRx1A2M7FauMtwGBo5VJ6VQb6wPUqvpMxfWEpq2BoG7wFd-OLFKNPxaGppwZwyshtnSaoiizIWgYt6vnirofL_Cd7S13smIFIHoQAZsQiFsTnbmuZs6etD1o5Z/s800/_DSC5957resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3G4WikNxkQCYwicUs8HRx1A2M7FauMtwGBo5VJ6VQb6wPUqvpMxfWEpq2BoG7wFd-OLFKNPxaGppwZwyshtnSaoiizIWgYt6vnirofL_Cd7S13smIFIHoQAZsQiFsTnbmuZs6etD1o5Z/s320/_DSC5957resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>This section went by an obsidian cliff. Remains of volcanic eruptions.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP64B-lIjxQts7eSe9L6D0a5RJ7XaOE0pB_BVJJnoz8_C4kerHyeR-s5HZjM2451nc7ESh81zOJip6zxDdPxM7z1HANKTbKg4rfZdqY8othfdnEyOh58CmfJkvWA9yAzGgoPP3Ri6lQi7B/s800/_DSC5961resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP64B-lIjxQts7eSe9L6D0a5RJ7XaOE0pB_BVJJnoz8_C4kerHyeR-s5HZjM2451nc7ESh81zOJip6zxDdPxM7z1HANKTbKg4rfZdqY8othfdnEyOh58CmfJkvWA9yAzGgoPP3Ri6lQi7B/s320/_DSC5961resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70Y5vVyC5euiufISgBv_oUeuB26Y4MPSwpwxnsPqwQh9VGI56XZxOp606PR1V32Kl6eowySnLO3ZFVA71Go7XcwcUW6TWJAH8B0gVK-qirj3fUzMG6cFKr3L4gG97cCMlh6hi6fuUIyrA/s800/_DSC5963resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70Y5vVyC5euiufISgBv_oUeuB26Y4MPSwpwxnsPqwQh9VGI56XZxOp606PR1V32Kl6eowySnLO3ZFVA71Go7XcwcUW6TWJAH8B0gVK-qirj3fUzMG6cFKr3L4gG97cCMlh6hi6fuUIyrA/s320/_DSC5963resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvQ9tQbWz6tCJputeVgAUyVfp8cAvBwU1u3b0aRosWTmIVMHNXxhdw4JlhK0tb9rp2gt0hiDNhrTlIqH5Y1c22vFo81ztIHHGyC54SPwBpOuMxYpcqwbXLd9pwpuJm1THln6YV343pHxo/s800/_DSC5965resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvQ9tQbWz6tCJputeVgAUyVfp8cAvBwU1u3b0aRosWTmIVMHNXxhdw4JlhK0tb9rp2gt0hiDNhrTlIqH5Y1c22vFo81ztIHHGyC54SPwBpOuMxYpcqwbXLd9pwpuJm1THln6YV343pHxo/s320/_DSC5965resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>On this side of the lake there were steep cliffs made up of cinder. We definitely did not want to slip here!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>With about two miles to go, the thunder clouds started to move in. We made a beeline for the parking lot and made it to the car just in time. </p><p>As we hiked around the lake, we passed several campgrounds within the park. Perfect for those who want close access to the water for boating and fishing and don't mind no hookups. They were all full, so you would have to plan ahead.</p><p> </p><p>As I mentioned above, another friend from Bend had two campsites reserved at Elk Lake, a campground in the National Forest just west of Bend. There were four days available in the extra campsite, so Carol offered it to us. It was a perfect getaway to continue to avoid the heat. Elk Lake is beautiful and the breeze off the lake kept us cool during the day. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmb-QIfiFDIOYcrOgc4sMdFlPD-FQFuCqtC-aTzlF8Y2ZRPD9_CkVYO6z6DpTFH-UQod0s_IQBJYP5_3Yd8bhlCQKTFhWxYOyZvARQDCWDiBFACE6o1BLcfmokLPHHcyCYc5rkXNaoEqzm/s800/_DSC5973resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmb-QIfiFDIOYcrOgc4sMdFlPD-FQFuCqtC-aTzlF8Y2ZRPD9_CkVYO6z6DpTFH-UQod0s_IQBJYP5_3Yd8bhlCQKTFhWxYOyZvARQDCWDiBFACE6o1BLcfmokLPHHcyCYc5rkXNaoEqzm/s320/_DSC5973resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>At the far end of the lake, in the distance is South Sister in the Three Sisters Wilderness.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2Gdu7nh6wxp-UC8-gTfybdcuxZQ30V580Rt76q4Kv3PV8pfRm8ThzEWFGgJ9tdMOHQR6X66QpryFeOv4b1mcebA9pk1oiO6QYoBDtrHJuP2ynt4nD5ACrnzhufcYkFEqBzA5569yUdWn/s800/_DSC5969resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2Gdu7nh6wxp-UC8-gTfybdcuxZQ30V580Rt76q4Kv3PV8pfRm8ThzEWFGgJ9tdMOHQR6X66QpryFeOv4b1mcebA9pk1oiO6QYoBDtrHJuP2ynt4nD5ACrnzhufcYkFEqBzA5569yUdWn/s320/_DSC5969resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>A reflection on South Sister taken from my kayak</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqcN7CLkfp_KfFQ0iZy8CQH07obTiqOQZ_FnZzALqYS51dmYW9vOxULj5W_evtcVHc-_UIad73LzYJK4MEtSbUlteBP5rSBnMC2mFbIBCCqFPcs9is7ac_SkxsRoZmu3h0siMFsyZPQSx/s800/IMG_1211resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqcN7CLkfp_KfFQ0iZy8CQH07obTiqOQZ_FnZzALqYS51dmYW9vOxULj5W_evtcVHc-_UIad73LzYJK4MEtSbUlteBP5rSBnMC2mFbIBCCqFPcs9is7ac_SkxsRoZmu3h0siMFsyZPQSx/s320/IMG_1211resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>On the opposite shore from our campsite we could see Mt. Bachelor in the distance.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsClMlydguehxs4Nq-CHE6ukvxlwduDIiQK41nOhy5zVXHKgP02dFapLBU4i-_VSh1HMG1lLx2lLkevbajo4Z6EINMNmJ8pagwjZ4VYy5ySEFA85_4CTN4vjxZfkJGc1pw_rH0IvkTlEVQ/s800/image000000resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsClMlydguehxs4Nq-CHE6ukvxlwduDIiQK41nOhy5zVXHKgP02dFapLBU4i-_VSh1HMG1lLx2lLkevbajo4Z6EINMNmJ8pagwjZ4VYy5ySEFA85_4CTN4vjxZfkJGc1pw_rH0IvkTlEVQ/s320/image000000resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We got together with all our Bend friends for kayaking and paddle boarding on Hosmer Lake nearby.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When I wasn't kayaking or hiking around the lake, I was watching the little critters on the rocky shore.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWrpN1Sg1ARlLcbq5s0Y7aKJ3GKWxrwqqSqjR6jcJx7BdH94RaSFK0qRMgZdPb4YzfwBAywG7GvJLzTMOschcMG9bMDKz8YSWQt2yGY5ROXsRgVeTyIug5m98gFKmPlnt76NdMsW_5ACZ/s800/_DSC6019resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWrpN1Sg1ARlLcbq5s0Y7aKJ3GKWxrwqqSqjR6jcJx7BdH94RaSFK0qRMgZdPb4YzfwBAywG7GvJLzTMOschcMG9bMDKz8YSWQt2yGY5ROXsRgVeTyIug5m98gFKmPlnt76NdMsW_5ACZ/s320/_DSC6019resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The chicks hide among the rocks. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9fMoct38uW-VFSrOJwG2YcDe_bKRKiNhM8rbL7HxGfALdKBiYMPb8g453lRdbL3ALZ9sY9Sk6vw9wrN8v4DEhjukMg_aAlVr1LlHlEUSyBdUA27omam0Ki6N5QJIPApXTXtSV6VP4uyH/s800/_DSC6053resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9fMoct38uW-VFSrOJwG2YcDe_bKRKiNhM8rbL7HxGfALdKBiYMPb8g453lRdbL3ALZ9sY9Sk6vw9wrN8v4DEhjukMg_aAlVr1LlHlEUSyBdUA27omam0Ki6N5QJIPApXTXtSV6VP4uyH/s320/_DSC6053resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>They come out from their hiding place to call for food.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2xHCVweYNNeoMSuUnod3ppcs6AggYR-A1PVpppXKtBo_m612umy0bWR2EHZM0e5-o-UOApqs1T0OF7cfL_fbanKkNvmt7f0FB6afo464pm1_vOLgf_yiPpSCW8Xg2xJhH32Nplxv8VvZ/s800/_DSC6061fesize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2xHCVweYNNeoMSuUnod3ppcs6AggYR-A1PVpppXKtBo_m612umy0bWR2EHZM0e5-o-UOApqs1T0OF7cfL_fbanKkNvmt7f0FB6afo464pm1_vOLgf_yiPpSCW8Xg2xJhH32Nplxv8VvZ/s320/_DSC6061fesize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Having a conversation. I'm pretty sure the chick is saying, "I'm hungry!"</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJ6K95YUJhcg9YfX_WqLaX2FM1KICJCSB_sNcaO6VyWFj2oqkT9z4ysr1r0F8YVqxIIHOq0pwlOYnhPGrCYZq3gWa-qDx-nfDZN2hKLaF7kwJDuwOnXhiU2hyphenhyphennxmiJVU2cgkcgFTLbPh2/s800/_DSC8985resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJ6K95YUJhcg9YfX_WqLaX2FM1KICJCSB_sNcaO6VyWFj2oqkT9z4ysr1r0F8YVqxIIHOq0pwlOYnhPGrCYZq3gWa-qDx-nfDZN2hKLaF7kwJDuwOnXhiU2hyphenhyphennxmiJVU2cgkcgFTLbPh2/s320/_DSC8985resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We watched this little Bufflehead chick run down the hill from the campsite to the water's edge. Somehow it got separated from the rest of its family. Off it swam into the large lake. Hopefully it was reunited with its brood.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We're finally leaving Oregon. We missed the Painted Hills and Mt. Hood because of the heat. We'll have to catch them next time. Off to Mt. St. Helens next.</p><p> </p>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-68334752967372397392021-07-08T17:47:00.000-04:002021-07-08T17:47:15.091-04:00Bear Lake State Park and Wildlife Refuge, Idaho/Utah<p>July 8, 2021</p><p>It's been awhile since we've been anywhere with WIFI, so I'm very far behind in posting. The last few weeks of June were a crazy mix of trying to figure out where to find campsites and how to avoid the extreme temperatures that were plaguing the West.</p><p>Our first stop after leaving west Yellowstone was Bear Lake State Park. The lake straddles the border between southern Idaho and northern Utah. It's a beautiful lake with a gorgeous Caribean blue color. The state park offers several campgrounds along its shoreline. Some have sandy beaches, some are rocky. Some have hookups and some do not. We were able to get a spot at South Eden on the eastern side. It had full hookups, but a very rocky shoreline. We were glad to have electricity for our AC. The sun was intense.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRR5jok0lQDo0cayf2aBXQLpN5-cnN_UYFhJ5MG6LjQDx1XfvLvbqfeovyl_X7qzXJ0stU77nRczuEjnGdFKqtR4XMwBODGjouS37kAS5tRgIs-tFyDbKW4lm2Zg8nmo86wxIWg7YR0cr/s800/IMG_1107resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="800" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRR5jok0lQDo0cayf2aBXQLpN5-cnN_UYFhJ5MG6LjQDx1XfvLvbqfeovyl_X7qzXJ0stU77nRczuEjnGdFKqtR4XMwBODGjouS37kAS5tRgIs-tFyDbKW4lm2Zg8nmo86wxIWg7YR0cr/w640-h260/IMG_1107resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We took our kayaks out for an early evening paddle.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjITJavsaCAuq9VbR3z7h6y0JDt7j32MwrDcjdU_TOjXlQweC-ApaksYS_65sQQr-94kD3UtbogrxzS8WxbRBCk8ZMA4fJqbNhX4n-RNQjysw2kuxPBoW1xXJYBUgUapl41av2lCP9n2mWB/s800/IMG_1121resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjITJavsaCAuq9VbR3z7h6y0JDt7j32MwrDcjdU_TOjXlQweC-ApaksYS_65sQQr-94kD3UtbogrxzS8WxbRBCk8ZMA4fJqbNhX4n-RNQjysw2kuxPBoW1xXJYBUgUapl41av2lCP9n2mWB/s320/IMG_1121resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThB0fGZQ9dZjcbALnm1uARwgm7ASoY6JiJ_GNzf_VjfwnMbfMZeG3R4mmRRz7PGTsAnw5htxhbBfEVChyyVlr5cJu3JxF320I9pyd4tUrYoh50fcNhJqvTTgnuWzmoGrcQSff70t2U3Ot/s800/IMG_1126resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThB0fGZQ9dZjcbALnm1uARwgm7ASoY6JiJ_GNzf_VjfwnMbfMZeG3R4mmRRz7PGTsAnw5htxhbBfEVChyyVlr5cJu3JxF320I9pyd4tUrYoh50fcNhJqvTTgnuWzmoGrcQSff70t2U3Ot/s320/IMG_1126resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On the northwestern side of the lake in Idaho is the Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge. There's a driving loop around the refuge where we were able to see a wide variety of birds.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHwk_49fndzFp4f4DCwLjQjs4KWGaMkna3nXlOmVj5PtEyLbkeLRngYYkS8k5dNPjxAH9Dmgc7VHXJPB7TRoWkTPcG2XNTFVM5a-JOO8WUCACz5u0lHmsSqppAFPsQMlYrQKlYT0piRh4/s800/_DSC7922resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHwk_49fndzFp4f4DCwLjQjs4KWGaMkna3nXlOmVj5PtEyLbkeLRngYYkS8k5dNPjxAH9Dmgc7VHXJPB7TRoWkTPcG2XNTFVM5a-JOO8WUCACz5u0lHmsSqppAFPsQMlYrQKlYT0piRh4/s320/_DSC7922resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Western Meadowlark with breakfast</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9yD6H6IX3u4-An5ay-ivMD8OFbSdDjmrfn-SbOulE2pBSD8Yv5kUXMeb-b3DrJ6P14jKVXdKoyQGlIE1FAhayhXPYkUVsQTygxLIfNPhtNhdOQZ1FP2-EaMfssz9qK90YQvVuJYhc3aXF/s800/_DSC7936resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9yD6H6IX3u4-An5ay-ivMD8OFbSdDjmrfn-SbOulE2pBSD8Yv5kUXMeb-b3DrJ6P14jKVXdKoyQGlIE1FAhayhXPYkUVsQTygxLIfNPhtNhdOQZ1FP2-EaMfssz9qK90YQvVuJYhc3aXF/s320/_DSC7936resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Ruddy Duck in breeding colors</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EaOmTGfhmsAlXD2KQN4cQdo3QnVbdKVROLCtrpHajyhwXQW_JDEudnsmWG2k0z0CglxGOSi2UZcKPYNR5Z5fIYD7czpDcEDjnTqwsKaDF6PAO6fuGwmpup2pSAEyb8VdB0d6BEDb5X-_/s800/_DSC7980resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EaOmTGfhmsAlXD2KQN4cQdo3QnVbdKVROLCtrpHajyhwXQW_JDEudnsmWG2k0z0CglxGOSi2UZcKPYNR5Z5fIYD7czpDcEDjnTqwsKaDF6PAO6fuGwmpup2pSAEyb8VdB0d6BEDb5X-_/s320/_DSC7980resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>We saw this Osprey pair often. She was always on the nest. He was often out hunting.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZ9mBzJ71spO2HOtHThso2WG3vtV_XpGcT2qhNGT4R7fGHzujOnrq-EdenhkrhnN3nmo8p9LSW4ZQCxGjLvlNXngbAyVhlZfJbs02URwaCLpE6SG6lfyz6yLjoMv_n2_aRarNUvJER_-A/s800/_DSC8218resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZ9mBzJ71spO2HOtHThso2WG3vtV_XpGcT2qhNGT4R7fGHzujOnrq-EdenhkrhnN3nmo8p9LSW4ZQCxGjLvlNXngbAyVhlZfJbs02URwaCLpE6SG6lfyz6yLjoMv_n2_aRarNUvJER_-A/s320/_DSC8218resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Hawk being harassed by Red-winged Blackbirds</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyAd6IAPlXFHrNtWeS12CBhHLIiWfDGzvE7tORg41dLewMeZ-GWoOpc3jydi6KeQdw2tRY7G45OwI9Xw_NJicK2ZwXKzGZJNhyfiFbjmzaHaH9SwOaiB_BVY31I2sy8338UeWUvn7h-M3/s800/_DSC8159resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyAd6IAPlXFHrNtWeS12CBhHLIiWfDGzvE7tORg41dLewMeZ-GWoOpc3jydi6KeQdw2tRY7G45OwI9Xw_NJicK2ZwXKzGZJNhyfiFbjmzaHaH9SwOaiB_BVY31I2sy8338UeWUvn7h-M3/s320/_DSC8159resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>American Coot with chicks</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaWh22BIUARlO4cNpmVCbUPttFvQL9WwUtcS-l3zMqZ79jbj6rYxlWEZHVITifUKFNdmfjdpdf3YxkRb3rAERWvAyXkk-5vTG_2ZFxg76IO2WtYEXUIRVr7yxP3JicHhZD5BchpePth3Y/s800/_DSC8150resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaWh22BIUARlO4cNpmVCbUPttFvQL9WwUtcS-l3zMqZ79jbj6rYxlWEZHVITifUKFNdmfjdpdf3YxkRb3rAERWvAyXkk-5vTG_2ZFxg76IO2WtYEXUIRVr7yxP3JicHhZD5BchpePth3Y/s320/_DSC8150resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SoSEpV9vuSq4IX9m_gacLarEMqgCI9TOKYj0xGhTCKLC7ZwpBoLB6qqYPiZg6qOFnEfvqhFbJLXKFqvr-IW96dVmfvgB8cdTAGklx0JjX9ZTV7DtXFX0ADCIZJEWENqJ3uA7npmhkJc-/s800/_DSC8335resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SoSEpV9vuSq4IX9m_gacLarEMqgCI9TOKYj0xGhTCKLC7ZwpBoLB6qqYPiZg6qOFnEfvqhFbJLXKFqvr-IW96dVmfvgB8cdTAGklx0JjX9ZTV7DtXFX0ADCIZJEWENqJ3uA7npmhkJc-/s320/_DSC8335resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Juvenile Bald Eagle</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDFwB1PG9b6zvQfRW43kZVuk9_vDuMWlG0C66jI-2O0hLFukrR2-2Z0lqsJjpok1b0DgSPacy4qIEX3aN7dSsLnMbYW-x666e_BA6es5ojyi7GE5PUMXd3kvZRfgopAh8F7XYSX3iEmSe/s800/_DSC8353resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDFwB1PG9b6zvQfRW43kZVuk9_vDuMWlG0C66jI-2O0hLFukrR2-2Z0lqsJjpok1b0DgSPacy4qIEX3aN7dSsLnMbYW-x666e_BA6es5ojyi7GE5PUMXd3kvZRfgopAh8F7XYSX3iEmSe/s320/_DSC8353resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The Osprey again, with the fish he caught. He settled down to eat it a short distance from the next.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8dDrc4iRVleLLWdA35HJd4VIQlrxaYTzP_mI7iQaANM6dL40Mw66pRlTpWjxXDKflxVUgDE2o3huLdaHHyvNun8dHuoA_rZx8WZxUcCeSL_d9LSPIFWgP9DwhweZLme52oM-gphtzApi/s800/_DSC8362resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8dDrc4iRVleLLWdA35HJd4VIQlrxaYTzP_mI7iQaANM6dL40Mw66pRlTpWjxXDKflxVUgDE2o3huLdaHHyvNun8dHuoA_rZx8WZxUcCeSL_d9LSPIFWgP9DwhweZLme52oM-gphtzApi/s320/_DSC8362resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJ3hui1jZHX6a1vi3qBK8mKUwy4FRzlpxzuQKad0yZkP2E4mD0awKfc_s4dRv1lBKQutfI4QNSUhY4fbENyjDkxfrE-b1E77HM1b061SR0X7yTgApLQIWtx_e-BRUfm2qh7m3rUMnVKlS/s800/_DSC8367resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJ3hui1jZHX6a1vi3qBK8mKUwy4FRzlpxzuQKad0yZkP2E4mD0awKfc_s4dRv1lBKQutfI4QNSUhY4fbENyjDkxfrE-b1E77HM1b061SR0X7yTgApLQIWtx_e-BRUfm2qh7m3rUMnVKlS/s320/_DSC8367resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The female Osprey watching the male eating. I think she's wondering when he's going to share</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipG9VsnjR7dfUeQ22tUkb1Zp4z8cnjPP7gub1cqHsyEO25jxZ3TJKt42Cqrqm0NeDHYrWQAz4_WsWf8OLHwdSCRvBuIgG-68C3q4jRW5ysjL7Sr2erzsmsoJoUkJW7o-X5YpBBRBNDvD0c/s800/_DSC8385resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipG9VsnjR7dfUeQ22tUkb1Zp4z8cnjPP7gub1cqHsyEO25jxZ3TJKt42Cqrqm0NeDHYrWQAz4_WsWf8OLHwdSCRvBuIgG-68C3q4jRW5ysjL7Sr2erzsmsoJoUkJW7o-X5YpBBRBNDvD0c/s320/_DSC8385resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Wilson's Phalarope in breeding colors</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNi3o_1wQ8yPEjujaBW0lOZjCjvfBZ6q0wq9bBa38a8HKNjCkOXRP6-HahNInTsp6U2spS4xuppAwHviiOxGsCeFy-t9lxIMBFyEYcNHuNMZhT9ulVM4OXs_McsujjpE7_lmBD0LEC5yQ1/s800/_DSC8418resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNi3o_1wQ8yPEjujaBW0lOZjCjvfBZ6q0wq9bBa38a8HKNjCkOXRP6-HahNInTsp6U2spS4xuppAwHviiOxGsCeFy-t9lxIMBFyEYcNHuNMZhT9ulVM4OXs_McsujjpE7_lmBD0LEC5yQ1/s320/_DSC8418resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Killdeer</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>One of my favorite birds are the Black-necked Stilts. I love their bright pink legs. There were several of these flying around and chasing each other.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjaxHEKxTsdWLXg7girCkjzvSHBdlTaeux8mkqGjP2zqZE4lEgKXz_6udNnoeN6K7-jnEpsKc77-4QgEfhnxEzr9vvHmbwT7n4gRtVvdW3tdozfPrDnzdtWkIm4cJZPzFcON4yOmNhrSb/s800/_DSC8460resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjaxHEKxTsdWLXg7girCkjzvSHBdlTaeux8mkqGjP2zqZE4lEgKXz_6udNnoeN6K7-jnEpsKc77-4QgEfhnxEzr9vvHmbwT7n4gRtVvdW3tdozfPrDnzdtWkIm4cJZPzFcON4yOmNhrSb/s320/_DSC8460resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Q6cHaFJgCiPgcxqjM-JAN7bkCnDyMOQsx53b28wDlcchjmtsh2U2zw-CjPw3pnEwpjLvE1PQjLSkOeSa0biI5QocO3OVkHK3zgXkIb44VvVAkAdC9WHBgsyoPlSmcgdPGQ8r7XU5J0ma/s800/_DSC8469resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfHOoFY0lQjtdbj26BNpsnW5t61K3fZ6ko01g70_BzdwpkAC_V3HxT-q9oAE69khr7qhBwucFgAfWMTAv81OuK0AoLwy-ZXFhj24d8yByZMvRIK4XmfpO-OrRLt3DNhHeG_Yt7WBVASG8/s800/_DSC8629resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfHOoFY0lQjtdbj26BNpsnW5t61K3fZ6ko01g70_BzdwpkAC_V3HxT-q9oAE69khr7qhBwucFgAfWMTAv81OuK0AoLwy-ZXFhj24d8yByZMvRIK4XmfpO-OrRLt3DNhHeG_Yt7WBVASG8/s320/_DSC8629resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Common Tern</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On our last night at Bear Lake, we were treated to a beautiful sunset.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-aoOK0kYDMkMvmVhGONvzd99cYw3jR8s0PQHBH_1HNj-MP-amwfNrGN94PrvOHgGFl8dVOihGTRqcas7PsZ_LGiwjoyWChvvgJrlIYIsIHCQJ5ryocon2YlmmgMaBCyNyvjVGyDs0oqAj/s800/IMG_1138resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="800" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-aoOK0kYDMkMvmVhGONvzd99cYw3jR8s0PQHBH_1HNj-MP-amwfNrGN94PrvOHgGFl8dVOihGTRqcas7PsZ_LGiwjoyWChvvgJrlIYIsIHCQJ5ryocon2YlmmgMaBCyNyvjVGyDs0oqAj/w640-h254/IMG_1138resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We left Bear Lake via Logan Pass on the west side of the lake! Yikes, quite a climb! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-14693707701008577082021-06-17T23:21:00.000-04:002021-06-17T23:21:05.697-04:00Yellowstone Part III - Lamar Valley, Wildlife, and Mammoth Hot Springs<p>June 17, 2021</p><p>We're in Glen's Ferry, Idaho for the night in Trail Break RV Park. It's nothing fancy, but they have WIFI! So here's the final installment of our Yellowstone experience last week.</p><p>From our campground in west Yellowstone, MT, it was 80 miles to Slough Creek in the Lamar Valley where the wolves were supposed to be. We set out early (for us) around 7:30. The west entrance to the park is in the town, just five minutes from our campground. Fortunately, the line at the entrance hadn't built up yet. Anything past 8:00 would create a line wrapping through the streets of the town. It gets unbelievably crowded. </p><p>Even though the drive was a long one, the scenery is beautiful and you're always on alert to spot wildlife. Our first sighting was in the Mammoth area near the north entrance to the park. In the center of the small village is a small park, and wandering in this park were an elk with her calf. They seem to have made this their home. It's blocked off to tourists, so we had to sneak a peak from the road.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhCg96ebiltXVxhxm4B1h1C4qbgh0t1wiwu9EZeZnWPlF1_3FtvyNA1mMzCFsHfiMmcir22beKFQGV4aiDxfL7u1rCc3SiaKq2vJW8H8lRCGKqJLrkYPK31RGn-AGUQgB1i4WFL89Evqq/s800/_DSC7589resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhCg96ebiltXVxhxm4B1h1C4qbgh0t1wiwu9EZeZnWPlF1_3FtvyNA1mMzCFsHfiMmcir22beKFQGV4aiDxfL7u1rCc3SiaKq2vJW8H8lRCGKqJLrkYPK31RGn-AGUQgB1i4WFL89Evqq/s320/_DSC7589resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQLHAzYhVMY0zaR1WpZMr3_VdZZLIoLylCHNTYTN28j7BOPOfgrRjXkLbuU9oFc28Dp4DDswSF7Hm8f64ep7f4GLx9fmBfQ5Ar0Yv8O1TYVPMMVsc5BP3tqUhrIbKBPUFTLnaJ-4MJVHy/s800/_DSC7604resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQLHAzYhVMY0zaR1WpZMr3_VdZZLIoLylCHNTYTN28j7BOPOfgrRjXkLbuU9oFc28Dp4DDswSF7Hm8f64ep7f4GLx9fmBfQ5Ar0Yv8O1TYVPMMVsc5BP3tqUhrIbKBPUFTLnaJ-4MJVHy/s320/_DSC7604resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When we arrived at Slough Creek at around 8:45 AM, we didn't know what to expect. There were several people there already, all positioned atop a hill overlooking the valley. They had their spotting scopes and big lenses on tripods all set up. Needless to say, the wolves weren't going to be easy to see. Spotting them at a distance was all we could hope for. Even with a large zoom, they are little specks as you can see from the photos below. (click to enlarge) There were three wolves, two black and one gray. As we watched, they were working together to stalk an elk. We watched for a couple of hours.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEganp4d7vp0348fPBaz6fN_dRK_TV9aZGU_q4ETqiUa3zF6A3zZtb6hPnn5Gv6LKVmY7sORpWZ8RTJ-kpSUyXgG8FssIx0C7Df-kbevcEdrkiXgVts5Y9Oxc7kiqCn2JnvG-buePv2wDHnF/s800/_DSC7621resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEganp4d7vp0348fPBaz6fN_dRK_TV9aZGU_q4ETqiUa3zF6A3zZtb6hPnn5Gv6LKVmY7sORpWZ8RTJ-kpSUyXgG8FssIx0C7Df-kbevcEdrkiXgVts5Y9Oxc7kiqCn2JnvG-buePv2wDHnF/w400-h180/_DSC7621resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The first wolf we spotted was a black one. It is right in the lower-center of this photo at the edge of the green. Below, there are now two at the lower section of the photo, walking in a line.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTNXkkKYpHYM9GZtArMWf8TsIayyiMfgO80-18WECPuimB69932z5KH5_gjdG6Fj6H1FWA8P7arbmABQn7sv3FvFBYeF8Lna5_Rs6aE1WYrmO_yQy5HbYy6GhA3K9mg1HoXgea6aUtYGt/s800/_DSC7638resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="800" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTNXkkKYpHYM9GZtArMWf8TsIayyiMfgO80-18WECPuimB69932z5KH5_gjdG6Fj6H1FWA8P7arbmABQn7sv3FvFBYeF8Lna5_Rs6aE1WYrmO_yQy5HbYy6GhA3K9mg1HoXgea6aUtYGt/w400-h278/_DSC7638resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucWxOgJTfIn9j0lQss62P5Yp62Y9gQB4nkrmsxNtln3vwQomdSEngShNPtlEYpFRBRC4LPnDZxvSb5_8U-9yGYIBaEf8UneDhZdXsjQsWLaBF1NQT3CQHCV8XXFM7-dW_F-HBtjMnZ5xX/s800/_DSC7642resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="800" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucWxOgJTfIn9j0lQss62P5Yp62Y9gQB4nkrmsxNtln3vwQomdSEngShNPtlEYpFRBRC4LPnDZxvSb5_8U-9yGYIBaEf8UneDhZdXsjQsWLaBF1NQT3CQHCV8XXFM7-dW_F-HBtjMnZ5xX/w400-h308/_DSC7642resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The two wolves are getting closer together now.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRUxClqQBDleVMbNpqxyZMs1t4uOVKKV2cQRLPv2K0RJNw9-ocEv6bkC-UjknjR7yjtgUDJfQWqVGWWLMvBm6TOIhD91R7_0YyQMVtO9wAXmVqDtvwc3CrbAuYAHlAbA2QG89yHaOdqYn/s800/_DSC7650resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="800" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRUxClqQBDleVMbNpqxyZMs1t4uOVKKV2cQRLPv2K0RJNw9-ocEv6bkC-UjknjR7yjtgUDJfQWqVGWWLMvBm6TOIhD91R7_0YyQMVtO9wAXmVqDtvwc3CrbAuYAHlAbA2QG89yHaOdqYn/w400-h125/_DSC7650resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Here you can see the elk on the left running through the river to get away from the wolf on the far right.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MhM677LyxH58WRzTo5B_0IxwKCmx7Odjtiv8pmMd4mQWZ1m2FijPQC52ZedNu7JTcCA3JVXEhWnaQqKToSjrBVCb7Wa8tE4AXJGChVBjzZgDaZ-e1L22bhkHRvZ2ng-qPXvwOB_6QoV3/s800/_DSC7651resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="800" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MhM677LyxH58WRzTo5B_0IxwKCmx7Odjtiv8pmMd4mQWZ1m2FijPQC52ZedNu7JTcCA3JVXEhWnaQqKToSjrBVCb7Wa8tE4AXJGChVBjzZgDaZ-e1L22bhkHRvZ2ng-qPXvwOB_6QoV3/w400-h148/_DSC7651resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eorMYgfocuNiejt5wz6ZESY4haC8qTFjIxUNM2OTLW3Ttb1rfc9XS994SXPYB0SuLulywmNaG_DtTk3nn7J5J36HdnFqYYYSjQZAN4ckPpZkqSU6ETS9-gw_OwMOMaN7l4_gOMyl2FJn/s800/_DSC7653resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="800" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eorMYgfocuNiejt5wz6ZESY4haC8qTFjIxUNM2OTLW3Ttb1rfc9XS994SXPYB0SuLulywmNaG_DtTk3nn7J5J36HdnFqYYYSjQZAN4ckPpZkqSU6ETS9-gw_OwMOMaN7l4_gOMyl2FJn/w400-h253/_DSC7653resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>The gray wolf showed up. It's to the right of the tree.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The wolves came in and out of sight, but never stopped their pursuit of the elk. During the course of our observation, a white-tailed deer and a sandhill crane appeared, but the wolves didn't seem interested in them. Although difficult to see, it was a fascinating interaction between the animals. We decided we had seen enough and continued down the unpaved road to look for the black bear and cubs that were hanging around near the Slough Creek campground.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEu8-hvaxLyjD3B0lWfrYq2FAh7v1AHJz6oWuu_ES0Q6wQ20FI-GYhPw-bo3vV-QiCxDxN2fc11hcjAsyKJGW1YmIFOZ4e1u0l0QEdbp8BP-Zmz_m1s5SeMZ-tOl-oN_hMRDqgqP0z-K2/s800/_DSC7664resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEu8-hvaxLyjD3B0lWfrYq2FAh7v1AHJz6oWuu_ES0Q6wQ20FI-GYhPw-bo3vV-QiCxDxN2fc11hcjAsyKJGW1YmIFOZ4e1u0l0QEdbp8BP-Zmz_m1s5SeMZ-tOl-oN_hMRDqgqP0z-K2/s320/_DSC7664resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>There they were, one black and one cinnamon cub, climbing on the cabin wall. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2aODejdO764ue9Iz43n1HpzjAEoH_X9n0vygjx5CJRo_eL7LVcrdEW1k8BgmASuxRAbgKN7Xfg74YjuwtXmY8K-1SJw5cOIxj1NYjA5y7fjkxOLFvBwclMejm324q4ameQpWv1tduB9ZM/s800/P1210156reszize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2aODejdO764ue9Iz43n1HpzjAEoH_X9n0vygjx5CJRo_eL7LVcrdEW1k8BgmASuxRAbgKN7Xfg74YjuwtXmY8K-1SJw5cOIxj1NYjA5y7fjkxOLFvBwclMejm324q4ameQpWv1tduB9ZM/s320/P1210156reszize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Not to miss out on the fun, the little black cub had to climb too, while mom tries to get them to follow her into the woods. (photo by Lee)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We left Slough Creek and continued down the Lamar Valley a little farther. There were large herds of bison resting in the grass.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomhvbdjZuXWDNpFu2e76SSX2U1smtMX9L-fYRJ4YKSRo24VA6sWZbaEy6KAkU2htiPepNNk7xrO01_pR23XUL2IazU3Lmp1dttoq12lrkdzOxnRxG-PIrfF4du2ywBVz8vaR4WZZKgqhh/s800/_DSC5755resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="800" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomhvbdjZuXWDNpFu2e76SSX2U1smtMX9L-fYRJ4YKSRo24VA6sWZbaEy6KAkU2htiPepNNk7xrO01_pR23XUL2IazU3Lmp1dttoq12lrkdzOxnRxG-PIrfF4du2ywBVz8vaR4WZZKgqhh/w400-h217/_DSC5755resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> I found it amusing to see the calves lying down on their sides, looking completely exhausted.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We turned around for our return trip, stopping back at Slough Creek to see if there was anymore action with the wolves. Apparently, the wolves had not succeeded in catching the elk. All was quiet, so we headed for home.</p><p>Here are a couple of scenes along the beautiful Lamar Valley. It is not as heavily traveled as other areas of Yellowstone, but worth the effort to get there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczHyoaaKakopKy4iUEwwopKAVuq6s8NDo3jdjzI61QRHVXBJg8WzxF9Q4HFiadeEYNZCk92nPVa-Wxb5hvfbhGsHg5vmzHylx7jZ0qJQgNSzvHWadtDphE_2cNxuUXu57W_dPVGdpJi-n/s800/_DSC5767resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczHyoaaKakopKy4iUEwwopKAVuq6s8NDo3jdjzI61QRHVXBJg8WzxF9Q4HFiadeEYNZCk92nPVa-Wxb5hvfbhGsHg5vmzHylx7jZ0qJQgNSzvHWadtDphE_2cNxuUXu57W_dPVGdpJi-n/s320/_DSC5767resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0ULliGIwG2Nb7ejaPcBTdlOo_nbsDPzjFiXkRJQIWlO98Vpny_0CTw4lZGuXzAAMIWiBOUuF7hzuaVZAGdEKqyQ3jHAmxTRZNfjAne489owK-yFBfinBk5qywuIbQb_ZXqZnHMf-dccS/s800/_DSC5777resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0ULliGIwG2Nb7ejaPcBTdlOo_nbsDPzjFiXkRJQIWlO98Vpny_0CTw4lZGuXzAAMIWiBOUuF7hzuaVZAGdEKqyQ3jHAmxTRZNfjAne489owK-yFBfinBk5qywuIbQb_ZXqZnHMf-dccS/s320/_DSC5777resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">As we retraced our route, we were treated to several encounters with wildlife. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qyaRWCY2iYac7aAKS22y-wujTdu5UTXfMjyQUpMUS9Jd8GPTMEDGoPZlfxZQe8hnMKxXv_ncW_AmQvLJ7vEEFjBylnkoWcUBCmFeOdFBZTZZzt40lPQC1rHXCoEfCqeOT53X50r-8fen/s800/_DSC7705resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qyaRWCY2iYac7aAKS22y-wujTdu5UTXfMjyQUpMUS9Jd8GPTMEDGoPZlfxZQe8hnMKxXv_ncW_AmQvLJ7vEEFjBylnkoWcUBCmFeOdFBZTZZzt40lPQC1rHXCoEfCqeOT53X50r-8fen/s320/_DSC7705resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>First, these beautiful pronghorn.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Just when I got back in the car, Lee said he saw a coyote run across the road in front of us. We watched to see if it could be seen again. It turned out to be two!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AZFuJhnxFgjUPcSZygK6AnYmC5sPb1LrqtjahyFBOfMODzSvxx9SJJ3kbTmRnXTAnio1LL3R68c5pcmS-EPaUrik092oO7MFg2vYIw0LUvfjojeX-9xLLnwk7axX8_DWcvrA0ueXS_K_/s800/_DSC7729resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="800" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AZFuJhnxFgjUPcSZygK6AnYmC5sPb1LrqtjahyFBOfMODzSvxx9SJJ3kbTmRnXTAnio1LL3R68c5pcmS-EPaUrik092oO7MFg2vYIw0LUvfjojeX-9xLLnwk7axX8_DWcvrA0ueXS_K_/w320-h172/_DSC7729resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZ063-uS1Pfm1UrSEnwtoLL6TZtNT0m9mBc4mve1FRdR6xwJq6yV3SoGsn4ISryPdmdqTxoKShk7RzzsXncpUOb-yDqneDgQklbw-mBd5lIkw470z9bH4-XBkGUE89TakxIwjrZi2SCEe/s800/_DSC7734resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZ063-uS1Pfm1UrSEnwtoLL6TZtNT0m9mBc4mve1FRdR6xwJq6yV3SoGsn4ISryPdmdqTxoKShk7RzzsXncpUOb-yDqneDgQklbw-mBd5lIkw470z9bH4-XBkGUE89TakxIwjrZi2SCEe/s320/_DSC7734resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We continued along our route, when we came to a spot where cars were pulled over. That's a sure indication that something cool has been spotted. So, of course, we stopped too. Not only was it another coyote, but it was very close to the side of the road. He was busy eating something, so wasn't bothered by his audience. I loved the tongue action. He was enjoying whatever it was.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGGch3T2eKHtFB1yA6HU9i1ZjBWDsS2gY0SS9cpdZhtw3fUj738G-SgP7k3T-3YBRC_y56QAFzh9F_QZtT6-Gir154dVtbPO2AeASNdVfxRgVqQrYUX-rVh_XZ43_FJWxz9Y1XM7Z-wj0/s800/_DSC7745resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGGch3T2eKHtFB1yA6HU9i1ZjBWDsS2gY0SS9cpdZhtw3fUj738G-SgP7k3T-3YBRC_y56QAFzh9F_QZtT6-Gir154dVtbPO2AeASNdVfxRgVqQrYUX-rVh_XZ43_FJWxz9Y1XM7Z-wj0/s320/_DSC7745resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0wf3SMk63lxugSUqU00zCgaaMLiqzkC67HFg5XiVrlyiJ6_DemzEYvouCBS8NgWNfRL2keRveF-ane-UWf8VVD3IbiIOnnfssQEuyVYFPrSXdTaSyPBY-P_qEuSAAywoXgQm94uV7TMW/s800/_DSC7747resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0wf3SMk63lxugSUqU00zCgaaMLiqzkC67HFg5XiVrlyiJ6_DemzEYvouCBS8NgWNfRL2keRveF-ane-UWf8VVD3IbiIOnnfssQEuyVYFPrSXdTaSyPBY-P_qEuSAAywoXgQm94uV7TMW/s320/_DSC7747resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqUBPNZEGvpQJBXdOxQOVLZRCmY0RJV1_s0chOpk1AgGQH1PrJq_MNxBe3y89DfE_W9sdApS_aohOHSZp2nos850p-4ymAUMdg_SWBr1nyUMc-JrlUGsYWnC89aHTcleJv6Fmc4KMz_hI/s800/_DSC7749resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqUBPNZEGvpQJBXdOxQOVLZRCmY0RJV1_s0chOpk1AgGQH1PrJq_MNxBe3y89DfE_W9sdApS_aohOHSZp2nos850p-4ymAUMdg_SWBr1nyUMc-JrlUGsYWnC89aHTcleJv6Fmc4KMz_hI/s320/_DSC7749resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IlHnAg8w3y8tirlnf6oLnjkLevNpf4uOmWthir3XXT9AURt5U3Kc6ZmMtqQEyifMX6WQUK1q_rEd5GhdXy_Zbb_Rh8psya4o7rWccw2m2z0Lwv0WdcX0sG_dhiXV9iUN3pEnjQc12Bsk/s800/_DSC7750resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IlHnAg8w3y8tirlnf6oLnjkLevNpf4uOmWthir3XXT9AURt5U3Kc6ZmMtqQEyifMX6WQUK1q_rEd5GhdXy_Zbb_Rh8psya4o7rWccw2m2z0Lwv0WdcX0sG_dhiXV9iUN3pEnjQc12Bsk/s320/_DSC7750resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrP3mseYzNO0tXXjb-ortJ1UUvYZl3WKXRLX7WN9y17O8kw5q3U39kR5dTn9Rh2ZcE0mHQ3_rNBTl1HFeZygC9aRcd1ocbfeBrM2n_iXb41FJcikZmkyINq6whqxL70Myp3mJLiDxxKvK/s800/_DSC7753resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrP3mseYzNO0tXXjb-ortJ1UUvYZl3WKXRLX7WN9y17O8kw5q3U39kR5dTn9Rh2ZcE0mHQ3_rNBTl1HFeZygC9aRcd1ocbfeBrM2n_iXb41FJcikZmkyINq6whqxL70Myp3mJLiDxxKvK/s320/_DSC7753resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We said to ourselves, wouldn't it be great if we could see a grizzly bear before we leave. Lo and behold, a little farther down the road, another bunch of cars pulled over. I jumped out of the car with my camera and asked what everyone was looking at. It was a grizzly with two cubs! They were pretty far away, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but tough to photograph. They weren't exactly posing for us.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf66NJULDnQbxmVuoKX0Rw1dsGF8INsZcAVaVD_GXUq7X54PcZXnH1P9tNVPtu8mjYdHh0lzYGUHe_RmfoXA12hqtsYfHic35e2BRY4QQT70Ih0-vEWqJ7ZtU1j5RC2E5CNV-AxWfa7127/s800/_DSC7787resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf66NJULDnQbxmVuoKX0Rw1dsGF8INsZcAVaVD_GXUq7X54PcZXnH1P9tNVPtu8mjYdHh0lzYGUHe_RmfoXA12hqtsYfHic35e2BRY4QQT70Ih0-vEWqJ7ZtU1j5RC2E5CNV-AxWfa7127/s320/_DSC7787resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLQJvBYN56K3u9U_irwpW0990DQpmwWDuE7YH56jjQ0olYLjOb-jt00QpViKO2QYjU9P5H3O5PyYO_Zb3GW5BWrMZgHCduKYiFZ5NQndsIn_Of48Hz4vjijbOfk3AGY9ptzaRhv9GJYuW/s800/_DSC7808resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLQJvBYN56K3u9U_irwpW0990DQpmwWDuE7YH56jjQ0olYLjOb-jt00QpViKO2QYjU9P5H3O5PyYO_Zb3GW5BWrMZgHCduKYiFZ5NQndsIn_Of48Hz4vjijbOfk3AGY9ptzaRhv9GJYuW/s320/_DSC7808resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQLx8mC-07gLX8mG-PSYOIdah24anoLGr-8u8xryTxKYOCLBpwPlrmSYSbD-jq1dRJb_xZuubzJv439pcVx0i2XMTq1Ho97q8SV4_BiaNuVbEuhLJ4NFcAQML-qkCrX1ea2rqm4xec1RS/s800/_DSC7821resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQLx8mC-07gLX8mG-PSYOIdah24anoLGr-8u8xryTxKYOCLBpwPlrmSYSbD-jq1dRJb_xZuubzJv439pcVx0i2XMTq1Ho97q8SV4_BiaNuVbEuhLJ4NFcAQML-qkCrX1ea2rqm4xec1RS/s320/_DSC7821resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMOCJJn4NHd4foMut41K_BQNgGDLMXe4BL4iDBADIW-s0tk1mJflT6soPXe92uRZ18cUHFKeZj1YZs0ZeGQVks0tw8dlLSho1xy2BX7ucyrgPJpLYGublpyQwM77hikLC8YuMQJ4Fk51X/s800/_DSC7848resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMOCJJn4NHd4foMut41K_BQNgGDLMXe4BL4iDBADIW-s0tk1mJflT6soPXe92uRZ18cUHFKeZj1YZs0ZeGQVks0tw8dlLSho1xy2BX7ucyrgPJpLYGublpyQwM77hikLC8YuMQJ4Fk51X/s320/_DSC7848resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyUbwLlHq0ud1YY9F34Eh37I0xDmGqXe_fNVe_oOocHjhPd2J8icOMU_RpxW2iYFHHx1qUEvm0B17ayNMKN_pXu5mTlWQrgptjZ8_rSTJI-lhVWnjld3Pq0XQ6WM1fwDc20vRPqhfQEQX/s800/_DSC7860resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyUbwLlHq0ud1YY9F34Eh37I0xDmGqXe_fNVe_oOocHjhPd2J8icOMU_RpxW2iYFHHx1qUEvm0B17ayNMKN_pXu5mTlWQrgptjZ8_rSTJI-lhVWnjld3Pq0XQ6WM1fwDc20vRPqhfQEQX/s320/_DSC7860resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After checking off all the wildlife boxes, we had one more stop to make. We had passed Mammoth Hot Springs on our way our to the valley, so we wanted to stop on our way home. There are Upper and Lower Terraces. We went to the Upper Terrace. The chalk-white travertine terraces are formed by the interaction of water and limestone. These are some of the fastest changing features in the park.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjvoMyiQElEoAPbYbXpODFVcgBfdG_Gng967zXhiJPdBNz_gYBKhV_JfGmefm9MpZS9WQ7T9r9QLZ0qWTIlX2Ic6dy84nHSHj_2zKgW88snp8LMAT1ehOUWqlgQSh-btFtuxExngxT2Z1/s800/_DSC5797resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="800" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjvoMyiQElEoAPbYbXpODFVcgBfdG_Gng967zXhiJPdBNz_gYBKhV_JfGmefm9MpZS9WQ7T9r9QLZ0qWTIlX2Ic6dy84nHSHj_2zKgW88snp8LMAT1ehOUWqlgQSh-btFtuxExngxT2Z1/w400-h188/_DSC5797resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yY6pBTuKECNiTSjLUPvXAvBsx4ilCqOjbXxJW_kwLLhuhDCzgxAqT2IIvd8LGnMa-899_Y-ygsD7Eh-MVYm8iAlM00bYoq_5SeahsRy9TN3mXwRTbwdTI9L2ItjtVWGEQFnkPdxFVrxe/s800/_DSC5801resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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We were tired and thought to ourselves, it better not be one person stopping to take a photo of a lone bison on the side of the road. When we finally got to the point where we could see what was happening, we were surprised by a herd of bison walking down the road right toward us. We soon realized that the herd had just crossed the river that paralleled the road on our right, crossed the road, and were now heading to the field where they would spend the night. They literally own the park.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5enpfypAzhF6V67cOXpydxlb4EEoCt-8NCzAW7tgS5BUBtWUzSXU8WRygZapIj5nyoVOpEY5ROKh19X3BWmTF-P-w4PGtIbj5PQCZfNZROGveoTRAdsLdR40qEZNJtHn4rRDricantoR/s800/_DSC5847resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5enpfypAzhF6V67cOXpydxlb4EEoCt-8NCzAW7tgS5BUBtWUzSXU8WRygZapIj5nyoVOpEY5ROKh19X3BWmTF-P-w4PGtIbj5PQCZfNZROGveoTRAdsLdR40qEZNJtHn4rRDricantoR/s320/_DSC5847resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvfIvd9iX-ZIxvchosLfkzsuRIyTDXrYAm08XgKaDBWsWm8xiy3OGKSdhbzTml-ewuwdoYNb6gXMvk5LBmmtg3CK1cXVAkahLWjQ9xJWD35V1yNlsHeAWkOhpincCRGaa-Dg9d1y2C5ro/s800/_DSC5852resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvfIvd9iX-ZIxvchosLfkzsuRIyTDXrYAm08XgKaDBWsWm8xiy3OGKSdhbzTml-ewuwdoYNb6gXMvk5LBmmtg3CK1cXVAkahLWjQ9xJWD35V1yNlsHeAWkOhpincCRGaa-Dg9d1y2C5ro/s320/_DSC5852resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>These were taken from the car. We were right along side of them.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As that group went by us, we were able to move the car forward. That's when we spotted the rest of the bison herd fording the river. I got out of the car for this!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHpOG1t336sn54ywXlAqiXYRuVxLF43dC1lV9Krb128Z_Yz5Kqc0O0iOKalkH8Q3SEtJU8O9QPrb6gnbiJRcXQSiy0UF5IhfBokdHYeEip-orU_KZb-E_VC-Vhn8UoC3OA2xkp1UfJ3pT/s800/_DSC5856resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHpOG1t336sn54ywXlAqiXYRuVxLF43dC1lV9Krb128Z_Yz5Kqc0O0iOKalkH8Q3SEtJU8O9QPrb6gnbiJRcXQSiy0UF5IhfBokdHYeEip-orU_KZb-E_VC-Vhn8UoC3OA2xkp1UfJ3pT/s320/_DSC5856resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfPITaaguU8kluAspAs5vmAibyCfJzykphFGBV1-hsROFRZR3SaNLsE5ARy8TAwCrzpLWtqB6hV7sl5xuBNvEP3VEmMYpqrq7PNoU3_jqZ5FQAvdpdBte24-Xh5OdjJW42LqZKwz71_MZ/s800/_DSC5862resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfPITaaguU8kluAspAs5vmAibyCfJzykphFGBV1-hsROFRZR3SaNLsE5ARy8TAwCrzpLWtqB6hV7sl5xuBNvEP3VEmMYpqrq7PNoU3_jqZ5FQAvdpdBte24-Xh5OdjJW42LqZKwz71_MZ/s320/_DSC5862resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzuG69qppJh9F4IVBpRlNDCfzlGhC432dKy6MuKzlH03AIrIgPc40Pbwjs_gyiFP31nA_F0Dm63DP-hawvAPfS1PpMUoEi13nOT-_GFiY_BYpaCj7qS0BG8rQq8UAJciiLPXqFDn9Qz5t/s800/_DSC5863resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzuG69qppJh9F4IVBpRlNDCfzlGhC432dKy6MuKzlH03AIrIgPc40Pbwjs_gyiFP31nA_F0Dm63DP-hawvAPfS1PpMUoEi13nOT-_GFiY_BYpaCj7qS0BG8rQq8UAJciiLPXqFDn9Qz5t/s320/_DSC5863resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gwqNOTjA13l6oIxPFfVK7y7_cDNg7iLqqGLcQDfxQgcbiXqw8kSjln1arhc7s5ijza3UOTGXIA0kb9vwoPIFMghDMZg4OSuJkrv83bTBJf9NpEz4m9mA6FQ2UnzSdGhv6IMzIyvhT_d0/s800/_DSC5866resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gwqNOTjA13l6oIxPFfVK7y7_cDNg7iLqqGLcQDfxQgcbiXqw8kSjln1arhc7s5ijza3UOTGXIA0kb9vwoPIFMghDMZg4OSuJkrv83bTBJf9NpEz4m9mA6FQ2UnzSdGhv6IMzIyvhT_d0/s320/_DSC5866resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>After shaking off the water, they headed up the path toward the road to follow the pack. I quickly jumped back in the car!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What an incredible sight for our last day in Yellowstone. After a few 12-hour days, we took a couple of days off to catch up on laundry and just rest until our next adventure at Bear Lake on the Idaho/Utah border. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-55923479966703191322021-06-13T22:13:00.000-04:002021-06-13T22:13:56.722-04:00Yellowstone Part II - Canyons, Waterfalls, and Harlequins, and more<p>June 13, 2021</p><p>Our second day in Yellowstone, was another long one. We left Colter Bay at about 7:30 AM and got to the South Rim Drive in the Canyon Village section of the park at about 9:00 AM. Our first stop along that road was at a view of the 109' Upper Falls. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinzkyDUmZy367KK3R8Zzh8Zjza767VyrIlpCwMJPHDVbRflEOLvFq24LCTD6iMKiWRXksj0vWtqE1cmqoN_1NJVfQlsJZvdenKl3gdb_ZBaXzrrpLEgCQH5sHbu5m95XZzVCm1tp8CJq8/s800/_DSC5622resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="780" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinzkyDUmZy367KK3R8Zzh8Zjza767VyrIlpCwMJPHDVbRflEOLvFq24LCTD6iMKiWRXksj0vWtqE1cmqoN_1NJVfQlsJZvdenKl3gdb_ZBaXzrrpLEgCQH5sHbu5m95XZzVCm1tp8CJq8/s320/_DSC5622resize.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We continued down the road to Artist Point to get a view of the Lower Falls. As I walked to the overlook, there on the hillside was a moose, so I was sidetracked for a few minutes until he wandered into the woods.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-a64MMAjWXX7W1omuxpGbFGHSd3U19GDeBMSm9BYaYrlfPCZa0B054VKEAlshR9j8nzIYhiTpyjK5Thz_XHPHDWtUNRyA4h6cjLi3uG8_11Uufm3_wGd04HZfhlV8qscroAonpYM1SXlP/s800/_DSC5625resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-a64MMAjWXX7W1omuxpGbFGHSd3U19GDeBMSm9BYaYrlfPCZa0B054VKEAlshR9j8nzIYhiTpyjK5Thz_XHPHDWtUNRyA4h6cjLi3uG8_11Uufm3_wGd04HZfhlV8qscroAonpYM1SXlP/s320/_DSC5625resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ojQuAA5Uel_YQKGnm7aqbB_5JL3P_1I4EdEAq8ALO_SUi1a_ZZV3KYjtCYY4wL9koqJKVUOtBtDpzq004mjA_9LRT5W-DLDgyEFTkqF3OWMUjrEXt7Rk6ARVTtJk_CNSTXlzBF9wRHo5/s800/_DSC5629resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="752" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ojQuAA5Uel_YQKGnm7aqbB_5JL3P_1I4EdEAq8ALO_SUi1a_ZZV3KYjtCYY4wL9koqJKVUOtBtDpzq004mjA_9LRT5W-DLDgyEFTkqF3OWMUjrEXt7Rk6ARVTtJk_CNSTXlzBF9wRHo5/s320/_DSC5629resize.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The view of the 308' Lower Falls and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River was spectacular.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiepY21sDsHAUtUmGodgI-tbz54H1DfenZJa7IsbfXdvFopB0Op21uucw6e9FckxUAD150IP7tn2wRHOAW7Q3OtVODfO19jfi6bDjrQqvNhhQCSanpdc2FUXAKngb_DXprQO4EX9jBCyGb/s800/_DSC5636resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiepY21sDsHAUtUmGodgI-tbz54H1DfenZJa7IsbfXdvFopB0Op21uucw6e9FckxUAD150IP7tn2wRHOAW7Q3OtVODfO19jfi6bDjrQqvNhhQCSanpdc2FUXAKngb_DXprQO4EX9jBCyGb/s320/_DSC5636resize.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7yWiGIOeQRy5QAWr_iRIgBXXRw5CnRg_tEfyYbeS0lgXPzvWd5eUtT_J_Uq_PeMop7aIMh4DC515MGMfsTG33_EQ8szXt2eujIgSdEbEGA1bSpoPsgxCDaG4JuCmOIcYhemz-eamIdDh/s800/_DSC5638resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7yWiGIOeQRy5QAWr_iRIgBXXRw5CnRg_tEfyYbeS0lgXPzvWd5eUtT_J_Uq_PeMop7aIMh4DC515MGMfsTG33_EQ8szXt2eujIgSdEbEGA1bSpoPsgxCDaG4JuCmOIcYhemz-eamIdDh/w640-h429/_DSC5638resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Next, we drove around to the North Rim Drive to Inspiration Point. From there you have a great view of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River as it flows away from the Lower Falls. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IMVW9NNkJbOd79KW2RQGbEViS69_ErVso1JhoQKwArVlkryRNxlSWphEoD5gqP4VZs10GPqvvkLrTwjuRsUk2SSfPI1Z_xjgxbQfVF9gotucEYcV81EjS_RCoHTjX2-aXnXggTfktvsG/s800/_DSC5651resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IMVW9NNkJbOd79KW2RQGbEViS69_ErVso1JhoQKwArVlkryRNxlSWphEoD5gqP4VZs10GPqvvkLrTwjuRsUk2SSfPI1Z_xjgxbQfVF9gotucEYcV81EjS_RCoHTjX2-aXnXggTfktvsG/w640-h428/_DSC5651resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We backtracked to see the brink of the Upper Falls. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Rggb4PSVARuwycUXZgTDCHnbLi8OMIvTIUcNGor7u07F7xrAhuBAoQZCUSGp3TPqRgJB9Zi4u5f411Gd7P4GqNVa6h3N4YoYJp4WYj-vlHjFpEh6i9S_y_XJiNBUz8zaPKjwcOY0ZBU7/s800/_DSC5674resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Rggb4PSVARuwycUXZgTDCHnbLi8OMIvTIUcNGor7u07F7xrAhuBAoQZCUSGp3TPqRgJB9Zi4u5f411Gd7P4GqNVa6h3N4YoYJp4WYj-vlHjFpEh6i9S_y_XJiNBUz8zaPKjwcOY0ZBU7/w640-h428/_DSC5674resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbH6YiMysyTCpHi7K3uJ5tPNfVDIv0cqBSE1CNM7gzdyWErNZOb74EbI1LnJ2b3KUaG7fS5U3Ie-JqvVf5WpW4o0rRhvKklOheQKLRbxLBUn9wFKjd5cIyUSUSKgRCvOnGVAFT5v39fYuQ/s800/_DSC5665resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbH6YiMysyTCpHi7K3uJ5tPNfVDIv0cqBSE1CNM7gzdyWErNZOb74EbI1LnJ2b3KUaG7fS5U3Ie-JqvVf5WpW4o0rRhvKklOheQKLRbxLBUn9wFKjd5cIyUSUSKgRCvOnGVAFT5v39fYuQ/s320/_DSC5665resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It's hard to see, but there's a rainbow in the bottom left corner of the water next to the rock ledge.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We left the Canyon area and headed south following the Yellowstone River through the Hayden Valley. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVOPK_aFZNJCZt_XcjEYMAmRWw4x4kd_MC4RCj3-Rxw3eKxFE1Z2sj6NWib_JvzknC33uqt193o2QHe_qymTNcSeZ_Ris9fJEyR_i9eocs7QIXwcIjtVI7k3xoU1Ud18lWUvccXj-RQz2/s800/_DSC5691resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVOPK_aFZNJCZt_XcjEYMAmRWw4x4kd_MC4RCj3-Rxw3eKxFE1Z2sj6NWib_JvzknC33uqt193o2QHe_qymTNcSeZ_Ris9fJEyR_i9eocs7QIXwcIjtVI7k3xoU1Ud18lWUvccXj-RQz2/w400-h268/_DSC5691resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>An elk gazing out across the river at the mountains</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6vna6wK4jQNL2AuIWNezCQrAocR4cC9KPz_PS5syt6FcjKJofVsrpoEPyseTvjbeoW-KTqJkalSe6f8uLFWGBrjsxez1dGFGAL2p_GWTjB-No_4rrSMogSKiiZX3bGc9rwpDzf5CTkme/s800/_DSC5700resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6vna6wK4jQNL2AuIWNezCQrAocR4cC9KPz_PS5syt6FcjKJofVsrpoEPyseTvjbeoW-KTqJkalSe6f8uLFWGBrjsxez1dGFGAL2p_GWTjB-No_4rrSMogSKiiZX3bGc9rwpDzf5CTkme/w400-h268/_DSC5700resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Bison grazing</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It's almost impossible to go anywhere in the park without coming to some sort of hydrothermal feature. Today was no exception. This time, we came upon a mud volcano, a sulphur caldron, and a hot spring.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGIBfsBK28kJhFJh1lEOf92DTukmcTezYocoIBZD1Eq8KByVKuDc6-DKBYOX-xS2HM-nDhfeFGSsu3gbtdDfkLPeqvAVrVONDK0Cus4otAFJd4pxky_tRBibOXurCMRuSegTdY8FHqMEI/s800/_DSC5703resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGIBfsBK28kJhFJh1lEOf92DTukmcTezYocoIBZD1Eq8KByVKuDc6-DKBYOX-xS2HM-nDhfeFGSsu3gbtdDfkLPeqvAVrVONDK0Cus4otAFJd4pxky_tRBibOXurCMRuSegTdY8FHqMEI/s320/_DSC5703resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The Sulphur Caldron </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbddeS1QnYNFh3PAVHuhxIyqqtJx8fBorYR4hyphenhyphen8yDMgWomK99QfglOkevkYNyYKTB9m5ZhrTyfMUpJWsvgHSh_oxAf7_-yeWqc2StfnL0aJ_dBKCE_mdbvQN8HIeqXr2i42EwznMfy7ikL/s800/_DSC5709resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbddeS1QnYNFh3PAVHuhxIyqqtJx8fBorYR4hyphenhyphen8yDMgWomK99QfglOkevkYNyYKTB9m5ZhrTyfMUpJWsvgHSh_oxAf7_-yeWqc2StfnL0aJ_dBKCE_mdbvQN8HIeqXr2i42EwznMfy7ikL/s320/_DSC5709resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The Mud Volcano - In 1870 explorers watched as the Mud Volcano erupted, spewing mud into the treetops. Two years later, it was a pool of muddy water. It had blown itself up.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaL54rxLPbgiAWjF9GFYQKILikb31tbo80lddwLA7ecwur4SMwfOeqVQOfnA37PvVmi0JenM27N4-r1IkAenDKF1M7Pg7ZEIbnp96HhUIyl1KBFKNcjLjGd0kFjfq-6W-TJOLnfQgIs9v/s800/_DSC5714resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaL54rxLPbgiAWjF9GFYQKILikb31tbo80lddwLA7ecwur4SMwfOeqVQOfnA37PvVmi0JenM27N4-r1IkAenDKF1M7Pg7ZEIbnp96HhUIyl1KBFKNcjLjGd0kFjfq-6W-TJOLnfQgIs9v/s320/_DSC5714resize.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>A hot spring named Dragon's Mouth</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2KwEjEXFQ2Ut2OgPAzS0UJaKrT53oFVOCf8XsDWyTn8aoovjkKOz0EGM3-29-uhaB2uWnC97xTREAMtkXUEPF2DKe0_9YRfZu9cSR8ZnCKeJ6apKIvg1s9Wf9x7SGFDCya8c0qXKz8TP/s800/_DSC5708resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2KwEjEXFQ2Ut2OgPAzS0UJaKrT53oFVOCf8XsDWyTn8aoovjkKOz0EGM3-29-uhaB2uWnC97xTREAMtkXUEPF2DKe0_9YRfZu9cSR8ZnCKeJ6apKIvg1s9Wf9x7SGFDCya8c0qXKz8TP/s320/_DSC5708resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Another hot spring with an unusual color</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We were told by a ranger the day before, that Harlequin Ducks were seen at LeHardy's Rapids. So we continued through the valley until we arrived at that spot on the river. We didn't see any ducks, so we started photographing the rapids.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnENjVTmXFQKOj7jFNv-vIGL7RO11BIWSVrcV-hkhVyNQWt7iiQp-EFFX0-Pm3FgFjyejJReU0aFOi4dXpEX5JWQKIjCPBBT1bWfjnWjrIwAfpYlynwiE2SYRwZgGAYeK8PMPgR339YD8D/s800/_DSC5724resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnENjVTmXFQKOj7jFNv-vIGL7RO11BIWSVrcV-hkhVyNQWt7iiQp-EFFX0-Pm3FgFjyejJReU0aFOi4dXpEX5JWQKIjCPBBT1bWfjnWjrIwAfpYlynwiE2SYRwZgGAYeK8PMPgR339YD8D/w400-h268/_DSC5724resize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMw5ySvpaMk0MKRQou3f9DBSUb_MBiKmLkSa1O5kuGw53XkLjUuzyI8FDi9lJcfJNgGdE0BXppveJtQACEAFdx1AW4AuLMndNaVP5OLKXPdQK_xZQft-JCV5sQ0VS-68vCMGD2hvXC08Y6/s800/_DSC5725resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMw5ySvpaMk0MKRQou3f9DBSUb_MBiKmLkSa1O5kuGw53XkLjUuzyI8FDi9lJcfJNgGdE0BXppveJtQACEAFdx1AW4AuLMndNaVP5OLKXPdQK_xZQft-JCV5sQ0VS-68vCMGD2hvXC08Y6/s320/_DSC5725resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then, all of a sudden, I spotted two of them sitting on a rock!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJirf8P0e-Sa8hlwh0y3MTBq_hGLYUELZlwqB4fy2VLJukvZNVwc3SKSUUIPfNoPkfPgkUP6EZb-PohBol2dMYY4dZiUOy-bDkYFfQ3Npvv85HzoyBPQDK5LrEBixrLnTk6iGynb32OBE/s800/_DSC7248resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJirf8P0e-Sa8hlwh0y3MTBq_hGLYUELZlwqB4fy2VLJukvZNVwc3SKSUUIPfNoPkfPgkUP6EZb-PohBol2dMYY4dZiUOy-bDkYFfQ3Npvv85HzoyBPQDK5LrEBixrLnTk6iGynb32OBE/s320/_DSC7248resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Then there were a few more. We watched them swim in the rapids and climb back up on the rocks. It was very entertaining. I took tons of photos, here are a few of them. I got a little carried away. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sC-8moKuhvk2gAuVVL0S2_LcrZ3B9mk5v4lv1IAkBwIyfXHHKQmycxe-ji2pDcMRIgxjnnAwPxTvQQRxksQzseJ9b_7zkUmJNabLnVmLPjSMR3oNOyU8PPVB7Ln5NfTRojFSMIX-Quld/s800/_DSC7320resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sC-8moKuhvk2gAuVVL0S2_LcrZ3B9mk5v4lv1IAkBwIyfXHHKQmycxe-ji2pDcMRIgxjnnAwPxTvQQRxksQzseJ9b_7zkUmJNabLnVmLPjSMR3oNOyU8PPVB7Ln5NfTRojFSMIX-Quld/s320/_DSC7320resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cG21N6UAFwWfsE-ORGkHao3rb6mIyFd9cM4DjhdLWlIj7_IHDQ61OQdK8j3anEnyBxDM8lZhA_MGoLo2KxOV3hIefPanRg7ZaG-WKNwROslTK_R-yXAaYZIC6I-EWNTcoVKMGBEQLBLF/s800/_DSC7300resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cG21N6UAFwWfsE-ORGkHao3rb6mIyFd9cM4DjhdLWlIj7_IHDQ61OQdK8j3anEnyBxDM8lZhA_MGoLo2KxOV3hIefPanRg7ZaG-WKNwROslTK_R-yXAaYZIC6I-EWNTcoVKMGBEQLBLF/s320/_DSC7300resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Getting a drink of water</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOw0A9EsHGL8Az8TApBCbFfpZZZZmL1iSImXpfqAkPdDa16cokkir460fR2mbsyh-5g6t4hg-y8tdXVc3R7l2SEeJbBxzIJqdzTP0sC5Lxcvp6dlnGTjIPHrMYCv89_Iwq31vkpeIsDJX/s800/_DSC7383resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOw0A9EsHGL8Az8TApBCbFfpZZZZmL1iSImXpfqAkPdDa16cokkir460fR2mbsyh-5g6t4hg-y8tdXVc3R7l2SEeJbBxzIJqdzTP0sC5Lxcvp6dlnGTjIPHrMYCv89_Iwq31vkpeIsDJX/s320/_DSC7383resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlT7YoORUHAOSnwfrhGTIhnMnVEnP94XrTnjbr3CBP2evWh7WTVAQK6Qo0uB0y2DnE3JmXOVl10vtSDmpPClBk5DhX_JpI8zhF28ug3kWVhnnlmZhC-3gl_Uy-XRQuHoJcfi0HAZtSdiE2/s800/_DSC7401resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlT7YoORUHAOSnwfrhGTIhnMnVEnP94XrTnjbr3CBP2evWh7WTVAQK6Qo0uB0y2DnE3JmXOVl10vtSDmpPClBk5DhX_JpI8zhF28ug3kWVhnnlmZhC-3gl_Uy-XRQuHoJcfi0HAZtSdiE2/s320/_DSC7401resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Going for a swim then climbing back on the rock</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XBhulXw6YK6FO7kbUgMbfEwEzkNhPU6yef4sN1zOUibHFN8mUOjsNAUaxvAd9nW0F2hFHH2V27VPYaSBA8SyV25qiRUkDNFQlloITMRn3KoRUi_5QCSBsIv4Am-EXMElVL3KSE5rGcc3/s800/_DSC7469resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XBhulXw6YK6FO7kbUgMbfEwEzkNhPU6yef4sN1zOUibHFN8mUOjsNAUaxvAd9nW0F2hFHH2V27VPYaSBA8SyV25qiRUkDNFQlloITMRn3KoRUi_5QCSBsIv4Am-EXMElVL3KSE5rGcc3/s320/_DSC7469resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfChvStw70HmBO1_Nzo3fxtLFP5_PL3bujqfCZQ5EI4tzoYfBXoH-dbI25kytfZW-sPZjIU83JbER0paRxfxTTlc3EJHGUD24hVNCavkRno4X4lUQgJ-wRY-WeMyDV4rWUFTrujb7WPtHz/s800/_DSC7474resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfChvStw70HmBO1_Nzo3fxtLFP5_PL3bujqfCZQ5EI4tzoYfBXoH-dbI25kytfZW-sPZjIU83JbER0paRxfxTTlc3EJHGUD24hVNCavkRno4X4lUQgJ-wRY-WeMyDV4rWUFTrujb7WPtHz/s320/_DSC7474resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Drying his wings</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We finally said goodbye to the Harlequins and started heading for home. On our way, we spotted a few elk grazing along the road.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkfvZO3fmSM1rar3V94wmbWvLKjY9gLJrGG-vxS5eZfgFvTJdMQ8UCdjvh3kOOswRFHIx-OVKscrLDE0H9cGfqWEKUXt-QAfJ5BjqyK3eciwlN37OUDS3mOJhth9i1nbZQzhnZOCSjb06/s800/_DSC7510resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkfvZO3fmSM1rar3V94wmbWvLKjY9gLJrGG-vxS5eZfgFvTJdMQ8UCdjvh3kOOswRFHIx-OVKscrLDE0H9cGfqWEKUXt-QAfJ5BjqyK3eciwlN37OUDS3mOJhth9i1nbZQzhnZOCSjb06/s320/_DSC7510resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAH5VAOaDm9C4JPMeSe2_Rk-b1T8Af81iRS_ENWXvri1LH7GSpQqmaCh5QtcHvJ61leX-cMdksmPDmQkvdbkEYF1VB2gvm0eSdDjxWvGAxDSjk7RCMGKR-HpmSTfhijN7tto92SwZIKnD/s800/_DSC7522resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAH5VAOaDm9C4JPMeSe2_Rk-b1T8Af81iRS_ENWXvri1LH7GSpQqmaCh5QtcHvJ61leX-cMdksmPDmQkvdbkEYF1VB2gvm0eSdDjxWvGAxDSjk7RCMGKR-HpmSTfhijN7tto92SwZIKnD/s320/_DSC7522resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyxImtrpxVA7LAQ1VY8K_hRW90aWFDZVus2n5Qz_IFLR_eIZCL2i_bIpCaz0QVxf6yMM_bQl1rgnWfjm6EdEIRSM4UC0i75yLuXceKlNGxtsOY9zRdGO7icoQlqTzULuYZ3bKhsaXWmmH/s800/_DSC7526resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyxImtrpxVA7LAQ1VY8K_hRW90aWFDZVus2n5Qz_IFLR_eIZCL2i_bIpCaz0QVxf6yMM_bQl1rgnWfjm6EdEIRSM4UC0i75yLuXceKlNGxtsOY9zRdGO7icoQlqTzULuYZ3bKhsaXWmmH/s320/_DSC7526resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2jwkwrmuw_bP8N2vNo-R_FjAAVCH_qKKiZktgon2WZzs57GCaGYDilOvrWiJHgZW-QxVJQZZN7l70mLthWG3j-gMVehmzNW6fLq_4PPvjvXRphimzLNCXJ1zC9GlUmcGpyL1z9EQGEaA/s800/_DSC7531resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2jwkwrmuw_bP8N2vNo-R_FjAAVCH_qKKiZktgon2WZzs57GCaGYDilOvrWiJHgZW-QxVJQZZN7l70mLthWG3j-gMVehmzNW6fLq_4PPvjvXRphimzLNCXJ1zC9GlUmcGpyL1z9EQGEaA/s320/_DSC7531resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We finally got back to the campground at about 8:00 PM. We were so tired, we ate ice cream and leftover pizza for dinner. It was a great day!</p><p>My next post will be Yellowstone Part III. Lamar Valley and lots of wildlife. Stay tuned.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXySg6VFY_G3ypulZoKC_lhJcD4FYBA0Iyt1zhbcHPVF-Rmf73fhU33nsMdAM9LMs0Wg6EdC_rZOBGBuDUBCl0AUbDWf2LDLmsrbB-sItDLr-yblj1XwNoEjDZRkbnZoXVa-oxwX2K9Is/s800/_DSC5665resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-20582167645653422722021-06-13T00:28:00.001-04:002021-06-13T00:28:40.389-04:00Yellowstone National Park - Part 1: Geysers<p>June 12, 2021</p><p>We spent three very full days in Yellowstone. Our first day was devoted to four of the Geyser Basins. West Thumb, Upper, Midway, and Lower geyser basins. Each geyser, paint pot, and spring is unique and otherworldly. Here are some examples.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>West Thumb Geyser Basin</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKWLWM9UgEKldr5S3EQycgfCfmyQ1w3cMQRHifpEfbqwQLN4IqHNbWb9TXZA7OnUqVX_1CHlGtTJVHZMRx95_XufCuxT3NJwnZs706_LoYrQjF5PbmCPGiuJHqWR-FuHR2o5qQC_WYt4T/s800/_DSC5429resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKWLWM9UgEKldr5S3EQycgfCfmyQ1w3cMQRHifpEfbqwQLN4IqHNbWb9TXZA7OnUqVX_1CHlGtTJVHZMRx95_XufCuxT3NJwnZs706_LoYrQjF5PbmCPGiuJHqWR-FuHR2o5qQC_WYt4T/s320/_DSC5429resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMi2LiabcLE_pIg73wqRE5IfQM0EyhXnOCy00psO_uXt9jzXUzpfQ3nfwYTHr8vUZ3YToIordC25pkPKYaJm3KXNdqmFG8pIF1XB83N1pJ5vLmINILfKxHQLCtC4bpyFQN5OPnaHHC_p-A/s800/_DSC5435resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMi2LiabcLE_pIg73wqRE5IfQM0EyhXnOCy00psO_uXt9jzXUzpfQ3nfwYTHr8vUZ3YToIordC25pkPKYaJm3KXNdqmFG8pIF1XB83N1pJ5vLmINILfKxHQLCtC4bpyFQN5OPnaHHC_p-A/s320/_DSC5435resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_6R-TGYp_bpYOK-TDvMapq1OpjfphB4fyfgMpj9WLMUzVzhKa5UlLm2_T1MFu6d09VWh4jHy9dC-FkHtA5ivGh-jYScsJSNrsjbQs7jUMj-R3Y_J07F5i9MlfM8Nf7kmBWIAR9t3mnmR/s800/_DSC5436resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_6R-TGYp_bpYOK-TDvMapq1OpjfphB4fyfgMpj9WLMUzVzhKa5UlLm2_T1MFu6d09VWh4jHy9dC-FkHtA5ivGh-jYScsJSNrsjbQs7jUMj-R3Y_J07F5i9MlfM8Nf7kmBWIAR9t3mnmR/s320/_DSC5436resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8z1QTu1epQwISzEH-zs7m4eeOUToxWiLVuXlTzcGr_rwcMKlDsWA7psoDzJP7uJL0kN2oH0z_UXIbmw9TXAMr_cwVAmsQNWF_Rtv4Y5Z0Br1Em9ORmLWO84Co-VwPusrbxSAinmFsGHVI/s800/_DSC5438resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8z1QTu1epQwISzEH-zs7m4eeOUToxWiLVuXlTzcGr_rwcMKlDsWA7psoDzJP7uJL0kN2oH0z_UXIbmw9TXAMr_cwVAmsQNWF_Rtv4Y5Z0Br1Em9ORmLWO84Co-VwPusrbxSAinmFsGHVI/s320/_DSC5438resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Upper Geyser Basin</b></p><p><b> Old Faithful</b></p><p>Old Faithful is the one geyser that erupts on a fairly predictable timeframe throughout a day. We arrived at 10:20 AM and found a seat on one of the benches surrounding the geyser. It was predicted to erupt at about 10:57 give or take ten minutes. It's a waiting game. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhme_BhDUsqgkh-4zzJgP5MKJSzCRDXI8iGgNfYty0WvDj4IGTx2aYzw745PSvTwNTluW6sr_AfovQ9qZRQG9AmOcefnsNzyVp-cThE862TLALT34a4gMg7Z_PMVW6czSU01twEafXoGxQ0/s800/_DSC5455.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhme_BhDUsqgkh-4zzJgP5MKJSzCRDXI8iGgNfYty0WvDj4IGTx2aYzw745PSvTwNTluW6sr_AfovQ9qZRQG9AmOcefnsNzyVp-cThE862TLALT34a4gMg7Z_PMVW6czSU01twEafXoGxQ0/s320/_DSC5455.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We waited along with about 1,000 of our closest friends.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIeQTXYgnpQ4Bp35IlYBU0f-CkM4NTsTXaupIiA-tX3Vb4YZy-KGIrmNbzPlMgJJuejY9VHaO1hMP_1ijoV6FBMbLiaLM8YJR8qeLVEiD6a870Q7eF-qV1jb92113MrCe_nVUDTPl8S2u/s800/_DSC5458resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIeQTXYgnpQ4Bp35IlYBU0f-CkM4NTsTXaupIiA-tX3Vb4YZy-KGIrmNbzPlMgJJuejY9VHaO1hMP_1ijoV6FBMbLiaLM8YJR8qeLVEiD6a870Q7eF-qV1jb92113MrCe_nVUDTPl8S2u/s320/_DSC5458resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This is how Old Faithful looks when it's not erupting.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4LjeihK31RXopl4l1XXOFzHYP1ctZYhmmhOBYrsmUB2BEVzsr3iKeiERYkxUnSyvVcn9V1yDKMG52DHSWW9JNRmJt59Pla8gnaa-WvVHD3PrEYOhH0VPhxCfvaLivzSyU4hyphenhyphen3C1_Qt1W/s800/_DSC5462resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="589" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4LjeihK31RXopl4l1XXOFzHYP1ctZYhmmhOBYrsmUB2BEVzsr3iKeiERYkxUnSyvVcn9V1yDKMG52DHSWW9JNRmJt59Pla8gnaa-WvVHD3PrEYOhH0VPhxCfvaLivzSyU4hyphenhyphen3C1_Qt1W/s320/_DSC5462resize.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>We had occasional false starts that looked like this, but at 11:13 this was the real thing.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It's best to view this iconic spring from the overlook at the Fairy Falls trailhead to get a spectacular birds-eye view. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-f9D4nf45R6iMe4f5QetGH7XbV_6oT-oRHmFJ-TkMAVR8kH5Wri9QiG5sHNL61S0SmtBL2SlaebrBxYGee5z1m-e8svrruW7tpIH9fa3hl3U29veTPX0GmzhF1xPDUATYDlRGf5dW6Pm/s800/_DSC5592resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-f9D4nf45R6iMe4f5QetGH7XbV_6oT-oRHmFJ-TkMAVR8kH5Wri9QiG5sHNL61S0SmtBL2SlaebrBxYGee5z1m-e8svrruW7tpIH9fa3hl3U29veTPX0GmzhF1xPDUATYDlRGf5dW6Pm/w640-h428/_DSC5592resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we came down from the overlook it was interesting to see the colorful steam rising from the spring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYriuJpQQ657aejEkMS3uxxqnzn2SD5Om1j_v5GJWmNzZ304aSfceCHk0-U0dz1_X_r5MX5XjPmS4CXyLZcP-wlTJgEyHYWI5Mv7-VXso-JNvaF1kApdOpA9hvmq5IT4hFvi-XTBpNSWyx/s800/_DSC5598resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="800" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYriuJpQQ657aejEkMS3uxxqnzn2SD5Om1j_v5GJWmNzZ304aSfceCHk0-U0dz1_X_r5MX5XjPmS4CXyLZcP-wlTJgEyHYWI5Mv7-VXso-JNvaF1kApdOpA9hvmq5IT4hFvi-XTBpNSWyx/w640-h352/_DSC5598resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Check back for Part II of Yellowstone in the next post. The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River and more.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-35263655643439642622021-06-12T18:33:00.001-04:002021-06-12T18:33:39.667-04:00Colter Bay Hiking and Foxes<p>June 12, 2021</p><p>After our four-night stay in Gros Ventre, we were hoping to get a campsite in Yellowstone to no avail. Luckily, a site for three nights opened up in Colter Bay, which is farther north in the Tetons, bringing us closer to Yellowstone. It wasn't ideal, but it was better than missing Yellowstone altogether, so we took it.</p><p>It was a short and scenic drive, passing Oxbow Bend on our way.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgfX4oREuMc7lVifk8ikkO640OxJyrhbv0heS8tUa20XR1_F50yiXqeppC0tZ6kAnk41Fkakjj1CWguW8_0kcu_iVbyMHUh4fwmNXHnD2rPfnsuYsVHSrXP1F36Jl5IIGzmBpcUDpt0s6/s800/_DSC5367resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgfX4oREuMc7lVifk8ikkO640OxJyrhbv0heS8tUa20XR1_F50yiXqeppC0tZ6kAnk41Fkakjj1CWguW8_0kcu_iVbyMHUh4fwmNXHnD2rPfnsuYsVHSrXP1F36Jl5IIGzmBpcUDpt0s6/s320/_DSC5367resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8f2xSLpQXiti2OCBKXLTCwNhECdDGiEuxGOSGu6n4RkjPhhyphenhyphen8_fCm4UCCnAdek6iUjtWl3k3XPsv_0S_0JNb2NDLj2bXTx98ZBixErzaPlqddba4mHKfVI50ZRkjG2h6CJ_OSsyv280iJ/s800/_DSC5370resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8f2xSLpQXiti2OCBKXLTCwNhECdDGiEuxGOSGu6n4RkjPhhyphenhyphen8_fCm4UCCnAdek6iUjtWl3k3XPsv_0S_0JNb2NDLj2bXTx98ZBixErzaPlqddba4mHKfVI50ZRkjG2h6CJ_OSsyv280iJ/s320/_DSC5370resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Not us in the kayaks this time.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We arrived at our campsite in the early afternoon, so we decided to take a short three-mile hike. The trailhead for the Swan Lake-Heron Pond loop started from Colter Bay Village near the marina. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk40n0DxtBGnxTnQWBGgsyjHWYoIoLr4ad0u4KDI2wCNmfaZ7jiY-aDRFEPZZsnKWydukRgW8bo7ruU_B-0xq4mt-JDfvvzTgy2ZhpdAJeWtnZz0W_CxyOFRGA0bB8lvJmK-uWkNPJjsE1/s800/_DSC5377resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk40n0DxtBGnxTnQWBGgsyjHWYoIoLr4ad0u4KDI2wCNmfaZ7jiY-aDRFEPZZsnKWydukRgW8bo7ruU_B-0xq4mt-JDfvvzTgy2ZhpdAJeWtnZz0W_CxyOFRGA0bB8lvJmK-uWkNPJjsE1/s320/_DSC5377resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>You can barely see the lone swan for which Swan Lake was presumably named.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gMgfNNQVOIFFmh54CbE6s0hyphenhyphenFkMoBN6nhBVP9Kwv8qLUGhH2iCfUAC_Mx_1T51BGG9e1hvDqn_qz-Qk5DSrd1oszdSlgHDklnT5bVxRbAi5tGj-VEEWMLCyL_I0T2qQgrmey1k2aUYzX/s800/_DSC5381resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gMgfNNQVOIFFmh54CbE6s0hyphenhyphenFkMoBN6nhBVP9Kwv8qLUGhH2iCfUAC_Mx_1T51BGG9e1hvDqn_qz-Qk5DSrd1oszdSlgHDklnT5bVxRbAi5tGj-VEEWMLCyL_I0T2qQgrmey1k2aUYzX/s320/_DSC5381resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTki3PkPFg6exd8-jJi_ORo4fuyScKd-ECeyw1ON96AjRktiUXdMM_h61DNDWhJV-Nc9pISsIN_dCqqiJ4K-v8fU1LnQvnTa7W0QkxtC-xa-RYqjG26lSIZ3NS87IEEwaeM1V7ULGPgxa/s800/_DSC5382resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTki3PkPFg6exd8-jJi_ORo4fuyScKd-ECeyw1ON96AjRktiUXdMM_h61DNDWhJV-Nc9pISsIN_dCqqiJ4K-v8fU1LnQvnTa7W0QkxtC-xa-RYqjG26lSIZ3NS87IEEwaeM1V7ULGPgxa/s320/_DSC5382resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Close-up of the beaver lodge. This is the second one we've seen, but so far, no beavers have appeared.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9b8KFR66nd9DCix_j095b7WvBRm0OqFTHEZf2OeF44ZmhkIYDYS7QR0TsKPEaBhy2HLvQLkzuwMIK-Ws3Y1jl_3TVze5fKrfYH_m16hry_P29MWcBbnziOoB8dqH0c99lItu0Z9vm_YhK/s800/_DSC5389resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9b8KFR66nd9DCix_j095b7WvBRm0OqFTHEZf2OeF44ZmhkIYDYS7QR0TsKPEaBhy2HLvQLkzuwMIK-Ws3Y1jl_3TVze5fKrfYH_m16hry_P29MWcBbnziOoB8dqH0c99lItu0Z9vm_YhK/s320/_DSC5389resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I spotted an American Coot swimming around. The wildlife on this trail were pretty far away.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEc9ZTeyJnx7An-yQgOBrpjfSQ1_9hKB6qBMuij2iyRohkcdN3fX1QhARZpy5lREvT9-YU9o_kmDG62EoSOu2KYHxM9r9GQC2xF6rxIp_Vssyc1NJrJhBHQ0AUH7GMptovBSs99Rwj215-/s800/_DSC5395resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEc9ZTeyJnx7An-yQgOBrpjfSQ1_9hKB6qBMuij2iyRohkcdN3fX1QhARZpy5lREvT9-YU9o_kmDG62EoSOu2KYHxM9r9GQC2xF6rxIp_Vssyc1NJrJhBHQ0AUH7GMptovBSs99Rwj215-/s320/_DSC5395resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>View of the Tetons from Heron Pond</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExX5BJ6RymqGC9GHOlgO1GMPEY9SgOAZW3_r8VBeYGIURaNxv2czy3y76p59_ZG9ebvjEPutKlcSUVbn9BsWYW9DPjSfDIZUqbnXxhP_6scacYDMLpStTOKuQkAaur5HFjGXwDBY51drZ/s800/_DSC5402resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExX5BJ6RymqGC9GHOlgO1GMPEY9SgOAZW3_r8VBeYGIURaNxv2czy3y76p59_ZG9ebvjEPutKlcSUVbn9BsWYW9DPjSfDIZUqbnXxhP_6scacYDMLpStTOKuQkAaur5HFjGXwDBY51drZ/s320/_DSC5402resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>White pelicans could barely be seen across the pond.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We had one unexpected surprise treat at our campground. We learned that there was a fox's den just off the road leading to our campsite and the fox had three kits. Campers were always set up with their cameras across the road from the den in hopes of getting a glimpse of the fox family. We joined them a couple of times and were lucky enough to catch them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9eR7HqVmNYeXnYOmLQePdNRqG1-eo3PvZx9kg2nb3GQV2dMMceSEV_ZHKded5OTV_FarjjnOcfyQWRO4h66H1CTNt1kbdfRPVwCmSSmo6fPPKfz6lPdfUgBroKnxKBI66MInmOYRnN7qA/s800/_DSC6944resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9eR7HqVmNYeXnYOmLQePdNRqG1-eo3PvZx9kg2nb3GQV2dMMceSEV_ZHKded5OTV_FarjjnOcfyQWRO4h66H1CTNt1kbdfRPVwCmSSmo6fPPKfz6lPdfUgBroKnxKBI66MInmOYRnN7qA/s320/_DSC6944resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>First we saw one, then there were two. I just loved the little spot of white on the tip of their tails. They were very playful with each other.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdU74aUwZZOnWHHDGGcLhX646Jta-Ajgr8xEQAwUmXEw5C2QoE9JRPMneyYP2gkKD6QmUnNR3liefk0LDsKL8JPgQRpT3wgEjMzOOx6TANhin9h5Xl89up7mFAGDGc0M6YUif4Imtm5Lw/s800/_DSC6955resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdU74aUwZZOnWHHDGGcLhX646Jta-Ajgr8xEQAwUmXEw5C2QoE9JRPMneyYP2gkKD6QmUnNR3liefk0LDsKL8JPgQRpT3wgEjMzOOx6TANhin9h5Xl89up7mFAGDGc0M6YUif4Imtm5Lw/s320/_DSC6955resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIN6A2QCD_mk8fpzIDQZXlr9rhkp4E-t1X0gKQroMT59Ju60yVSK3RSASTKYdM0qvGo4s4Jx2WME2e9Bz3H6lJv7IrWojGJd4zm4iG_4zbfqnJjV9DhEMWAa73l7uTaPnGIBzQhDWthGL0/s800/_DSC6958resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIN6A2QCD_mk8fpzIDQZXlr9rhkp4E-t1X0gKQroMT59Ju60yVSK3RSASTKYdM0qvGo4s4Jx2WME2e9Bz3H6lJv7IrWojGJd4zm4iG_4zbfqnJjV9DhEMWAa73l7uTaPnGIBzQhDWthGL0/s320/_DSC6958resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyJwec2yCGxN50kCnTMZS_hwtKhoihEYFHfGOj7GsR1ucvJ5-JmMO23wL6s5W2Xdr1fXMA-fRPsWxzdWf_kTF8SEr7g4rbZaiMD1iQR3Oy-xCMYTEWbsXxyq65WuczugxXSfsAYKsxvS4/s800/_DSC7024resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyJwec2yCGxN50kCnTMZS_hwtKhoihEYFHfGOj7GsR1ucvJ5-JmMO23wL6s5W2Xdr1fXMA-fRPsWxzdWf_kTF8SEr7g4rbZaiMD1iQR3Oy-xCMYTEWbsXxyq65WuczugxXSfsAYKsxvS4/s320/_DSC7024resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>This is the only time I saw all three of them at the same time.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4cUngAbAucaiIDVNoro1bPhKAvHqmKpyGjYAIOG3jr9BNB67kzI7wC9bfXhZQg-a7ilgOWkul9wzkvPIiquntNmqW0guSVx-YbnYZE0c8FDL3WhrsQrUzCO4LJ4DuPaOL3fgmRh0gT_3s/s800/_DSC7137.resizejpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4cUngAbAucaiIDVNoro1bPhKAvHqmKpyGjYAIOG3jr9BNB67kzI7wC9bfXhZQg-a7ilgOWkul9wzkvPIiquntNmqW0guSVx-YbnYZE0c8FDL3WhrsQrUzCO4LJ4DuPaOL3fgmRh0gT_3s/s320/_DSC7137.resizejpg.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's mom back from her hunt. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkhAaJVk_rjUDEI5CRWOwRB6E4BEKt7IaMpBOCQ6bXWmruLI9OTcIQA_eHMYq3a9QETfb-IdhNIxU1oSn4lFLjNpoTR8UnHrodUXHD-LsZSA2bDL7EY4WIGm0xw6hnmYFLc5ib9cXSKPJ/s800/_DSC7085resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkhAaJVk_rjUDEI5CRWOwRB6E4BEKt7IaMpBOCQ6bXWmruLI9OTcIQA_eHMYq3a9QETfb-IdhNIxU1oSn4lFLjNpoTR8UnHrodUXHD-LsZSA2bDL7EY4WIGm0xw6hnmYFLc5ib9cXSKPJ/s320/_DSC7085resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I don't generally show animals from the rear, but I just loved the look of her beautiful, bushy trail.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The next two days in Colter Bay, we spent driving to Yellowstone National Park. More about that adventure in the next post.</div>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-22053156580246744772021-06-12T01:31:00.000-04:002021-06-12T01:31:19.196-04:00Grand Teton National Park, Finally<p> June 10, 2021</p><p>We've pretty much been without WIFI and cell service for ten days! It's going to take awhile to catch up on all the great stuff from our week in the Tetons and start on Yellowstone. We just got to Yellowstone Grizzly RV Park in West Yellowstone, MT where they have limited WIFI. I'm not supposed to upload photos, so I'll see what happens.</p><p><b>Grand Tetons Day 1</b></p><p>Driving west from Casper, WY, we anxiously awaited our first glimpse of the mountains. After crossing the Continental Divide at elevation 9658', we saw this sign.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7NeKSzJzfNtfbRHzWIVTPYVp_L-YI-9cMA-vhZjUc7731l42zKLpuPnO1s0uMUGCQZqneYPx2JC9X3eLlOXwhtyvKgoLiLKoF98Xb5RJalRnwXEXVJANvObLv1bSdDF5nMKg3sCkDOyb/s800/FullSizeRender+2resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7NeKSzJzfNtfbRHzWIVTPYVp_L-YI-9cMA-vhZjUc7731l42zKLpuPnO1s0uMUGCQZqneYPx2JC9X3eLlOXwhtyvKgoLiLKoF98Xb5RJalRnwXEXVJANvObLv1bSdDF5nMKg3sCkDOyb/s320/FullSizeRender+2resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> I hung on for dear life as the engine of the RV screamed!<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1aqucOZrsWb0Ia-ScofbuaXTdyjt4v4IasZROBRJGHnR4BDbsNGQzneWSSjtRjrEyIfD1KHVzZzHg6jZkV4MQnf5SDJ1U7YcdcQ_J8GzSU2M1QzQ9NOcUkEDVV9etmZtsBKLrdj2bPgrX/s800/FullSizeRenderresize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1aqucOZrsWb0Ia-ScofbuaXTdyjt4v4IasZROBRJGHnR4BDbsNGQzneWSSjtRjrEyIfD1KHVzZzHg6jZkV4MQnf5SDJ1U7YcdcQ_J8GzSU2M1QzQ9NOcUkEDVV9etmZtsBKLrdj2bPgrX/s320/FullSizeRenderresize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>As we descended, we got our first glimpse of the spectacular Teton Range. In my opinion, the most beautiful mountain range in the country. We spent the next week admiring them.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We checked in at Gros Ventre campground where we would spend the next four nights. It's located at the southern end of the park along the Gros Ventre River. We had a site with no hook-ups, but we were counting on our four solar panels and two lithium batteries to provide us with enough power during our stay.</p><p>After setting up, we drove up to Jenny Lake to get a boating permit for our kayaks. We decided to take advantage of long daylight hours, and went ahead and launched right away. It was something we had been thinking about doing for a long time, and it didn't disappoint.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2LHjN45-9KOcxLCuiOwqFHfyDK8nqkwtJwSbEOp-gbkGux5CEY22d2BMC2tI-mZc8Jf7iYgamnK5LguyTeIkHoCt9MTmvgd85AkBJ_4OqDznFAH-vK2sYg5Hb0OWvjHTYSUKMLDHYKtV/s800/_DSC5167resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2LHjN45-9KOcxLCuiOwqFHfyDK8nqkwtJwSbEOp-gbkGux5CEY22d2BMC2tI-mZc8Jf7iYgamnK5LguyTeIkHoCt9MTmvgd85AkBJ_4OqDznFAH-vK2sYg5Hb0OWvjHTYSUKMLDHYKtV/s320/_DSC5167resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>On our way back to camp, we stopped at this overlook in hopes of seeing wildlife by the stream, but all we saw was a beaver lodge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDrGBqPbnd46CNMhBdc-VSOgMjtBY-WRqyt-hBLD6hCChBcw9xqnxHvpOam1TbXmC3qNiZM91Ogc7XFOHNTtKIJBvgGVqBq_2-LhcCvq-N_5k3zr3JdfPN_9ahSHqHOcKqqMHQoOHPoHS/s800/_DSC5170resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDrGBqPbnd46CNMhBdc-VSOgMjtBY-WRqyt-hBLD6hCChBcw9xqnxHvpOam1TbXmC3qNiZM91Ogc7XFOHNTtKIJBvgGVqBq_2-LhcCvq-N_5k3zr3JdfPN_9ahSHqHOcKqqMHQoOHPoHS/s320/_DSC5170resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The view from our campsite was a field of sagebrush with the mountains in the distance. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPomq7l4wRQVuwEmaii41_bXXs_ni2Y-ERZdILfoxNL4oSmqKXSRpQaWmzdBFB-w-CMiKoPLRi-WrNVfh2uCC7K8xhuKx22ajYzWOAJ-TmiXB0q8J4q1AZoe8Y5_rrSECj5_yWqWJJZgq/s800/FullSizeRender+3resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPomq7l4wRQVuwEmaii41_bXXs_ni2Y-ERZdILfoxNL4oSmqKXSRpQaWmzdBFB-w-CMiKoPLRi-WrNVfh2uCC7K8xhuKx22ajYzWOAJ-TmiXB0q8J4q1AZoe8Y5_rrSECj5_yWqWJJZgq/s320/FullSizeRender+3resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Day 2</b><div><br /></div><div>My day started off at 5:00 AM. That's very unusual for me, but I was determined to get over to Schwabacher Landing early to capture the reflection of the mountains in the Snake River. I didn't get there in time to see the sunrise at 5:45, but at 6:15 AM I was pretty close. It was beautiful and so worth getting up early.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVeIWQ11WxHRVLlFUBcAey0AkJRlgYU3AnUdcuHHPX77wQZnw0bcy14Rh8sunW4d4sd9GQLUGfXssIXI6giN3v9vOZHrMFzXsFT3e0zv_bUl3KwclO-5M3tHoThel0wGc4ksLrLWpj1Hph/s800/_DSC5175resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVeIWQ11WxHRVLlFUBcAey0AkJRlgYU3AnUdcuHHPX77wQZnw0bcy14Rh8sunW4d4sd9GQLUGfXssIXI6giN3v9vOZHrMFzXsFT3e0zv_bUl3KwclO-5M3tHoThel0wGc4ksLrLWpj1Hph/s320/_DSC5175resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLtaxA4FhKsEvlqk5OtBpEEInlaQQS6Gu6BHbx29LwYbAXpy0HIm07-3M17UVPulc2GXiUw2W-3rv3bvIqmnWJ8_u81-Nzv1MDvNXIaWV5dmqD_u6M8WyxLM2MOa_t3aX0o5qxEyAUm1U/s800/_DSC5184resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLtaxA4FhKsEvlqk5OtBpEEInlaQQS6Gu6BHbx29LwYbAXpy0HIm07-3M17UVPulc2GXiUw2W-3rv3bvIqmnWJ8_u81-Nzv1MDvNXIaWV5dmqD_u6M8WyxLM2MOa_t3aX0o5qxEyAUm1U/s320/_DSC5184resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoeHR1axe8AS_fqgGRH2_SN2jzzr3kXujTYRjAQVIrJhR3golJdWzEp6O99ueSzx2dpyEgfC8xHT0YvSODN5M_4cQ86CJXeiuNHrOFA5RvoXvmiEiziqCh4tH8DaeMFynFeSG1AisWS-2/s800/_DSC5197resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoeHR1axe8AS_fqgGRH2_SN2jzzr3kXujTYRjAQVIrJhR3golJdWzEp6O99ueSzx2dpyEgfC8xHT0YvSODN5M_4cQ86CJXeiuNHrOFA5RvoXvmiEiziqCh4tH8DaeMFynFeSG1AisWS-2/s320/_DSC5197resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArHRUcZW-UXKTxGgdRPW9tfwC91L4qkgne9qdRCALyEMXLdox9IlSLOv4r9f2ymIpwDN0Inq7fFHgdX02z3-uymgCxyGcrxyhV6ynwO3gTDTAQe4_4gse7PscQJ3XhHzUzwBZdX9o6yvb/s800/_DSC5209resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArHRUcZW-UXKTxGgdRPW9tfwC91L4qkgne9qdRCALyEMXLdox9IlSLOv4r9f2ymIpwDN0Inq7fFHgdX02z3-uymgCxyGcrxyhV6ynwO3gTDTAQe4_4gse7PscQJ3XhHzUzwBZdX9o6yvb/s320/_DSC5209resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p>After a late breakfast, Lee and I decided to take the kayaks out again. This time, we took a recommendation from a ranger and put in at String Lake, a smaller lake just north of Jenny Lake. No motorized boats were allowed. The scenery was spectacular. More beautiful than Jenny Lake. We spent almost three hours paddling around. 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We combined the Taggart Lake-Bradley Lake-Beaver Creek trails for a 7-mile hike. There was a lot of climbing but the views of the lakes and the mountains were worth the effort. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbnnsuoIjtU4YcQj_MgqdIDboXkwfLD7aMo11vbIT4O_fFpVCPE1ViYw44b_n4I51TU4UZfikqIBWk_bixdvInw8-YIQUiY-4Xysj9yEvl3XpKzvNO3NA8yvJLWkzhIcSGMFco5eDu1pX/s800/_DSC5351.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbnnsuoIjtU4YcQj_MgqdIDboXkwfLD7aMo11vbIT4O_fFpVCPE1ViYw44b_n4I51TU4UZfikqIBWk_bixdvInw8-YIQUiY-4Xysj9yEvl3XpKzvNO3NA8yvJLWkzhIcSGMFco5eDu1pX/s320/_DSC5351.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><p>Click on the map to enlarge. Our hike is marked at the bottom of the photo. First we went to Bradley Lake, then down to Taggart Lake, then returned via Beaver Creek. Note at the top of the map Jenny Lake and String Lake where we kayaked earlier in the week.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Scenes from the hike</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2ZTUOxdAqEmo9Tk3vwqWjPQylKanRsRLhNiwBZOXi5PErnBeRs02tE0BhQayagjiJYTWQ7kLYn6yma1XyCLo9fU5SlkNLSMbNKToN7W-3l3xK2bycn_WxjU96c-YqRCG47zSwxW5AruP/s800/_DSC5290resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2ZTUOxdAqEmo9Tk3vwqWjPQylKanRsRLhNiwBZOXi5PErnBeRs02tE0BhQayagjiJYTWQ7kLYn6yma1XyCLo9fU5SlkNLSMbNKToN7W-3l3xK2bycn_WxjU96c-YqRCG47zSwxW5AruP/s320/_DSC5290resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>A waterfall right off the bat.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOLoHaLqpeoeVPkCb0c6AUJx_b5s01QcX1Tg1qfG5W2JeFqDalz1XcvKDYLI4M1or-DZPYa4lPWADv-OFW87AXbgoK2tIwk8mM-0MZNmj7KaDtRqhEfSaVwQu77VlxkZYcDg7_M1mLICk/s800/_DSC5301resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOLoHaLqpeoeVPkCb0c6AUJx_b5s01QcX1Tg1qfG5W2JeFqDalz1XcvKDYLI4M1or-DZPYa4lPWADv-OFW87AXbgoK2tIwk8mM-0MZNmj7KaDtRqhEfSaVwQu77VlxkZYcDg7_M1mLICk/s320/_DSC5301resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUk6NEUnmMS6JOpeJFPQY3DdNxC6Nafhf2hRkvCpO-ksML78q0SgszKy8pNskBaC0x2nriDe2UNXvayysk9rCxihyphenhyphena6nvKFpG4oPbmj93rOp399CMRhEP4h5kcDISnbQYQhLphX5RF-f3/s800/_DSC5312resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUk6NEUnmMS6JOpeJFPQY3DdNxC6Nafhf2hRkvCpO-ksML78q0SgszKy8pNskBaC0x2nriDe2UNXvayysk9rCxihyphenhyphena6nvKFpG4oPbmj93rOp399CMRhEP4h5kcDISnbQYQhLphX5RF-f3/s320/_DSC5312resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Bradley Lake</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLksQqh2mCS-8HM2hki9lC9vzFMTDLXRe_aDh5C7QzzAgQoeKGxlrjtg3sA2RpvDQnSBJJcSzGzW6L4AzSkaH1nH1aS16jH4ZYBki398mhvOf8JsYd_cD7lHQbKmTXAuaRb5iAtPato3r/s800/_DSC5319resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLksQqh2mCS-8HM2hki9lC9vzFMTDLXRe_aDh5C7QzzAgQoeKGxlrjtg3sA2RpvDQnSBJJcSzGzW6L4AzSkaH1nH1aS16jH4ZYBki398mhvOf8JsYd_cD7lHQbKmTXAuaRb5iAtPato3r/s320/_DSC5319resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Heading down to Taggart Lake. Lots of wildflowers along the trail.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHX8t4Np522e_kyR-_BCiU5U_Yq2cq2ru2KIYTc93GxixZsiJnQ0fxar15fRE47Hr_MQ7b4LhLcwSTPiKRi8xr366W_QUma2NlGZOxtD9goiaTARlnqyfNDU9JhesS4d1m8iHdTx4jzTP/s800/image000000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHX8t4Np522e_kyR-_BCiU5U_Yq2cq2ru2KIYTc93GxixZsiJnQ0fxar15fRE47Hr_MQ7b4LhLcwSTPiKRi8xr366W_QUma2NlGZOxtD9goiaTARlnqyfNDU9JhesS4d1m8iHdTx4jzTP/s320/image000000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIrWGE8RZTq00M2DOjfJMg1UqiuF_uXUcKtoD2-Z48cFbDtiXRT_bgk_257F4ErM7rinS3GPcYQo2J9GUMMnErvkTsoP025G0VsA_N2RfBUlql-He-akkV8j_JhrsTm-r55l1igwFE7CQL/s800/_DSC5328resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIrWGE8RZTq00M2DOjfJMg1UqiuF_uXUcKtoD2-Z48cFbDtiXRT_bgk_257F4ErM7rinS3GPcYQo2J9GUMMnErvkTsoP025G0VsA_N2RfBUlql-He-akkV8j_JhrsTm-r55l1igwFE7CQL/s320/_DSC5328resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p><br /></p><p>Taggart Lake</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfn46OiwljioyUSKT_zHUdObXBPHT99jVN6FyuMWXpruaOQKm3b97ATCFqz9mgvRvW7sLm6iLFuMM7wWEjIvHcRGUvDfXcBD-BxPBZNji239ThbhoWKV2IPeuN2dZivHaGliJ_6ePkLknx/s800/_DSC5331resize.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfn46OiwljioyUSKT_zHUdObXBPHT99jVN6FyuMWXpruaOQKm3b97ATCFqz9mgvRvW7sLm6iLFuMM7wWEjIvHcRGUvDfXcBD-BxPBZNji239ThbhoWKV2IPeuN2dZivHaGliJ_6ePkLknx/s320/_DSC5331resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Heading back down</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGJAtsi01cRhJ1T293RkdLHk6uOe_KNYwniEjyBJU9bxedRSAhXQWD_R1tL5oYcG6KzJRDVo3_KwNVnojbiP9MBKsbiu6wRHB54nYCJ0g9X7tFaGawZVI1UF2deTTZzPHtxKJO6PiBXQd/s800/_DSC5332resize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGJAtsi01cRhJ1T293RkdLHk6uOe_KNYwniEjyBJU9bxedRSAhXQWD_R1tL5oYcG6KzJRDVo3_KwNVnojbiP9MBKsbiu6wRHB54nYCJ0g9X7tFaGawZVI1UF2deTTZzPHtxKJO6PiBXQd/s320/_DSC5332resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdG4mEv6XwENwf0dGzUfc-m2uMbMWM70mWjXP88S3PG95xPrmX0VhVlLXOihg2zfGgWqvGQhYt6iAi70wUp6YqQWVLTmvz77yiYKaLbdUJRC-66HC9Ldy03ej0i4U0KN0ceBcNOTEaGCK/s800/_DSC5344resize.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdG4mEv6XwENwf0dGzUfc-m2uMbMWM70mWjXP88S3PG95xPrmX0VhVlLXOihg2zfGgWqvGQhYt6iAi70wUp6YqQWVLTmvz77yiYKaLbdUJRC-66HC9Ldy03ej0i4U0KN0ceBcNOTEaGCK/s320/_DSC5344resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Along Beaver Creek</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Our campground was located along the Gros Ventre River, so later that evening, I drove to an overlook down the road to look for moose. They are often seen in this area. I got lucky!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTJDikAAz9jJjuSWR19kd1WCtSpAbyGWPWReoTjIQeZ4W9wwNBAZloaUTSKKmHHQ16ciPYtqQlgaqz5VrO69R1yQAfTDTaXYrmYbBxuYJ2Juun7OYudejqzDfxU1bI9GXnf7enUBCWIJY/s800/_DSC6777resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTJDikAAz9jJjuSWR19kd1WCtSpAbyGWPWReoTjIQeZ4W9wwNBAZloaUTSKKmHHQ16ciPYtqQlgaqz5VrO69R1yQAfTDTaXYrmYbBxuYJ2Juun7OYudejqzDfxU1bI9GXnf7enUBCWIJY/s320/_DSC6777resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><b>Day 4</b></p><p>Today was another very early morning to photograph the iconic Moulton Barns in the Mormon Row Historic District. They stand out so beautifully against the mountain backdrop. Afterward, we continued down the unpaved road to look for pronghorn in the fields nearby.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgJ-zzd7EN74v9uRcVAM6vLmBG5bqzvWpYwVKbRJndgPnJfbIWtruWkZGwQonc-eXne-8jzc1FiDklPXipk7tqsBHHQOwFzysC2n063HRnlJkjb-gZCAml97KzuRFgX7xyNHKHBgU6U74/s800/_DSC5356resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgJ-zzd7EN74v9uRcVAM6vLmBG5bqzvWpYwVKbRJndgPnJfbIWtruWkZGwQonc-eXne-8jzc1FiDklPXipk7tqsBHHQOwFzysC2n063HRnlJkjb-gZCAml97KzuRFgX7xyNHKHBgU6U74/s320/_DSC5356resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqse1ONXoOtB6ZJ8LfxlyBiHszewV7kc4ntsNFFneIdw491gfbi3grai4QhWRYYjURv89hbofOLZ6K4HOq9l-u2wDEuUtov5w2x1R9uIVxFiBiru8UcRUPHVzIuWCHMY46B9OR7NgTxt7-/s800/_DSC5362resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqse1ONXoOtB6ZJ8LfxlyBiHszewV7kc4ntsNFFneIdw491gfbi3grai4QhWRYYjURv89hbofOLZ6K4HOq9l-u2wDEuUtov5w2x1R9uIVxFiBiru8UcRUPHVzIuWCHMY46B9OR7NgTxt7-/s320/_DSC5362resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhv2692mvAfLBAv2ERa2V0wYwfjmufdQoKVFKzi8TBByCUPbfQuTyeTF4A9CTfP6JpTfDsI-7EJ6IEtSDXjczEJGzrR_33gxZOWKJH7KJ_vAyThhcqPXfRzi-grharEChvOeZA9JpwqAU/s800/_DSC6832resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhv2692mvAfLBAv2ERa2V0wYwfjmufdQoKVFKzi8TBByCUPbfQuTyeTF4A9CTfP6JpTfDsI-7EJ6IEtSDXjczEJGzrR_33gxZOWKJH7KJ_vAyThhcqPXfRzi-grharEChvOeZA9JpwqAU/s320/_DSC6832resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXF3SAqaaqMOAVPPaYS2_Gtl1cgvCweHjQvywJl7cl90Eoo6lbmlfOc5liFIXg2_Z0YK2SuEvk46d_fl423H_cPvStO1AfZ44B4Fyv2fNFLQB3VtpQKZoWbtAn8_ma-iwLiwXNaT6zxti/s800/_DSC6866resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXF3SAqaaqMOAVPPaYS2_Gtl1cgvCweHjQvywJl7cl90Eoo6lbmlfOc5liFIXg2_Z0YK2SuEvk46d_fl423H_cPvStO1AfZ44B4Fyv2fNFLQB3VtpQKZoWbtAn8_ma-iwLiwXNaT6zxti/s320/_DSC6866resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On our way back to the campground, we stopped at the overlook where I had seen the moose the night before in hopes of seeing another one. We weren't so lucky this time, but I did see a bird that was new to me, a Spotted Sandpiper as well as a cute little ground squirrel.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_pLxT-7RT0hBOsx81j0bEOuwwjA4SQYaRCIqLzbyT_9TPPk-ikAbwTK3j0XqnD5p5z_9_k7JVl9pfJ89wRuZnml5InM7XaPNZnUuPHIH01yGhYV7MPYyNpQsxnA49vm1kJ2lGto6tYkc/s800/_DSC6888resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_pLxT-7RT0hBOsx81j0bEOuwwjA4SQYaRCIqLzbyT_9TPPk-ikAbwTK3j0XqnD5p5z_9_k7JVl9pfJ89wRuZnml5InM7XaPNZnUuPHIH01yGhYV7MPYyNpQsxnA49vm1kJ2lGto6tYkc/s320/_DSC6888resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaHSjLA1h7Zul80c1c7hB7ZiotZa5J9Bb-bbvLd0lAyRVTg61h4lLD-TRnNtbAjMk62f_lWzPvNPuarffqMimVKRxCRHzHxhyVI7MklCKaspFrTF4Lz1kFH0E7IVJId6aLkzWCr_jt2Z8/s800/_DSC6895resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaHSjLA1h7Zul80c1c7hB7ZiotZa5J9Bb-bbvLd0lAyRVTg61h4lLD-TRnNtbAjMk62f_lWzPvNPuarffqMimVKRxCRHzHxhyVI7MklCKaspFrTF4Lz1kFH0E7IVJId6aLkzWCr_jt2Z8/s320/_DSC6895resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This was our last day at Gros Ventre. Our next stop was a campground in Colter Bay a little farther north in the park. More on that in our next post.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-1258304871904844292021-06-01T01:50:00.000-04:002021-06-01T01:50:48.993-04:00Wind Cave National Park<p>Wind Cave National Park is at the southern border of Custer State Park. It was the first National Park to be designated to protect a cave. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAA__mDWJPBW0MMbkdPDhGaHuQ2mkO7zfT877ko-NUVc9U3vGpj1IaraWhcGxkuKiToZ4wuH_SONhs4IrJsUIsq3NZktJobCYmgIbmSJRl5DA4jVwZ5woWY3nxBnIMv-CvNGUK3-Xnrtf/s800/imageresized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAA__mDWJPBW0MMbkdPDhGaHuQ2mkO7zfT877ko-NUVc9U3vGpj1IaraWhcGxkuKiToZ4wuH_SONhs4IrJsUIsq3NZktJobCYmgIbmSJRl5DA4jVwZ5woWY3nxBnIMv-CvNGUK3-Xnrtf/s320/imageresized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Since Wind Cave and Custer share a border, the same animals wander throughout both parks. These were our first sights when we crossed into the park. A bison, a pronghorn, and a prairie dog</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PwuX0XGRu7klRXcfZgj-B7Zx6u1FGL7S8f7BqSYhN-4XYBkvvJdWCB4eDh18zkarx3LnjGCSB1L7-XMx-gVm7hGJ8X7Pi8WWiVLcAloKRZlVxkG_gXlD9Yt9FEQl3B9yPMfHwYSJWA-Z/s800/_DSC6270resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PwuX0XGRu7klRXcfZgj-B7Zx6u1FGL7S8f7BqSYhN-4XYBkvvJdWCB4eDh18zkarx3LnjGCSB1L7-XMx-gVm7hGJ8X7Pi8WWiVLcAloKRZlVxkG_gXlD9Yt9FEQl3B9yPMfHwYSJWA-Z/s320/_DSC6270resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Bison and friends</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5q7JniOIannVVL5-iBr-HT2_rp8Pdpt82UwInAgf2OdvmYmFxLvXVVNe2rukuoEVkMxb4zFbiB_Oa3XCK0Q2YOXTWQHVaNlQa9fMWvTjVTZjno1lKgjqQrRx5COf3VH8vQftBHihHSys/s800/_DSC6278resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5q7JniOIannVVL5-iBr-HT2_rp8Pdpt82UwInAgf2OdvmYmFxLvXVVNe2rukuoEVkMxb4zFbiB_Oa3XCK0Q2YOXTWQHVaNlQa9fMWvTjVTZjno1lKgjqQrRx5COf3VH8vQftBHihHSys/s320/_DSC6278resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAraYWrOUdM5cQCs0weRMyyGDpQrpyos-BU4b7z6hTAMK4rOCiKI4NntNZpOdvdZCrKfMqtA0igTFlg2UA7meX-w2YjlCDaYrwPoT5cTgROyopZVGLraL0uMPGF2W3prvJ7jgwLIqDMH6/s800/_DSC5055resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="631" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAraYWrOUdM5cQCs0weRMyyGDpQrpyos-BU4b7z6hTAMK4rOCiKI4NntNZpOdvdZCrKfMqtA0igTFlg2UA7meX-w2YjlCDaYrwPoT5cTgROyopZVGLraL0uMPGF2W3prvJ7jgwLIqDMH6/s320/_DSC5055resized.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Prairie dog munching on grass</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There is more to the park besides the cave. All the tours were sold out for that day, but since we've been to several caves already, we chose to hike the Wind Cave Canyon trail instead. The path is 3.6 miles roundtrip and passes limestone cliffs and forested hillsides. It's a good trail for birding. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEBpnpxjETacEmDJURE_bLx-HFVApvGPV7lMf5_zvQEpAgrNsc_7MVOAhatxmheaYeqVBfSA-mnBOBzsHh_QFD-XbgfLDZyL9fBUD6k5GeMI8llM8gRowj4mZAEskybmaufn727SJyKRt/s640/IMG_1015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEBpnpxjETacEmDJURE_bLx-HFVApvGPV7lMf5_zvQEpAgrNsc_7MVOAhatxmheaYeqVBfSA-mnBOBzsHh_QFD-XbgfLDZyL9fBUD6k5GeMI8llM8gRowj4mZAEskybmaufn727SJyKRt/s320/IMG_1015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> Lee looking for cliff swallows</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEVNRbfwTYOYkT2hV-sZ_OEPi6YZ6IzoF4AB7Dk65UVfQzHjACM-893JZadKxb-3MpqvIJznLBAnMvMQvv6-CHViSnBQgCykg4vLf1v1KK5-i0GMwHdkPEyxR_19UZmByJFbhAXtLmDA7/s2048/_DSC6375.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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This was a lifer for me. Another check on my bird list!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Views from the trail</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQqb3BjZrd6upJJwXvm-E-OI9wLe6Q4SAZMzMUTDlqhQFIkjkBOl3-GWFMbMwmzrIqORVkt1hPHr-XFSKdTe4NwDliBK-dK0dEczVnW_thX78ftsFBEClgYd2ui7AtgodDYpJRwUTK5LU/s800/IMG_1013resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQqb3BjZrd6upJJwXvm-E-OI9wLe6Q4SAZMzMUTDlqhQFIkjkBOl3-GWFMbMwmzrIqORVkt1hPHr-XFSKdTe4NwDliBK-dK0dEczVnW_thX78ftsFBEClgYd2ui7AtgodDYpJRwUTK5LU/s320/IMG_1013resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhIJ8CBtGX2Pv45TRldQcIkWlFqq3LD5baGRNgiirj8DVZPFlgpQqvN-KkAJ_7biI96V4f-WpfbHkoeANcVPTiTwdkTf7yU6WLsOKLHodnlh7T2GuUODGiNzhRU7JGUKWytsGasUY98I6/s640/IMG_1014resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhIJ8CBtGX2Pv45TRldQcIkWlFqq3LD5baGRNgiirj8DVZPFlgpQqvN-KkAJ_7biI96V4f-WpfbHkoeANcVPTiTwdkTf7yU6WLsOKLHodnlh7T2GuUODGiNzhRU7JGUKWytsGasUY98I6/s320/IMG_1014resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6COwzh28pZHqdYIYASEQrnvXTcuHzQa63NjmnmJVi9BJdnfAwygJprysXiFT6EFpIc7geNXq9Eq6FR88DJFJ2GurcGzLIn5f_afkXmfP7lAIBh5ac61ddfu6TVMqNA4G3ABe0W-5lX1D/s640/IMG_1017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6COwzh28pZHqdYIYASEQrnvXTcuHzQa63NjmnmJVi9BJdnfAwygJprysXiFT6EFpIc7geNXq9Eq6FR88DJFJ2GurcGzLIn5f_afkXmfP7lAIBh5ac61ddfu6TVMqNA4G3ABe0W-5lX1D/s320/IMG_1017.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOukmbkPNH1aBjsbQeEOA1_QsTqp7zaHPOLhlQS34Cip8vV5KH8wrN28czkjLyJRbQiXGHzCD8fvpuYUxXgm95AEJn3kybSoPv-5tg-XjvywQhzWxVUuGc2yOsiT2dbJH0IjkB-npOMDg/s800/_DSC6331resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOukmbkPNH1aBjsbQeEOA1_QsTqp7zaHPOLhlQS34Cip8vV5KH8wrN28czkjLyJRbQiXGHzCD8fvpuYUxXgm95AEJn3kybSoPv-5tg-XjvywQhzWxVUuGc2yOsiT2dbJH0IjkB-npOMDg/s320/_DSC6331resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXc_c_TmR5GetcPVTX5eiw9dKNBThwhCHm_cZQ5yrLi4n-YFOhVP_DzvKhxJkW3vaFF9fR4dz9fulc0b9ohzdi9P6knk4Qa_OGOB45ghumNxQkbZMM4R_x_Pg5BhOhjhu5Egf22PEjP2-4/s800/_DSC6392resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIS9iK1bMSwtK2EM1HTT65zTwVx7IQTaD1Z38QagPSGUi1vFKSw9IevBHM0R6I_UEvK9tSZcF4m3w-ULPfXdQgEWniaa9AqkRUPhxiYvGUWaJb71eLI7nOq71Pd8qb3kaXwTISCYkzOPRt/s320/IMG_1019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIS9iK1bMSwtK2EM1HTT65zTwVx7IQTaD1Z38QagPSGUi1vFKSw9IevBHM0R6I_UEvK9tSZcF4m3w-ULPfXdQgEWniaa9AqkRUPhxiYvGUWaJb71eLI7nOq71Pd8qb3kaXwTISCYkzOPRt/s0/IMG_1019.jpg" /></a></div>It appears that a bison has walked on this trail before us. I'm happy to say, he wasn't there while we were there! Several "buffalo chips" were seen on the trail. Apparently, they're good fire starters. I'll never know.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We're leaving Rapid City in the morning and stopping in Casper, WY for two nights. Arriving in the Tetons on Thursday. More later.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcijkUlOkNcnJKLDoLYH7NesJXkEBhziRt-ElwYDrVqKpuGI01uZJm2Z9L-fNRp-26DwLyzORCBD9Z79O7-W7ht9Ye0f6SuurxqWBZaPaGLMUj17jnRYi0WGm6gCxhF1cgZEx4S6omQ_f/s800/_DSC6392resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PilyrxUCwM5avrRye_1VNvPiR8Sbp6tfAkzsmkZexJMoKDsWlzjmEKHTDHU50v83IozDGy-BaQnbCr49ITjQrK8uqazcOJyh7uiPadU7CzsE-rXnlLjS8ZPvM6HzKE0UdOUoIuBUG7hv/s800/_DSC6392resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div></div>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-68099194038243002812021-05-31T23:20:00.000-04:002021-05-31T23:20:30.575-04:00Custer State Park, SD -- Wildlife , Hiking, and Exploring Back Roads<p> May 31, 2021</p><p>We're taking a day off and just hanging out at the campground (Mount Rushmore Shadows in Rapid City) after spending the last three days driving around and hiking in Custer State Park and Wind Cave National Park. This post will focus on Custer State Park.</p><p>The most popular way to see the park is to drive the 18-mile loop road to look for wildlife. Everyone wants to see the bison herds wandering freely throughout the park. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ohR7QJeKD53Syu08zAJqsiD76lqrVHOkknBiVbkQQh-0xMKH6CAc7N0_NWU8rbwPUTIXYcfz4diTFdgaJU3-KmGHsr9s-OeYr78W59XDlv2_zW0riXTaHFWThBExEvUCyHvpa1GA7d9r/s640/IMG_1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ohR7QJeKD53Syu08zAJqsiD76lqrVHOkknBiVbkQQh-0xMKH6CAc7N0_NWU8rbwPUTIXYcfz4diTFdgaJU3-KmGHsr9s-OeYr78W59XDlv2_zW0riXTaHFWThBExEvUCyHvpa1GA7d9r/s320/IMG_1024.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>As you can see, sometimes they come right up to your car! Once a very large bison was actually licking our back bumper.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitKyt3tqcwdCA4JFmxh4mTUEJ6RlSI97HahbQxE1SetvxSIgBq4mc_IU78W3aS55VGjrVXKAp2gHqSnFqyrMjqvQs4-z_8xHmA3Nl9Auq3zyJUXlbFzA2qHg6bj4ftIjMyheXHMm6pU7y/s800/_DSC6548resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitKyt3tqcwdCA4JFmxh4mTUEJ6RlSI97HahbQxE1SetvxSIgBq4mc_IU78W3aS55VGjrVXKAp2gHqSnFqyrMjqvQs4-z_8xHmA3Nl9Auq3zyJUXlbFzA2qHg6bj4ftIjMyheXHMm6pU7y/s320/_DSC6548resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJetd9DS5UKMSfBoQUaMtPACKzmF6Uc_I4S30x2_bPmlhUGP7jAQkPikgDQeM3xGq3YHP2dqBAGvL-2_xZJVsnKfD6R8R3KR6NZwruuZwhvCrMSDQ4-81_f_Hfuh4kZ-LiCGtEgbwCN0fp/s800/_DSC5003resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJetd9DS5UKMSfBoQUaMtPACKzmF6Uc_I4S30x2_bPmlhUGP7jAQkPikgDQeM3xGq3YHP2dqBAGvL-2_xZJVsnKfD6R8R3KR6NZwruuZwhvCrMSDQ4-81_f_Hfuh4kZ-LiCGtEgbwCN0fp/s320/_DSC5003resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>At this time of year, they're shedding their winter hair, so they look a little shaggy.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This time of year there are lots of calves. For the first few months they are orange-red color, hence the nickname "red dogs." After a few months their hair starts to change to dark brown and their hump and horns begin to grow.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mdDv-1N4uNkshn2bW2ChEZozMVUffEujaBEfxqwM7i_xW5CDTdQyn0nVf4C7eXXp8-ifwJx3GCQUk6cDYki8UEQbVCvqIioIvzy-NF7lfmuT68lTySwY3pgmgRPCiGIEBt2HBn1qqJ8t/s800/_DSC6419resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mdDv-1N4uNkshn2bW2ChEZozMVUffEujaBEfxqwM7i_xW5CDTdQyn0nVf4C7eXXp8-ifwJx3GCQUk6cDYki8UEQbVCvqIioIvzy-NF7lfmuT68lTySwY3pgmgRPCiGIEBt2HBn1qqJ8t/s320/_DSC6419resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Mom and nursing calf</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNLIiM4wT2e7HyEY0BUC7JPPplEMKEkqaAd0a6k4wnjxPw-Ee5b-IyKVh2CCzuAk9Iz9_VbgDDM1xuaKopHoHSvjv6kkQEXRS2f2QO4qDJbVe2U4OjHXMCwVqytX3I7Dzlt3dL2en0B2Q/s800/_DSC6440resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNLIiM4wT2e7HyEY0BUC7JPPplEMKEkqaAd0a6k4wnjxPw-Ee5b-IyKVh2CCzuAk9Iz9_VbgDDM1xuaKopHoHSvjv6kkQEXRS2f2QO4qDJbVe2U4OjHXMCwVqytX3I7Dzlt3dL2en0B2Q/s320/_DSC6440resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94Nw0A0coZ8vSCiOz7UJnVy1Pn3O0hifEkt1sUrllBy0LLoVpjiUfnn7kMYGOnpmu9PF62QX9x7edVE96mb4LKGSUmT7IJm7T0_xyR1-6lgwKzjPpECFlCECUvo6osUgSVwVBHL6-jcqs/s800/_DSC6527resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94Nw0A0coZ8vSCiOz7UJnVy1Pn3O0hifEkt1sUrllBy0LLoVpjiUfnn7kMYGOnpmu9PF62QX9x7edVE96mb4LKGSUmT7IJm7T0_xyR1-6lgwKzjPpECFlCECUvo6osUgSVwVBHL6-jcqs/s320/_DSC6527resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We watched as this little one ran back and forth over and over again. It was very entertaining.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZTkQ0vv-V1CWMyG8li7BvAFDwyZbdFuSsiImY66g3WnFMVRHbMJfRhtkKj79p8Dg30ee4SeXZKgfFyHk5O5fY0tRaFvy8KoZwRDajoqPcQtJ80vwB3r4y9vfh6gTIDiz__KJO3-B517P/s800/_DSC6533resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZTkQ0vv-V1CWMyG8li7BvAFDwyZbdFuSsiImY66g3WnFMVRHbMJfRhtkKj79p8Dg30ee4SeXZKgfFyHk5O5fY0tRaFvy8KoZwRDajoqPcQtJ80vwB3r4y9vfh6gTIDiz__KJO3-B517P/s320/_DSC6533resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This appears to be three generations.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In addition to bison, you can usually see pronghorns. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwCiiVU9AXslAxTLW52e3F02fDKGT1gyT2RSdd0otkhUIZ25jRjSkkam5serbl_JTDxO-flM-kBGNJN2N4enFaAQyAZ6zDnkDi6LYbcNCSO0qE-s7R1L-mfyJXDNOMG1pa8V-SR9K_wbz/s800/_DSC5100resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwCiiVU9AXslAxTLW52e3F02fDKGT1gyT2RSdd0otkhUIZ25jRjSkkam5serbl_JTDxO-flM-kBGNJN2N4enFaAQyAZ6zDnkDi6LYbcNCSO0qE-s7R1L-mfyJXDNOMG1pa8V-SR9K_wbz/s320/_DSC5100resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqii1ESXwgeSExmezcg52yLIZqGCDUmYByzH4F5TS72x7kBUuv7V81NZkFhmolxdScaN3rOb7VJ6Jp6BCHW89u7oGy3Okc6SD-sszaC4-qQG79OP-1uyTrAjDlcgIGmrEh2Qj06bBP-EBf/s800/_DSC6251resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqii1ESXwgeSExmezcg52yLIZqGCDUmYByzH4F5TS72x7kBUuv7V81NZkFhmolxdScaN3rOb7VJ6Jp6BCHW89u7oGy3Okc6SD-sszaC4-qQG79OP-1uyTrAjDlcgIGmrEh2Qj06bBP-EBf/s320/_DSC6251resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I think they're such graceful animals.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqrHcN1Nnr1FWUpKiTfMCbpH7jW53YkYiafifqC_TkNSE0B6U-0CI-NV_9A94UPy5v4rwmJpuwZhTqaiWgmlnuZCxQrnZYq9eAUGKxxf8PFgk-P-MEMVPbYLL6Kd3CZBPxtwjpYZPXjzQ/s800/_DSC6586resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqrHcN1Nnr1FWUpKiTfMCbpH7jW53YkYiafifqC_TkNSE0B6U-0CI-NV_9A94UPy5v4rwmJpuwZhTqaiWgmlnuZCxQrnZYq9eAUGKxxf8PFgk-P-MEMVPbYLL6Kd3CZBPxtwjpYZPXjzQ/s320/_DSC6586resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The comedy relief on the loop road are the wild donkeys. They don't hesitate to come right up to your car looking for treats. These are the only animals you are permitted to feed. I haven't tried it though.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LqpM6U6ySNxKvVANMyFyCK-NUywCkVH99sOh5jFyMcng195UYM55pHmIouXrvYm9OT68meVFCfBi8Zyrnlfo3wjZZHWQ8SbWr9Q90_o1NBWgtrJh1XyMh1d1ez3zZMXP3xkXo7bRB0ty/s800/_DSC5015resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LqpM6U6ySNxKvVANMyFyCK-NUywCkVH99sOh5jFyMcng195UYM55pHmIouXrvYm9OT68meVFCfBi8Zyrnlfo3wjZZHWQ8SbWr9Q90_o1NBWgtrJh1XyMh1d1ez3zZMXP3xkXo7bRB0ty/s320/_DSC5015resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Of course, there's always a bird. The Western meadowlarks were seen all over. This one was sitting on a fence and singing his little heart out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgHF4T4NTDfXWKjjAIALaolb-Rpuod5qDHIJxR-mRMXZos8kEIS-OEjLIfZsA56DYj6HCfNQ_XMWmz0zCP4ptvDth-A5MFAwptvQK-q3bBI85LJ8uyh5-wqpA-oRXpqCc7Hfp-c0-r6Fy/s800/_DSC6567resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgHF4T4NTDfXWKjjAIALaolb-Rpuod5qDHIJxR-mRMXZos8kEIS-OEjLIfZsA56DYj6HCfNQ_XMWmz0zCP4ptvDth-A5MFAwptvQK-q3bBI85LJ8uyh5-wqpA-oRXpqCc7Hfp-c0-r6Fy/s320/_DSC6567resized.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>If you want to get off the Wildlife Loop Road, there are several dirt roads to explore. Some of them are shortcuts from one section of the loop road to another. Others lead to trails or streams. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GP4rq9eqOljhmISFatn76nwRIeAlbt_Em-S8dmDP_FyDjP77F9LI7y3JwVe9xbJX_IZbGPw6bhR36KWeH5UyomFmR9pv0vjK5f6q1TdfOiGjV3OcpR9QRRek9suIzccEuhRt13v79CdE/s800/_DSC5022resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GP4rq9eqOljhmISFatn76nwRIeAlbt_Em-S8dmDP_FyDjP77F9LI7y3JwVe9xbJX_IZbGPw6bhR36KWeH5UyomFmR9pv0vjK5f6q1TdfOiGjV3OcpR9QRRek9suIzccEuhRt13v79CdE/s320/_DSC5022resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Zx8Uzo1KoRmx5S-chprc668OkgTU2X1mJ4HKoqrFsN8lTgj74hnJnOBVWeeWsZtXwQjKJBztfJftSIjSmKymI5wBqqi8M5_BHnmmwKNd7oGbpAHWwOtcw5Kia_7bSjyrsOMA9zg7Z5rB/s800/_DSC5016resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Zx8Uzo1KoRmx5S-chprc668OkgTU2X1mJ4HKoqrFsN8lTgj74hnJnOBVWeeWsZtXwQjKJBztfJftSIjSmKymI5wBqqi8M5_BHnmmwKNd7oGbpAHWwOtcw5Kia_7bSjyrsOMA9zg7Z5rB/s320/_DSC5016resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This road led to a trail. We followed the trail to the stream. Continuing on the trail meant getting your feet very wet. Lee is using his binoculars to look for bighorn sheep on the hill.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpTQ5OGJ3p06DI8Qub97EDKSt8VQzlWj9rzkHgWQK32vAyiHGdZVsy_hluQSeG4moJs_KWNaP4BdZPBUPYo5y28y-dmXq6qg9opfQTzBXBHJxc32Wx8sNphsxUGwnZhqeW7u47Y0KEZ-r/s800/_DSC5018resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpTQ5OGJ3p06DI8Qub97EDKSt8VQzlWj9rzkHgWQK32vAyiHGdZVsy_hluQSeG4moJs_KWNaP4BdZPBUPYo5y28y-dmXq6qg9opfQTzBXBHJxc32Wx8sNphsxUGwnZhqeW7u47Y0KEZ-r/s320/_DSC5018resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>No bighorn sheep, but we did see a snake.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MToBbext2TOzNlHfUkhWVix30CkTIV45Sn9XknjTAKDdzNmGdOyyhxnxqgM4-4DnK8FUJaf2gTZ7DhAsCfWtZ0B4OyCLFPMnR82pBrwwFaHmJSoY6Rdh9U69l7RAt3yF0KvjpdNxCDO0/s800/_DSC5029resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MToBbext2TOzNlHfUkhWVix30CkTIV45Sn9XknjTAKDdzNmGdOyyhxnxqgM4-4DnK8FUJaf2gTZ7DhAsCfWtZ0B4OyCLFPMnR82pBrwwFaHmJSoY6Rdh9U69l7RAt3yF0KvjpdNxCDO0/s320/_DSC5029resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>In 2017 there was a fire that burned about 54,000 acres of the park. This is a small sample. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-FtFygp7h_V_YxpXEGPT6K_bPUPd0fOZ5OPyk2u-mCHnfsKPFjp-8kiuzLdSYOnmUbpGZvKMYjI_y2INlNm5vZrGH_XY_Cm7pLwuP5AiFfCFt9Eqtl45PRf2ao5N4YqY4FYMmQ4JBroI/s800/_DSC5033resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-FtFygp7h_V_YxpXEGPT6K_bPUPd0fOZ5OPyk2u-mCHnfsKPFjp-8kiuzLdSYOnmUbpGZvKMYjI_y2INlNm5vZrGH_XY_Cm7pLwuP5AiFfCFt9Eqtl45PRf2ao5N4YqY4FYMmQ4JBroI/s320/_DSC5033resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>The French River runs throughout the park. This section of the river runs beneath this stone bridge.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECnKNty7enpFArne6QPCGwFfusuk3rO1vTaJjkHhY7XKPsQeUtB7F9n2V7Sw5yei1GtwUcyRdeOWJs1QHOI2OOn2DYb0d-xNnbMU99NLcDywtbXLXnpVYaYZX1-torgQRiU6k6SqtpEMQ/s800/_DSC5036resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECnKNty7enpFArne6QPCGwFfusuk3rO1vTaJjkHhY7XKPsQeUtB7F9n2V7Sw5yei1GtwUcyRdeOWJs1QHOI2OOn2DYb0d-xNnbMU99NLcDywtbXLXnpVYaYZX1-torgQRiU6k6SqtpEMQ/s320/_DSC5036resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNKuz8jwgTvx0-C2f-FNT-lLpnzwhZ7LFmFZWuHeyO7qI3yVTdAZh-qY165ASXmIkZxp5rjjUANrkWnX5yScTMyFlRBM5thYeId7ZR_cpEezrRpX3QAfOaxRUSYjF5_49EMsjcpvpHstH/s800/_DSC5031resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNKuz8jwgTvx0-C2f-FNT-lLpnzwhZ7LFmFZWuHeyO7qI3yVTdAZh-qY165ASXmIkZxp5rjjUANrkWnX5yScTMyFlRBM5thYeId7ZR_cpEezrRpX3QAfOaxRUSYjF5_49EMsjcpvpHstH/s320/_DSC5031resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Another scenic portion of the river</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gtlIVnYe8AxZZpgiDm9nVVgYG26FOOJujca5DJ-AP90F3WY6vyR-p4-qOsewGkMjnqAo2UkRiKfhdibfsMj7ajiBaRq8z3j2asNhuroEfIDh-n7gPUZbzantbg_jV0v_XwDupfGb0skH/s800/_DSC6254resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gtlIVnYe8AxZZpgiDm9nVVgYG26FOOJujca5DJ-AP90F3WY6vyR-p4-qOsewGkMjnqAo2UkRiKfhdibfsMj7ajiBaRq8z3j2asNhuroEfIDh-n7gPUZbzantbg_jV0v_XwDupfGb0skH/s320/_DSC6254resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I spotted this Canada goose family in a small pond off one of the unpaved roads we explored. Is there anywhere these birds don't live??</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On our last day in the park, we decided to hike the Cathedral Spires trail on the Needles Highway. The Needles Highway is at the western entrance to Custer State Park. Lots of hairpin turn switchbacks and narrow tunnels through the granite to make it interesting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHNRRJlj3NT2HCM_eX6uwMZ46ikbput9wQa_2dw7KhihrW4cu2l9Lscy6fmwC_lW6-tHCts5qztBfD8zFVm1D5MsZ21zL_KMnu_lhWS_bS2CNY-C1Ufxjif_0s-kMAo1n4JQIg8U2ujZA/s800/IMG_20210530_102921600resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHNRRJlj3NT2HCM_eX6uwMZ46ikbput9wQa_2dw7KhihrW4cu2l9Lscy6fmwC_lW6-tHCts5qztBfD8zFVm1D5MsZ21zL_KMnu_lhWS_bS2CNY-C1Ufxjif_0s-kMAo1n4JQIg8U2ujZA/s320/IMG_20210530_102921600resized.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>When entering the park from the Needles Highway you have a view of the beautiful eroded granite pillars, towers, and spires that are the Needles of the Black Hills. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5DtelLL-O9XEA8b3BTYyYfYL_VZV1feCf44OxkslOqDV3BA3vfzsMKWks74dUSHbmG_yfBtCXtVgCuhR0DkSUwcipq0kW8d2v_PgtnFagBZfYAHdP59XXA5TYVNdJGkMJULm7ZplcGhR/s800/IMG_20210530_102515022_HDRresized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5DtelLL-O9XEA8b3BTYyYfYL_VZV1feCf44OxkslOqDV3BA3vfzsMKWks74dUSHbmG_yfBtCXtVgCuhR0DkSUwcipq0kW8d2v_PgtnFagBZfYAHdP59XXA5TYVNdJGkMJULm7ZplcGhR/s320/IMG_20210530_102515022_HDRresized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEJ_cwLFQlwOEBJgqVBpi1Agch_X4a2CvbA1T3Q-GjQNqzvtOlMzOuR6bId_-M9yijez-msZ53HYl0GMTPEzpKEi1BcimDAv2c3gK5nAz1k-ynJ7Fcg-4J1zDKRSeT3UNzVTICwwiDzIT/s800/_DSC5125resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEJ_cwLFQlwOEBJgqVBpi1Agch_X4a2CvbA1T3Q-GjQNqzvtOlMzOuR6bId_-M9yijez-msZ53HYl0GMTPEzpKEi1BcimDAv2c3gK5nAz1k-ynJ7Fcg-4J1zDKRSeT3UNzVTICwwiDzIT/s800/_DSC5125resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEJ_cwLFQlwOEBJgqVBpi1Agch_X4a2CvbA1T3Q-GjQNqzvtOlMzOuR6bId_-M9yijez-msZ53HYl0GMTPEzpKEi1BcimDAv2c3gK5nAz1k-ynJ7Fcg-4J1zDKRSeT3UNzVTICwwiDzIT/s320/_DSC5125resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Cathedral Spires and Limber Pine portion of the Needles was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1976. It was also the inspiration for Mount Rushmore.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eb_tMPbNmrzI4fByu6bzMYodmufIcB_KuLKa6f7QEvf3RzVWmP6GOZP0mm9HU8go0f93jQ9hxAUi0pMGKUR6Jv0cFpQB-u_unfEPFznK_0aMA9gVNbRixAF2gZRbJoM3D5r7hvQP88fB/s320/IMG_1020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eb_tMPbNmrzI4fByu6bzMYodmufIcB_KuLKa6f7QEvf3RzVWmP6GOZP0mm9HU8go0f93jQ9hxAUi0pMGKUR6Jv0cFpQB-u_unfEPFznK_0aMA9gVNbRixAF2gZRbJoM3D5r7hvQP88fB/s0/IMG_1020.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaRnU8EmK3UxQLwGI5tKuzdOK5CAnR3YAJ65ComaYRqezv6bPQbhuMSKkKaLH-35m8sy6uhl1toge3GV_KMR9qN3SDPmMPHlfDiOiu-iLo68YO3VxR80C4E85Cl1J8ROo6_qKEfXJsKKD/s800/_DSC5126resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaRnU8EmK3UxQLwGI5tKuzdOK5CAnR3YAJ65ComaYRqezv6bPQbhuMSKkKaLH-35m8sy6uhl1toge3GV_KMR9qN3SDPmMPHlfDiOiu-iLo68YO3VxR80C4E85Cl1J8ROo6_qKEfXJsKKD/s320/_DSC5126resized.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>It is popular with hikers and rock climbers. We were the former! 3.6 miles roundtrip.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWA9MWonRXBVIrO3_kzSKSZRLq8EEcNtoBqjusWkwE1Y5Zkv8b972K-h0_OT4jGee_q7IYkcWOvfO83QH0Qw-ZA1Wlls0miNLK_XifsVr2Uq70Vb0cb3yloJtnMqh_RJ-EhDYpmVtEdp-/s800/IMG_20210530_120837745_HDRresized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWA9MWonRXBVIrO3_kzSKSZRLq8EEcNtoBqjusWkwE1Y5Zkv8b972K-h0_OT4jGee_q7IYkcWOvfO83QH0Qw-ZA1Wlls0miNLK_XifsVr2Uq70Vb0cb3yloJtnMqh_RJ-EhDYpmVtEdp-/s320/IMG_20210530_120837745_HDRresized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>A selfie at the start</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrcrN1j4eVqnPc5leXIyUkZREhufukBaMaFKjYcDnwMwdjn5UtPIcn11gUrKOGVvhdV5PGOttYlAnC2mrFBxp7ckFun2eqxuR8z5ZgQgJDGGSRs6itMV08zcbiwUYoeyG2H6y6Do6dVAC/s800/_DSC5134resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrcrN1j4eVqnPc5leXIyUkZREhufukBaMaFKjYcDnwMwdjn5UtPIcn11gUrKOGVvhdV5PGOttYlAnC2mrFBxp7ckFun2eqxuR8z5ZgQgJDGGSRs6itMV08zcbiwUYoeyG2H6y6Do6dVAC/s320/_DSC5134resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgUt8rSebYEAseya7DHAyqct0-e0ztGqDQr7kcT2m3pfRbNoB4WAxUMRUyp1NCt3DuU4_owg7Ef4POLBCdy5nUyBT1dNkVZ_NP3Rg9zwzgcCJmNE75tcZAGp78NmGW1wVD0rhd3CA30W_/s320/IMG_1021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgUt8rSebYEAseya7DHAyqct0-e0ztGqDQr7kcT2m3pfRbNoB4WAxUMRUyp1NCt3DuU4_owg7Ef4POLBCdy5nUyBT1dNkVZ_NP3Rg9zwzgcCJmNE75tcZAGp78NmGW1wVD0rhd3CA30W_/s0/IMG_1021.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the section that gives the trail the "strenuous" designation. It wasn't too bad. The hiking poles helped on the way down.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaB_-5hRlqtuagDBi837Wc_cThOuXmbUIZXJE1AvbdXWqg_o5PLcZYaKNZgXKuf474yFwrXUKU5a5_ieT63zTeKnjwKHMS79T_jc7z2Zq71mkNQURAebKtcGeHVhcEr9SomF9Zx_y_18NA/s800/_DSC5141resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaB_-5hRlqtuagDBi837Wc_cThOuXmbUIZXJE1AvbdXWqg_o5PLcZYaKNZgXKuf474yFwrXUKU5a5_ieT63zTeKnjwKHMS79T_jc7z2Zq71mkNQURAebKtcGeHVhcEr9SomF9Zx_y_18NA/s320/_DSC5141resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcF0VLZE3DKKdCfCYW8gGW2sJCymP5q-FQorNrpd2yqqVCfdIrM-zwXnbLicUpGBonRAuHn1A_9TuUQcf8lEzDtl8lqtT3bdRHmDZ0NPICHsP6f3UbOLlYmUU-xhyphenhyphen9azH1wnVTp6O0sM85/s800/_DSC5139resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="730" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcF0VLZE3DKKdCfCYW8gGW2sJCymP5q-FQorNrpd2yqqVCfdIrM-zwXnbLicUpGBonRAuHn1A_9TuUQcf8lEzDtl8lqtT3bdRHmDZ0NPICHsP6f3UbOLlYmUU-xhyphenhyphen9azH1wnVTp6O0sM85/s320/_DSC5139resized.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>This very unusual looking object appears to be a nest attached to a branch of a pine tree at trail's end.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWPHVhWJKKd1tWIs0f6hUPoQosRKNvwXYuX1RFLHGa7mj2aHe-h-bkocmGTIiMft-2-x4_jgmELf-0zYmC1INDUq24ZC69zD70axCxTlLupZ7y3dEibCCO7hyQdh_n4sRddU3vgG9LFcD/s800/_DSC5135resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWPHVhWJKKd1tWIs0f6hUPoQosRKNvwXYuX1RFLHGa7mj2aHe-h-bkocmGTIiMft-2-x4_jgmELf-0zYmC1INDUq24ZC69zD70axCxTlLupZ7y3dEibCCO7hyQdh_n4sRddU3vgG9LFcD/s320/_DSC5135resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The trail ends at the base of the spires.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-15782067175258533232021-05-30T01:36:00.000-04:002021-05-30T01:36:10.704-04:00Hiking in The Badlands National Park<p>On our second day in the Badlands, we decided to go for a hike. We thought we'd start with Saddle Pass, a 1/4-mile trail that met up with the Castle Trail. We thought we could combine them as an out and back. BUT...a short way up the trail I chickened out. It was steep, narrow, and slippery and my fear took over.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVBLNEEoa0slw8Iq1CjJiQnMkmIhEwDvNMxpRTJIoHyi9e1ebp7FftAZTVazPNct2flNo4iGOBZ3t_z2_Ey6aDUwuF_6ygjr-4h3gfgg9U3YO-TdAyT9lwwQHHQ9GTgsVCM2vc84jd3-A/s1100/_DSC6115+resized.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVBLNEEoa0slw8Iq1CjJiQnMkmIhEwDvNMxpRTJIoHyi9e1ebp7FftAZTVazPNct2flNo4iGOBZ3t_z2_Ey6aDUwuF_6ygjr-4h3gfgg9U3YO-TdAyT9lwwQHHQ9GTgsVCM2vc84jd3-A/s320/_DSC6115+resized.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Lee at the start before I changed my mind.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lHnW5KDGZJ-eZYyOP8fNV7jiuSkSN2z2SX5Y9s7hGPrNZPt1nXD3SQaSsc4oHbHiq27eP6hmdPEmdreQWwta0vMPPdPHoITkTmr_yYmVqedFb8nCDEt96vC-HKYL3ytBeqhiNaCjm2OL/s1100/_DSC6116+resized.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lHnW5KDGZJ-eZYyOP8fNV7jiuSkSN2z2SX5Y9s7hGPrNZPt1nXD3SQaSsc4oHbHiq27eP6hmdPEmdreQWwta0vMPPdPHoITkTmr_yYmVqedFb8nCDEt96vC-HKYL3ytBeqhiNaCjm2OL/s320/_DSC6116+resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I decided to turn around shortly after following the path through that narrow space in the rocks.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Instead, we drove to one end of the Castle Trail which starts at the top of the plateau instead of climbing up to it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELfEUL9MQJU0QU7ZCJp6YSuoyBtrtHcPH2KhMMSE9WalwBayNnQxQBclClF0k-dXvFnEq2uGpiFdUXmioSxmARS3U8S8lt8uW-UQsnVwcM3rncJC2Eq6p13o71ZunNje70CkYgB5ihBu4/s1100/_DSC6117resized.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELfEUL9MQJU0QU7ZCJp6YSuoyBtrtHcPH2KhMMSE9WalwBayNnQxQBclClF0k-dXvFnEq2uGpiFdUXmioSxmARS3U8S8lt8uW-UQsnVwcM3rncJC2Eq6p13o71ZunNje70CkYgB5ihBu4/s320/_DSC6117resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Now this is more like it!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It turned out to be a fun 4-mile out and back hike. Here are some of the sights along the way.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXo7oHHS9nhlH0WGHTYTzfwdp_cUb7W9hZFNUrFAiea6myLSete23CSh6vf6x_PO6Cq9Y2UYICGMSXh8hP0UlSmX5rOtKkQCFspOkqLbI8tHYo0TCrKp5l7-e7-ClNMnXFuvD_m1zwCuEd/s2048/IMG_20210525_110047569_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXo7oHHS9nhlH0WGHTYTzfwdp_cUb7W9hZFNUrFAiea6myLSete23CSh6vf6x_PO6Cq9Y2UYICGMSXh8hP0UlSmX5rOtKkQCFspOkqLbI8tHYo0TCrKp5l7-e7-ClNMnXFuvD_m1zwCuEd/s320/IMG_20210525_110047569_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>First, a selfie!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPU6IiXKJ9ew2mIkN7JDfxnMCGgZwESQtyg3mnApNlpLF-V_aZbhTn6ryOsHDLPcrEb0uZHASL8JsiK420E2nCAMklISsNZKXCFP32RQ_z2UM8Tv-NjSsL17_EKI7ZI8ZU97eaDPqLixqP/s1100/_DSC6118+resized.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPU6IiXKJ9ew2mIkN7JDfxnMCGgZwESQtyg3mnApNlpLF-V_aZbhTn6ryOsHDLPcrEb0uZHASL8JsiK420E2nCAMklISsNZKXCFP32RQ_z2UM8Tv-NjSsL17_EKI7ZI8ZU97eaDPqLixqP/s320/_DSC6118+resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>There were so many different wildflowers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84H33icQ270vCklp8YrhEudM82ltCdyS7LLezmquadfdRT4BweNo4KF4tnEbe-x4HsFoNFRj76bmJ-kt7Jcn6twGud4s8Tzx1jtZ0jNtaC5V7DqsxPzOYWEwImMcOlluZuqmfOUOJHR9Q/s2048/_DSC6129.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1837" data-original-width="2048" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84H33icQ270vCklp8YrhEudM82ltCdyS7LLezmquadfdRT4BweNo4KF4tnEbe-x4HsFoNFRj76bmJ-kt7Jcn6twGud4s8Tzx1jtZ0jNtaC5V7DqsxPzOYWEwImMcOlluZuqmfOUOJHR9Q/w320-h286/_DSC6129.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Several others we met chose not to do this one either. All the ones we saw coming up or going down were 20s and 30s LOL!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUXY4OvQdh8zCcNsjjXCzJGd039sIfPixur32QtRYvp7bqu22Y687oAouIEmq3B668iGiXvZbnonq9z6s8yVp8L-TVF6RDm0ZrDnLQlOBSPtg7MT56KZVi8gOL61Sv_De6wpng0h3ESto/s1100/_DSC6134.+resizedjpg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1100" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUXY4OvQdh8zCcNsjjXCzJGd039sIfPixur32QtRYvp7bqu22Y687oAouIEmq3B668iGiXvZbnonq9z6s8yVp8L-TVF6RDm0ZrDnLQlOBSPtg7MT56KZVi8gOL61Sv_De6wpng0h3ESto/w400-h266/_DSC6134.+resizedjpg.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next day, we decided to hike starting from the other end of the Castle Trail to the top of Saddle Pass. It is a loop trail when combined with the Medicine Root Trail. We thought it was going to be another 4-mile hike, but we miscalculated and it ended up being 7 miles. The first section had interesting twists and turns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_rNiyqIsX9_Fm1k8uuu9NaIekefkhoDV2SUbun7Akpd7F1-HU1_GRzdG42tDst9iKN8apW8IJZMeOxzH9PDfvnknAN_5gQwSLcGsAhdmW_XusTzMFKb04vn7mgFq65skkXWApHcaVDa2/s1100/_DSC6239+resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_rNiyqIsX9_Fm1k8uuu9NaIekefkhoDV2SUbun7Akpd7F1-HU1_GRzdG42tDst9iKN8apW8IJZMeOxzH9PDfvnknAN_5gQwSLcGsAhdmW_XusTzMFKb04vn7mgFq65skkXWApHcaVDa2/s320/_DSC6239+resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRNqNW_3BUUugu4CNCTWXvkLj1ChPbfRqr5u7xToyeTK8UxtmijyGm6gBbYZL_1adryFiLO3HwVdlxhbvw3Y_Nucmg5vfo2pI3UT3oC2Skc_6xxmorvS-YCLbpJE3WJ-KDPg2vGFNXwMS/s1100/IMG_20210526_125005812_HDR+resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I learned from the display in the Visitor Center (see below) that they were called Prairie Coneflowers. I imagine the field is beautiful when in bloom.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2gVnMgJBVBGMeuAdLclKBWUiVbKVP7k9kn_VyQs5NcQ7OphVxY9OAsPbU_AZGGykgTZQAiTzOXNyPIbyc41IsxUIjvbB8-HXmWNIKU-jft8lJXbst8JzD2_xU1MJ3lm-UT_ddGLlK8x8/s640/IMG_1005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2gVnMgJBVBGMeuAdLclKBWUiVbKVP7k9kn_VyQs5NcQ7OphVxY9OAsPbU_AZGGykgTZQAiTzOXNyPIbyc41IsxUIjvbB8-HXmWNIKU-jft8lJXbst8JzD2_xU1MJ3lm-UT_ddGLlK8x8/s320/IMG_1005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqL81HKuCDGaBkPrzZXMOd47vK0UpizmA_B8m-pcJEg_KEeBUGkTvhe2Mf10g89i3Rnb7EGCGA_TQWWSA0icmhFb_SSctF_hEHyN5f_zb5cJ2uPC1g6AvWJXvEGw4ZX7c5mvAS-ikuSLLi/s1100/_DSC6243+resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqL81HKuCDGaBkPrzZXMOd47vK0UpizmA_B8m-pcJEg_KEeBUGkTvhe2Mf10g89i3Rnb7EGCGA_TQWWSA0icmhFb_SSctF_hEHyN5f_zb5cJ2uPC1g6AvWJXvEGw4ZX7c5mvAS-ikuSLLi/s320/_DSC6243+resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2SU8tfGGr50zB3nxK9XpRKvcDvwf6hOvBNSuO6jiTY3WXF-exjTYq8W5FlEfEShcO0VpDUpRZ2yc_O3w5N4su_mZY0J1DJURL2WscRt-F5V28Hsb8DYOFahtdXTljWItuF372aGXIRQV/s2048/IMG_20210526_123458548_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2SU8tfGGr50zB3nxK9XpRKvcDvwf6hOvBNSuO6jiTY3WXF-exjTYq8W5FlEfEShcO0VpDUpRZ2yc_O3w5N4su_mZY0J1DJURL2WscRt-F5V28Hsb8DYOFahtdXTljWItuF372aGXIRQV/s320/IMG_20210526_123458548_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We did it! Yay!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Next up, Custer State Park and Wind Cave National Park.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-51422124115654008392021-05-28T01:20:00.000-04:002021-05-28T01:20:04.610-04:00The Badlands National Park, South Dakota<p> May 27, 2021</p><p>We arrived in Rapid City, SD today after spending three days in the Badlands. We've been there before, but there's always something new to experience. There's so much to share, so I'll break this into two posts. First will be sights along the Badlands Loop Road. This is the most popular way to see the park. The landscape changes at different times of the day. </p><p style="text-align: left;">One morning, the birds woke me at 4:30, so I decided to get up (almost unheard of for me!) I walked from the campground along a portion of the Loop Road. These show different times of the day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpXx5kMYS1M8gyBP2oMAa0OIEfpjDnse30DggLNRqjjoemVScQBvrKsqPlnhYylItDQtkWVHkoHzLpUY37v_USEzv_WjslySMQUzGHK2J59b2SbB208KfZKJg0Z8HvEiJVzLxR2CPOCVaV/s1100/_DSC4914+resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpXx5kMYS1M8gyBP2oMAa0OIEfpjDnse30DggLNRqjjoemVScQBvrKsqPlnhYylItDQtkWVHkoHzLpUY37v_USEzv_WjslySMQUzGHK2J59b2SbB208KfZKJg0Z8HvEiJVzLxR2CPOCVaV/s320/_DSC4914+resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>In the early morning</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsK2CzY0aOrD3lKCHRDlzvAzi_ianLUzC91cfbLEv33-OyOV-ySDpNBDgxmeF1rbS-hvG6u1Rqa8dmVlY8cCFtpSCiwdwsNoD17sHNplc7_cLZgvQvP2SGrLnSuArW_1INY8QcvKJw3A06/s2048/_DSC4920.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Bighorn sheep, bison, and prairie dogs, can easily be seen along the Loop Road. On this visit, the sheep and prairie dogs were the most visible, but we did see this one bison. The bison and prairie dogs were farther out on the unpaved section. The sheep were seen along the paved section.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ryAgWVGhJmczEjrhL7UhvqoMOUGRWeb8QfOVKC4syRB7vnelvcA26qad4UqYDg1E6bp4NT8pqbaX4DkAuQGHPEaFcF95Rs8uWDvyIsmA_901JAAjhk3R_fvzfqm0O4B4f0YDqswA58rT/s2760/IMG_1003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="2760" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ryAgWVGhJmczEjrhL7UhvqoMOUGRWeb8QfOVKC4syRB7vnelvcA26qad4UqYDg1E6bp4NT8pqbaX4DkAuQGHPEaFcF95Rs8uWDvyIsmA_901JAAjhk3R_fvzfqm0O4B4f0YDqswA58rT/s320/IMG_1003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmD8WrH0rHjsGqHZQ4sZ3bcle1At2KLOGOu7NRurfwQzAY2Etxu9upX_HIiRZrktkZlXEpnQHjz16lJE4ekvGZngTLRoARiGWfdkQvtLHAQNFtLfAfiIfhSP45XIXtlCCt4RrR8rK89pV/s1721/_DSC5714.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1721" data-original-width="1462" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmD8WrH0rHjsGqHZQ4sZ3bcle1At2KLOGOu7NRurfwQzAY2Etxu9upX_HIiRZrktkZlXEpnQHjz16lJE4ekvGZngTLRoARiGWfdkQvtLHAQNFtLfAfiIfhSP45XIXtlCCt4RrR8rK89pV/s320/_DSC5714.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Prairie dog caught with a mouthful</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1mk-DBYp_Ptm8qFbsRxuhOwgPg4kzNc5uuYmD1uzTTnH0IIia3CLImawV5pxn3Kf9tx4BTZ6SxEBBzA6RlWL-GoUuVRo9QJ1ilyRUBQN2SGehnAaz0RoKTVa7TZn5RqdCcayRxTSJPoE/s1917/_DSC4866.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="1917" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1mk-DBYp_Ptm8qFbsRxuhOwgPg4kzNc5uuYmD1uzTTnH0IIia3CLImawV5pxn3Kf9tx4BTZ6SxEBBzA6RlWL-GoUuVRo9QJ1ilyRUBQN2SGehnAaz0RoKTVa7TZn5RqdCcayRxTSJPoE/s320/_DSC4866.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7kw8a0-HeRX7uZgK8vdJMZwM-0eyQ7zswN_do4yJytxEVKxO_w16EaKgk45PejbSpnBr-8b8fQbRIaxjM93VVeQnvPzVr8uwNblsuSmS0AEOx02kLKQRy0Q-BAyWj5OlJaaYzgDpR_tu/s1542/_DSC5880.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="1542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7kw8a0-HeRX7uZgK8vdJMZwM-0eyQ7zswN_do4yJytxEVKxO_w16EaKgk45PejbSpnBr-8b8fQbRIaxjM93VVeQnvPzVr8uwNblsuSmS0AEOx02kLKQRy0Q-BAyWj5OlJaaYzgDpR_tu/s320/_DSC5880.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Lots of cute babies</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Both male and female bighorn sheep have horns. They grow continually for their entire lives.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinW0HwvooLGVfTSeDrNCdPyoLUBS7a_R5aha2r8nRfC-lIp7S-nWPhGQjOxjv6kowpN-d08IdzySyUYRfg1Le5FQdFkAlAQwl2Y3tc9NxxwoDtYMjQP6deqClqJVLQsgjxpLTEID69m0-L/s2048/_DSC5735.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1469" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinW0HwvooLGVfTSeDrNCdPyoLUBS7a_R5aha2r8nRfC-lIp7S-nWPhGQjOxjv6kowpN-d08IdzySyUYRfg1Le5FQdFkAlAQwl2Y3tc9NxxwoDtYMjQP6deqClqJVLQsgjxpLTEID69m0-L/s320/_DSC5735.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Bighorn sheep with young</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ed5qprOSHgjh2lDv1GqW5wUiI5TgEflupIYKpT7xj-_FgC3XErhbQjvF_tzIOR9CSAvai_EdD7UOgazsIl7jElqUZa8B4-v66zACaF9mDMQZcRnZlFZAzfgTUZTjpaXh6OOYYy4f-lEI/s320/_DSC5981+resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Young bighorn sheep "play" bucking each other</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiST5ZyHrtVcnETUooLcXfxuX4p63UYu1ZSags-4SgkNos-6En0Ls8fbSFB7ur_Kn4L1QvQwFgeGsMUBNEg61n6mKo0IkAhMq2nG6eOq4YNxd5_rOEuqdIts6lpp-8JSwybR9ok655R2Zn/s1100/_DSC5993+resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1082" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiST5ZyHrtVcnETUooLcXfxuX4p63UYu1ZSags-4SgkNos-6En0Ls8fbSFB7ur_Kn4L1QvQwFgeGsMUBNEg61n6mKo0IkAhMq2nG6eOq4YNxd5_rOEuqdIts6lpp-8JSwybR9ok655R2Zn/s320/_DSC5993+resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This bighorn is looking for more</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, we can't forget the birds!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1m9TAb_xD7wTLxl6F_KTUy8zBA01GdldUBiAcRjnrR7O78pDL2ZH2G4rwR5eRRYpGw2WPFV6ftbv_XJJU-ecvnCmdVN_QHCBsNU4s8NsQ52rKTyGErq6Sf-MqroVHHEiF8KKf-MTXrQ5a/s1901/_DSC5727.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRGCS5fqJe68qEmHGaXTCmWE0GQ_oAEQzmCkdI8OOnmrQu_z89SBe0q5ODI-C2mwZDtyksNunsE1aOPwG2sW5depzCN2K_asgMe1G97cEE78PuyFTaR4wMOYzKjw_ISv5XKZodmZdhYNU/s320/_DSC6211.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Black-billed Magpie</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAxkhfg2JX6nG3rkTJ3AWlWe38fxBCKGg2y1MiLyE4F2KnXgCKtbYWEk-QIA8d1tO85vnVZElY4wZjZVoVjNvU5NDfrQ3j7Fx8rGOQ3wMWxt4PTj3PPWzIpX-UfnrI3iIhbLxq8lwcIik/s2048/_DSC6078.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1483" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAxkhfg2JX6nG3rkTJ3AWlWe38fxBCKGg2y1MiLyE4F2KnXgCKtbYWEk-QIA8d1tO85vnVZElY4wZjZVoVjNvU5NDfrQ3j7Fx8rGOQ3wMWxt4PTj3PPWzIpX-UfnrI3iIhbLxq8lwcIik/s320/_DSC6078.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span> <span> <span> <span><span>Barn Swallow</span></span></span></span></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">May 23 We crossed the Mississippi River today! We're camping tonight in a pretty little municipal campground in Adrian, MN where I have barely enough wifi to catch up on our visit to the Indiana Dunes.</div><br /><p style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1625" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNNhXc_RgyD2ON9OdtUQMUzSUKXWG8f1_pkmjTgy85GF9f0NYIhom-JqiRfl-paVQmbGsPzuCEVja6-fh9jfGY56QHcpuIQ6uLhkCvHZVCBaSLVlhVLrqqPAV3KAgban3DSP3YZBvkQOt/w253-h320/_DSC5398.jpeg" width="253" /></p><p style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /><br /><br /></p></div><p> Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore became a National Park in 2019. It spans 15 miles along the southern shore of Lake Michigan. The park is made up of dunes, sandy beaches, wetlands, and forests. Our first stop was to its signature dune, Mount Baldy, which is 126' above Lake Michigan. It is so named because it is one of the few dunes that aren't covered with vegetation. The trail to the top wasn't open, but we took another short, but steep trail through the woods next to Mount Baldy to get a view of the lake.</p><p>Mount Baldy from the back. The other side faces the lake.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYqD7B2Bpzj0tP9TMEiZn5bvWqa50x-UO-vxC4XBASy2Fq9XSneqjoe6qk8KLpPas0BhHa9EArTgiPd16lJQBJ40SaVPRPwc19qKrEFbt9kSM07I0eLuWeyASwC_xoKCUFoi5p4WLtDGm/" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYqD7B2Bpzj0tP9TMEiZn5bvWqa50x-UO-vxC4XBASy2Fq9XSneqjoe6qk8KLpPas0BhHa9EArTgiPd16lJQBJ40SaVPRPwc19qKrEFbt9kSM07I0eLuWeyASwC_xoKCUFoi5p4WLtDGm/" width="320" /></a><span style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZHMNO5gyg81-dF4ryj5ONo-JA2b-gFJf8VmkUaNwKWSezgdHtNfERVoAxYTCGs1cMLWFlkFYj_3R_1uGyQ3j7cU3SOrHyMGs1Br0JwPNrV6lpBGmVI49VBzTdVwT5BqLGcsg7OJ1CUjS/" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"> </a></span></p><p><br /></p><p>View of Lake Michigan from our hiking trail.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1BPqEdTjRnmolwE_tuMB25tlmIMi9GhzeLf86_GSXt_A7bCTBFbWKlcetBM9IEQFP080tmT9EB_CgnvXs3TkkkEDw1CkO-tww0_6Bo6PkbAQqq0E8eY0JwxFuTKyYpV2C8BA_WSoiUXl/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1BPqEdTjRnmolwE_tuMB25tlmIMi9GhzeLf86_GSXt_A7bCTBFbWKlcetBM9IEQFP080tmT9EB_CgnvXs3TkkkEDw1CkO-tww0_6Bo6PkbAQqq0E8eY0JwxFuTKyYpV2C8BA_WSoiUXl/w400-h266/_DSC5396.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>There are several hiking trails of varying lengths throughout the park to choose from. We drove next to the area called The Great Marsh. The flat trail winds through wetlands for about three miles. It's a popular birding trail. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3NUpkZRman26hnHIskzP8XHQ1fDFqb_LKLTbjwvs71ci_7xOuiHEJ5UrEzD7VCAaXNcA0-bHe9K48jV7q7Balq_r8k0pN4gaKgyQGMQ9DsAjIWsPZqXMQ0ELT-CQx9Wh2pZeExv1u0tm/s1100/_DSC5442resized.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1100" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3NUpkZRman26hnHIskzP8XHQ1fDFqb_LKLTbjwvs71ci_7xOuiHEJ5UrEzD7VCAaXNcA0-bHe9K48jV7q7Balq_r8k0pN4gaKgyQGMQ9DsAjIWsPZqXMQ0ELT-CQx9Wh2pZeExv1u0tm/w400-h266/_DSC5442resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />We spotted a lone Sandhill Crane in a field, and a little while later, we spotted a pair wading in the marsh.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6REm_TO3vrwU9Yl0MVulYPD_ASRp9w2iVQgNWvhOe7YC-2_ZpauobvXsRrr8zJZ7TekuY5-9ZKTKIUPTwB-AptAIBUvS-GQQGfufygUJQsE14KEUzBJr19_63sxTg0e38KUimc5M9FJuS/s1100/_DSC5456resozed.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6REm_TO3vrwU9Yl0MVulYPD_ASRp9w2iVQgNWvhOe7YC-2_ZpauobvXsRrr8zJZ7TekuY5-9ZKTKIUPTwB-AptAIBUvS-GQQGfufygUJQsE14KEUzBJr19_63sxTg0e38KUimc5M9FJuS/s320/_DSC5456resozed.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhct6kiT_PzR9ox17W6j3k6Q7U8uglFRss3rZhFvFn9RraJCZC7Uc7D0dd58zIxuKKdKUnV-DQNhi44kxtoBLC6OMgj8q6h12tBveEB2Ydf7LppiI7V0ZOXp1gje1pS1oKwVDwD313vSInD/s1100/_DSC5467resized.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhct6kiT_PzR9ox17W6j3k6Q7U8uglFRss3rZhFvFn9RraJCZC7Uc7D0dd58zIxuKKdKUnV-DQNhi44kxtoBLC6OMgj8q6h12tBveEB2Ydf7LppiI7V0ZOXp1gje1pS1oKwVDwD313vSInD/s320/_DSC5467resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREhO8_Th89DgzwX7cbUQ6ShDRtlaWjRNAqFDLsWvYrS1b9T8astTQuti5YqAjOhuxQ01_y1Q9DVh1LpEr277zraEFvaXFG3xEEC4Nqg7HGQZUWviXb6sdmKLPNljufW4rF5AQy20ECzJD/s1100/_DSC5497resized.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREhO8_Th89DgzwX7cbUQ6ShDRtlaWjRNAqFDLsWvYrS1b9T8astTQuti5YqAjOhuxQ01_y1Q9DVh1LpEr277zraEFvaXFG3xEEC4Nqg7HGQZUWviXb6sdmKLPNljufW4rF5AQy20ECzJD/s1100/_DSC5497resized.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREhO8_Th89DgzwX7cbUQ6ShDRtlaWjRNAqFDLsWvYrS1b9T8astTQuti5YqAjOhuxQ01_y1Q9DVh1LpEr277zraEFvaXFG3xEEC4Nqg7HGQZUWviXb6sdmKLPNljufW4rF5AQy20ECzJD/s320/_DSC5497resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>You can always tell an Eastern Kingbird by the little touch of white on the tip of the tail.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After our hike through the marsh, we found a picnic table overlooking the lake. Down the street from the picnic area were five houses that were built for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. "Century of Progress." Click on the photo to read about it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJy1hUSYBFmv25e6FJCQgPVSAH_01JrVThfQgJ5NuYi2hWFeQi3uSRcGsF5qOCzaGdDvy61dgF-vc_Frrp1A2gRv96l_hxhXl4mLzDYy1WSjv_OBEXswUK0mUL9_59az5OFhYSNJGT7pH/s1100/IMG_0970resized.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="1100" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJy1hUSYBFmv25e6FJCQgPVSAH_01JrVThfQgJ5NuYi2hWFeQi3uSRcGsF5qOCzaGdDvy61dgF-vc_Frrp1A2gRv96l_hxhXl4mLzDYy1WSjv_OBEXswUK0mUL9_59az5OFhYSNJGT7pH/w400-h233/IMG_0970resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>These two were my favorites. Both look out onto Lake Michigan.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1flc2osSfq-Hu_0T56o9g99NaO-1nsQFPOvbVB1QvjUDcyT1ny7r9VfvPNlUil5F0i3gR09no5Ru2Sh3D9_W3qQj9wxjFnoOYfH3EGBG2GhILotS1eiobLqNcAfv508-XSnKSLZ0sHZo/s1100/IMG_0974resized.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1flc2osSfq-Hu_0T56o9g99NaO-1nsQFPOvbVB1QvjUDcyT1ny7r9VfvPNlUil5F0i3gR09no5Ru2Sh3D9_W3qQj9wxjFnoOYfH3EGBG2GhILotS1eiobLqNcAfv508-XSnKSLZ0sHZo/s320/IMG_0974resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bEbCNE3a1NInhyphenhyphen5dB9-MzVWY2eyTOCD_yW2F-g_9weC2sd_vjJi5ujkVoFX_VlVTH-FfLVoMGJ0Wpr-t5OlsWKGVUl_bI5SNBv-5gxO14wSKtnZjHF5Ye81aKDtJ1eaiIWeJUKLXx9VJ/s1100/IMG_0976resized.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bEbCNE3a1NInhyphenhyphen5dB9-MzVWY2eyTOCD_yW2F-g_9weC2sd_vjJi5ujkVoFX_VlVTH-FfLVoMGJ0Wpr-t5OlsWKGVUl_bI5SNBv-5gxO14wSKtnZjHF5Ye81aKDtJ1eaiIWeJUKLXx9VJ/s320/IMG_0976resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After lunch we hiked the Dune Ridge Trail. In .75 mi, we encountered several different ecosystems. As we climbed, we went through desert, forest, and wetlands.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We spotted this little lizard in the sandy start of the trail. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eMZ6YedXMfP12jzYltARw8RNISVdl895TAcRZ-zh0CogpRF3ITZE8Q93DtafH2nZUziuh42Vncn6wmMuPoFWqNbzlLcGGxJ6g2Kx53laEGNfPl7yKLRpvSaS2T-TqbvSgO8tCYMZkFJg/s1100/_DSC5504resized.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eMZ6YedXMfP12jzYltARw8RNISVdl895TAcRZ-zh0CogpRF3ITZE8Q93DtafH2nZUziuh42Vncn6wmMuPoFWqNbzlLcGGxJ6g2Kx53laEGNfPl7yKLRpvSaS2T-TqbvSgO8tCYMZkFJg/s320/_DSC5504resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdxKmYZanBmbywkLglZobywnNFkg2wDZWR4_o8kblfyqbGd8M_Oq5DKqXYv3ZyLNLVA-_KxjPmo79Z7C9kKbrzvAbPxXMhV42aFOKiVX0prkVTbHYacqsy7pAnhgXzAosWcWok0S42YNm/s1100/_DSC5510resized.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdxKmYZanBmbywkLglZobywnNFkg2wDZWR4_o8kblfyqbGd8M_Oq5DKqXYv3ZyLNLVA-_KxjPmo79Z7C9kKbrzvAbPxXMhV42aFOKiVX0prkVTbHYacqsy7pAnhgXzAosWcWok0S42YNm/s320/_DSC5510resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Lupines were in bloom along the sandy dune trail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTIw1G1mHR6mC6bhKtLGEsBZMV01cJapJ938SHz5bpD7pxagLFL2I2xFCSpyqqRJyqSCpq5x3TQY8od-gGPxdSQN8Qy0Zcp0Ddt_VtpmuHq0gYP8nYYUzwGDwfBS_9EEG7Fg5Gxxeu0-o9/s1100/_DSC5512resized.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTIw1G1mHR6mC6bhKtLGEsBZMV01cJapJ938SHz5bpD7pxagLFL2I2xFCSpyqqRJyqSCpq5x3TQY8od-gGPxdSQN8Qy0Zcp0Ddt_VtpmuHq0gYP8nYYUzwGDwfBS_9EEG7Fg5Gxxeu0-o9/s320/_DSC5512resized.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Views of the wetland portion of the trail, including a beaver lodge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jxKXQbiiqLE7wSFBX6hj_a71D_RUP5IMckl7tUMaMp2n9W_HTf6etrHaahX_CHfRY9l1lageGI8f6ZoB7DuY_ZnnuaFSzZAPKoMLffwooOnZJ8gm0sYa0J8NLuGg3YgxHnthtPvafNgw/s1100/_DSC5516resized.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jxKXQbiiqLE7wSFBX6hj_a71D_RUP5IMckl7tUMaMp2n9W_HTf6etrHaahX_CHfRY9l1lageGI8f6ZoB7DuY_ZnnuaFSzZAPKoMLffwooOnZJ8gm0sYa0J8NLuGg3YgxHnthtPvafNgw/s320/_DSC5516resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8YnxYczSzVaIeaRh1dzYzvSMsKtpmzJYUctJnq1otZ23IpSvU95on5AaXbCxr27jYEW51Jx8XnAH7J50y4G7tWjoav-qpzSB6q1KuArCSR63dChJLK3rCWK4CIMhfWAgujvphqvk4jKk/s1100/_DSC5517resized.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8YnxYczSzVaIeaRh1dzYzvSMsKtpmzJYUctJnq1otZ23IpSvU95on5AaXbCxr27jYEW51Jx8XnAH7J50y4G7tWjoav-qpzSB6q1KuArCSR63dChJLK3rCWK4CIMhfWAgujvphqvk4jKk/s320/_DSC5517resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Later we stopped at the Visitor Center to watch a short, very informative film about the park. The rangers recommended another area called Cowles Bog, so we headed over there. We were surprised to spot an Indigo Bunting by the parking lot. I had never seen one before this trip, and this was my second one in a week! As it turned out, we didn't see much wildlife along the trail except for this little turtle crossing our path, but after the bird in the parking lot, I wasn't disappointed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_wxLNf5whksqLWAg27pshDEnKqlKB5yQi-pEczWw8pAmZDJEAWhGup2gkcxz8o8qdUqPtq3AGPj3aPOibSfyGjUkSYEqrEiWUPcNT_O1HqG5xwyifKfoOcgNp_UCIPRHkSWEgUA_KhIM/s1100/_DSC5529resized.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="824" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_wxLNf5whksqLWAg27pshDEnKqlKB5yQi-pEczWw8pAmZDJEAWhGup2gkcxz8o8qdUqPtq3AGPj3aPOibSfyGjUkSYEqrEiWUPcNT_O1HqG5xwyifKfoOcgNp_UCIPRHkSWEgUA_KhIM/s320/_DSC5529resized.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="Wdqgzf" jsname="NH5xk" style="background-color: white; 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On our way back to our campground in Michigan City, we stopped for take-out bbq ribs at Smokey's and enjoyed them with a cold beer!</div><div><br /></div><div>We'll be getting to the Badlands of South Dakota next where there probably won't be any wifi or cell service. I'll post again once wifi is available.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105906192329320983.post-5776621490815075212021-05-20T00:23:00.002-04:002021-05-20T22:52:40.393-04:00 Cleveland -- Warblers and Rock & Roll<p>We arrived in Cleveland on our second day on the road and set up camp at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds. Nothing fancy, but convenient to downtown Cleveland. It was still early, so we drove to the Lakefront Nature Preserve to do some birding. We had heard that this area is on the migratory path for warblers. </p><p>The Preserve is on the Lake Erie waterfront, with about three miles of loop trails. This red-wing blackbird is showing us the way.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1R8gzLYSDx7zX6OoRtucEU5r9_BPX4i55Lq7qbqbtHw47eMdC2CBTHdmYVwm-a3pEESXQi96AIa1TB_rCXTAs6Lf41yOiLDTTmLXHuNJum1DVCdOJSbNjHxWv-5-rqSYnbQ5iWTohtUV/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1525" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1R8gzLYSDx7zX6OoRtucEU5r9_BPX4i55Lq7qbqbtHw47eMdC2CBTHdmYVwm-a3pEESXQi96AIa1TB_rCXTAs6Lf41yOiLDTTmLXHuNJum1DVCdOJSbNjHxWv-5-rqSYnbQ5iWTohtUV/w298-h400/_DSC5324.jpeg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>We weren't disappointed. We saw several different kinds of birds, including ones I had never seen before. My four "firsts" are:</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0y2ADKbAEIJSOP9BlTt_Gp0_71ejBBPBjJGsA0JXYpLyd6SOrOwKBmOp4d73mh8H8Facn1tPA4OHbfDI2JvrYEA6yWUqLI16_frmDSxeZL-tCvUa9pboLZRk5aPHIqtS6jtNXOyCPJ06/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1596" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0y2ADKbAEIJSOP9BlTt_Gp0_71ejBBPBjJGsA0JXYpLyd6SOrOwKBmOp4d73mh8H8Facn1tPA4OHbfDI2JvrYEA6yWUqLI16_frmDSxeZL-tCvUa9pboLZRk5aPHIqtS6jtNXOyCPJ06/w249-h320/_DSC5268.jpeg" title="Yellow warbler" width="249" /></a></div> Yellow warbler (there were lots of these)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHT9_7EhADV77SK9Y-Y6uFeT1qZgAERqzV2ShRyCp54APW3ZjxreuN7eSAZBUXJCvJcRrRe-OnWaqdxGwjp_yo_VVwq2OY-v6BRJBqHqrnaS1VXKW3F3pWPDrjpwdfwpRvmjCpV2y4Hvf/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1058" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHT9_7EhADV77SK9Y-Y6uFeT1qZgAERqzV2ShRyCp54APW3ZjxreuN7eSAZBUXJCvJcRrRe-OnWaqdxGwjp_yo_VVwq2OY-v6BRJBqHqrnaS1VXKW3F3pWPDrjpwdfwpRvmjCpV2y4Hvf/w305-h320/_DSC5376.jpeg" width="305" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span> <span><span>American Redstart (so high up in the tree I almost couldn't see him)</span></span></span><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qBOSHk_YHhNcxnSC1MXuOxZl9JRhPCT_kj7lh_yYcpGj7LyJG_Rd3bdWm1NxGys_FhqhxLYEoFS86tYwpASPXhypmJQkAY1L7ZqmnYjt_nchIAz3CuiuvhZpkQRNknLJEOr0WP6fwt6G/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWzJkp2A3PjKlixOcHfbVO5ps61ILNzrfqtInOaWNkiOLsSL97cE4vlbLp3N8J6Ml3nQxED0-QOn5oWT9D49pOVYT7bZIe6QBmGAXllOfMrQ2nlxVEnrDX1SMaK4cVHPZXyUTeLQoMsNb/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1490" data-original-width="2048" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWzJkp2A3PjKlixOcHfbVO5ps61ILNzrfqtInOaWNkiOLsSL97cE4vlbLp3N8J6Ml3nQxED0-QOn5oWT9D49pOVYT7bZIe6QBmGAXllOfMrQ2nlxVEnrDX1SMaK4cVHPZXyUTeLQoMsNb/w400-h291/_DSC5319.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p>Indigo bunting (this one is just starting to change to its breeding color of solid bright blue)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9uyr2DDbd8lLvYQiXYKtUS03wwZN4CPdXVfE2a4wf-tS7ldLELlhrYXfguCzb90Nqt54TC2tbB6jOWPOkNeaTWGcPHGrvhyphenhyphenpU-hPhEJE0n7cTc5IeVSz70fbKEUkgy4mT6fTddo8yoKG/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1742" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9uyr2DDbd8lLvYQiXYKtUS03wwZN4CPdXVfE2a4wf-tS7ldLELlhrYXfguCzb90Nqt54TC2tbB6jOWPOkNeaTWGcPHGrvhyphenhyphenpU-hPhEJE0n7cTc5IeVSz70fbKEUkgy4mT6fTddo8yoKG/w340-h400/_DSC5218.jpeg" width="340" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Blackpoll warbler (he just took a bath and was busy fluffing up his feathers)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Along the trail was an overlook with a view of the Cleveland skyline across Lake Erie.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Zi-fAXwPQGjl31y68T4WUhOh3yuBAuFxW5m_fxf4Fm8rKuk4uEosbL-lzKRQ9CDy02nPL9V5bndckna-ww5GQbjfUHivJNc7fH3RxbFe7J5RbRzXPEy9SigMl9Zx0hKfunSsdC5TNLJB/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="2656" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Zi-fAXwPQGjl31y68T4WUhOh3yuBAuFxW5m_fxf4Fm8rKuk4uEosbL-lzKRQ9CDy02nPL9V5bndckna-ww5GQbjfUHivJNc7fH3RxbFe7J5RbRzXPEy9SigMl9Zx0hKfunSsdC5TNLJB/w640-h286/FullSizeRender.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>The next morning, we headed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This was the main reason we had decided to stop in Cleveland. Because of Covid, we had timed entry tickets. Ours were for 11:00, the first of the day. There was so much to see and read about that we spent three hours just on the first level before taking a break for lunch in the cafe. We then continued up the remaining levels before returning to the first level to finish watching a special video about the Beatles. At 5:00 closing time we finally left after completely immersing ourselves in R&R history. It was a wonderful experience. That's me standing in the sign!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivc5CadrPOJxo2cOkC50B-0lj0XcKoCMnFU3i5wkqhpy0yziJKuqtuqiDpwgFWq41c0T31DxuwLU4-sTQrhopUPu2MZoWbE8Fip8sPXnMIFQTtSiptoZWzmdxm8e20CeukXUWjXjG1VW4k/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1193" data-original-width="2588" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivc5CadrPOJxo2cOkC50B-0lj0XcKoCMnFU3i5wkqhpy0yziJKuqtuqiDpwgFWq41c0T31DxuwLU4-sTQrhopUPu2MZoWbE8Fip8sPXnMIFQTtSiptoZWzmdxm8e20CeukXUWjXjG1VW4k/w640-h296/IMG_0965.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br />It was a fun start to our adventure. Our next stop is Indiana Dunes National Park.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001843543330371727noreply@blogger.com5