In the next segment of my trip to the pacific northwest, I visited the Olympic National park of NW Washington. Highlights here included Hurricane Ridge near Port Angeles and the Hoh rainforest. Very unique place with lots to see. Let’s look at the pictures from Hurricane Ridge first.
Entries from July 28th, 2006
Pacific Northwest: Part 5 – Olympic Peninsula
July 28th, 2006 2 Comments
Tags: beach · campground · nationalpark · olympic · rainforest · washington · wildflowers · wildlife
Pacific Northwest: Part 4 – Mt. Rainier
July 27th, 2006 2 Comments
In the next leg of my trip I visited the beautiful Mt. Rainier National Park. This park is full of everything the pacific northwest is famous for — snow-capped mountains, tall trees, and waterfalls. I think I’ve captured a little of each here.
Tags: campground · mountain · mtrainier · nationalpark · rapids · snow · washington · waterfall
Pacific Northwest: Part 3 – Mt. St. Helens
July 25th, 2006 2 Comments
In the next part of my trip, I visited Mt. St. Helens. This is an unreal place, that highlights the contrast between life and death. And the rebirth that nature provides after a devastating disaster such as a volcanic eruption. It turns out that the volcano is currently in another eruptive period and I actually [...]
Tags: mtsthelens · nationapark · volcano · washington · wildflowers
Pacific Northwest: Part 2 – Oregon Cascades
July 24th, 2006 3 Comments
This is the continuation of my travelblog on my trip to the Pacific Northwest. Today I am going to talk about the day I spent in the Cascade mountains of Oregon. This is a diverse place. On the east side it is extremely try and desert-like, but once you go over the mountains it becomes [...]
Tags: cascades · deewright · nationalpark · oregon · proxyfalls · volcano · waterfall
Pacific Northwest: Part 1 – Crater Lake
July 20th, 2006 1 Comment
From July 1-9, I took a little vacation to the Pacific Northwest. I flew into San Francisco, rented a car, and drove to Crater Lake, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier, around the Olympic penisula, and down the coast back to San Fran. It was a great trip. I did lots of hiking, camping, and picture [...]
Tags: craterlake · goldengate · mtshasta · nationalpark · oregon · sanfrancisco