Day 2 was our started by completing the drive to Crater Lake. Like a lot of the National Parks, the area you want to get to ends up being rather remote and it was about a 45 minute drive from the nearest town into the closest visitor center. With that in… Continue reading
A closer shot of the top of Mt. Rainier – taken from within Mt. Rainier National Park. This was the closest we got to the mountain. There were some hikes that went into the foothills but they were mostly longer than we had time for. Picture taken with Sony a6000,… Continue reading
Our camp site on Lake of the Angels. One of the better camp sites I’ve partaken in for sure. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL 18-200mm lens @ 36mm, 1/320 sec, f/8, ISO 100
It started with a notion that Portland, Oregon would be a nice city to visit. With the house search happening, the notion was not receiving much commitment nor planning. But, since the house dealings were all in order and there wasn’t really anything for me to do but wait, Janet… Continue reading
One more of the mountain goat that we came upon at the top of Mt. Ellinor. They lick the rocks scavenging salt. There are plentiful warnings that they will also lick / nibble / attack people to get at their sweaty and thus salty clothes. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL… Continue reading
This was stumbled upon by pure luck – I knew it was a full moon, but had forgotten. We just happened to be driving down the right road at the right moment to see it coming over the tress. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL 18-200mm lens @ 42mm, multiple… Continue reading
Banana Slugs are huge (in slug terms) and apparently plentiful around Olympic National Park. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL 18-200mm lens @ 159mm, 1/20 sec, f/8, ISO 3200
These incredibly blue hydrangeas were blooming along the road and at the ranger station in Olympic National Forrest. I waited too long to try to get a picture of one though and the sun was pretty high and bright by that time. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL 18-200mm lens… Continue reading
This was the first mountain goat we saw in Olympic National Forest. He was pretending to hide from us while tromping around licking rocks. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL 18-200mm lens @ 200mm, 1/800 sec, f/6.3, ISO 400
My attempt to salvage a very hazy photo of Mt. Rainier shot from the top of Colonel Bob in Olympic National Forest – just outside the National Park. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL 18-200mm lens @ 200mm, 1/640 sec, f/8, ISO 100