Bryce Canyon National Park
We had an opportunity to visit Bryce in March of 2020, just as the pandemic was declared. All of the parks were deserted because of this. Mind you, at elevations of 4,000 to 8,000 feet, the cold keeps people away too.
…Places
Kailua-Kona
Kailua-Kona, or just Kona, is where we usually stay when we are on the Big Island of Hawaii. The weather is great, the shopping is good (Costco is here).
…Willapa Bay
The prevailing Pacific currents along the shores of the west coast of North America is to the north so any silt brought down by the rivers draining into the ocean tends to settle to the north of the river. This is most obvious at the mouth of the Columbia. After picking up silt along its thousands of miles course, the Columbia finally releases it into the sea at Cape Disappointment. Those ocean currents push it all to the north where Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula has been created. The Peninsula in turn, protects Willapa Bay.
…Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Malheur was set aside as a National Wildlife Refuge in 1908 by President Theodor Roosevelt. It covers over 187,000 acres of high desert which provides a home for some 340 species of birds and other wildlife.
…The Ozette Triangle
Cape Alva, Sandpoint, and Lake Ozette are at the Northwest corner of the Olympic Peninsula. Not quite to Cape Flattery. It is a wonderful place to visit.
The lake is right at the Olympic National Park entrance and you can reach Sandpoint by hiking 3 miles west along a mostly boardwalk trail through lovely coastal forest.
…Grays Harbor
I usually drive here from Olympia, over SR 8 and US 12 which puts us into Aberdeen, at the mouth of the Chehalis River. Continuing west on SR 109 brings us to the Pacific Ocean and the small community of Ocean Shores. This is the north side of Grays Harbor.
…Cape Disappointment Surf
This gallery is a selection of some of my favorite surf photos. All were taken at Cape Disappointment.
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