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Ingalls Lake we visited once before, and I wanted to come again for flower blooming and yellow larches. In the middle of September, we came here hoping to see larches. The sky was covered with the smoke of nearby forest fires (last three years we have had . . . → Continue reading Ingalls Lake and South Peak
At the beginning of September, my East-Coast friend visited me to hike a little bit. So, I took her on a couple of day hikes. Our first hike was to Crystal Lake in Rainier NP. I visited this lake twice before, but both times it was under snow . . . → Continue reading Crystal Lake and its vicinity As well known, a beaver is a national Canadian animal. Don’t ask me, why Canadians associate their-self with beavers. Just a fact. During the visit of a completely American park in Seattle, we met our national animal. The animal behaved untypically bold. It ate stick and didn’t give a shit . . . → Continue reading National symbol
I absolutely cannot understand, how this lardy body can relax on the log which is significantly finer. And it can also jump for a more comfortable position! Two more seal’s facial expressions:
Saw it recently in Eastern Washington. The bird has some strange growths on the beak, but looks healthy. One more photo:
Despite our untypically cold spring, tulips are blooming. . . . → Continue reading Skagit Valley Cold Spring
By strange circumstances of my life, I couldn’t return home for two months, and as result, moved from January directly to April. Here now everything is white and pink, and also yellow. Although the spring is cold and wet, . . . → Continue reading March. White and Pink |
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Some places around us, even if they are not mountains, are so beautiful, that we visit them regularly. 9-miles circular Silver Falls trail in Oregon is such a place. The first time I was there 
