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February in Seattle.

Seattle, spring, rhododendrons

These three words are strongly connected. I enjoy them every spring. I showed Meerkerk Rhododendron Garden last spring. But such nice place is worth to visit every year.

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Ape Cave and Mt St Helens, 2012 – day one

Mt St Helens is a volcano on the south part of Washington state. 30 years ago it was close to 3000 meters of heights (2950 actually), but in 1980 it violently exploded and now we have only 2550 meters of mountain and mile wide crater . . . → Continue reading Ape Cave and Mt St Helens, 2012 – day one

Magnolia season

More blooming magnolias:

Teneriffe (Kamikaze) Falls

This is little hike near Settle that we made in January. I have no idea why this waterfall has such names. Description says that it is non-popular alternatives to Mt Si hike. Well, it was line to the top. I am afraid that I would never . . . → Continue reading Teneriffe (Kamikaze) Falls

Mirror for Shuksan

On West Coast every mountain has its own lake, in which it reflects in its best way. Only some such lakes can be reached by car, but there are no even trails to others. Mirror for Shuksan can be reached by car and it is called Picture . . . → Continue reading Mirror for Shuksan

Daffodil fields

Skagit Valley in the middle of the March.

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Kubota Garden

Many times traveled south on I-5 I saw signpost “Kubota Garden”. For me “Kubota” associates with bulldozers, excavators, and other mechanisms of such kind. So I imaged huge field of little bulldozers, shaken my head, and drove forward. Finally I asked Google. Of course, nothing about tractors, . . . → Continue reading Kubota Garden

Tulips as tradition

Tulip festival in Skagit Valley is my annual tradition now. This year full blooming was in March. This time everything from garden and fields of RoozenGaarde. Story about tulip farms and photos of last years here : 2012, . . . → Continue reading Tulips as tradition