Three days of New Year vacation on Big White with friends. Skiing under winter sun with snow ghosts.
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Leavenworth, the pseudo-Bavarian village in east Washington, is a nice place to find Christmas mood. . . . → Continue reading Christmas around
Today is the shortest day. The longest night is ahead of us. But there is a reason for optimism – tomorrow the day will be 1 sec longer!
Every hiker in Washington state knows Enchantment Lakes. I got this info only last fall and immediately decided to visit this place. The problem with Enchantment Lakes is their popularity. It is long hike, about 40 km both ways and 2100 meters of altitude gain, so . . . → Continue reading Enchantment Lakes – grey granites, clear water and yellow larches
Read here about day one! Next day we waked up at 5 am to climb Mt Helens. Sun was promised, but unfortunately for us they also add -15C to weather conditions. And it was for town at day time, not for summit with it 2500 . . . → Continue reading Ape Cave and Mt St Helens, 2012 – day two
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. . . . → Continue reading Seattle, spring, rhododendrons
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 |
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