Traditional lavender

Last Saturday we made our traditional summer visit to lavender fields of Sequim. Lavender of previous years can be seen here. More:

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Tulips of this Year

Every year Roozengarten in Skagit valley shows new variety of tulips and new compositions of flowerbed.

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In the fields

Tulips in Skagit Valley I visited every year since 2012. This year was not exception. Tulip fields are beautiful under the sun as well as under a rain.

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Daffodils

Beginning of the April in the Skagit Valley.

Ancient Volcanic Glory

My first non-winter visit to Mt St Helen was at the end of March 2015. Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano about 100 km south of Seattle. History of its activity is fresh even from human point of view, not only from volcanic ones. In . . . → Continue reading Ancient Volcanic Glory

AT skiing on Mt St Helens

A week ago we spent day on Mt St Helens slopes. Last years we did it several times already, but this mountain is worth it. If at out first winter climb on St Helens we were alone on the whole mountain, this time the parking lot . . . → Continue reading AT skiing on Mt St Helens

Seattle in shots

Some pictures of last spring.

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Snow Goats

I have promised plenty of snow goats from our hike to Enchantment Lakes, and I keep my promises. It was really a lot of them.

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Mount Daniel

At the end of the August we hiked Mount Daniel in Central Washington. It is highest peak in the region, 2408 meters altitude. The hike is about 30 km both ways with elevation gain about 1500 meters. About half . . . → Continue reading Mount Daniel

Seattle from the Sky View Tower

Sky View Tower is the highest view point in Seattle that is available for anybody.

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