One of the unexpected treats of our Northwest Trip was all the bald eagles saw, perhaps 20 in all. This is one of our favorites that we saw as we took our whale watching tour in the San Juan Islands. Sue took this awesome shot of this magnificent bird perched on a small grass covered ...
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Mount St. Helens : Northwest Trip Day 12
After staying the night in Kelso, Washington, we began our journey to our destination for the day, Mount St. Helens. My undergraduate degree was in geology, and I have always wanted to see Mount St. Helens. The stories that I'd heard an the pictures I'd seen of the eruption in 1980 were incredible ...
Lewis and Clark Along The Washington Coast : Northwest Trip Day 11
After the Hoh Rain Forest, we pushed on to Aberdeen, Washington, where we stayed the night. We had a lot on tap for Day 11, chasing Lewis and Clark along the Washington coast. The first stop of the day was to North Head Lighthouse in the southwest corner of Washington state near the mouth of ...