December 2019January 2020 February 2020

01/20 - Dungeness Spit

The autumn tides make it hard to take long walks on Dungeness Spit, but in January they start to get better. We went out with the tide at five feet and falling. The beach was broad and sandy which made for easy going. There was even a rainbow to make things even nicer.

The rainbow and rollers

The spit with lots of sand

Salt water

Lots of broad beach

Driftwood

More driftwood

Still more driftwood

A natural sculpture

Looking down at the spit

Keywords: autumn, dungeness spit, tides

Keywords: autumn, dungeness spit, tides

01/16 - Port Angeles Fine Arts Center

We live near the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, so when we were trapped in the house by the recent 18"+ snowfall, we put on our boots and coats and made our way through to take a look around. It's a pretty setting, and even nicer in the snow.

Snow

Snow with a view

Sculpture in the snow

More snow, more sculpture

One of the artworks

3.141592653589793 and all that

More snow: Still, it was good to get out.

Keywords: port angeles

01/08 - Olympic Hot Springs Road Still Closed

We went out to take a look at the Elwha River. We walked up past the mule camp, now closed for the season. We walked all the way up to where the road is completely washed out. Yes, the road is still closed. Still, it was pretty in a northwestern wintry sort of way.

Olympic Hot Springs Road is still closed.

The Elwha River

Another view of the river

Snow on the mountains

Mist and a mountain

Mist and more mountains

Yet another view of the Elwha

And still another

More on the same theme

The forest

The river near the Madison Falls parking lot

Keywords: elwha

01/08 - Olympic Hot Springs Road Still Closed

We went out to take a look at the Elwha River. We walked up past the mule camp, now closed for the season. We walked all the way up to where the road is completely washed out. Yes, the road is still closed. Still, it was pretty in a northwestern wintry sort of way.

Olympic Hot Springs Road is still closed.

The Elwha River

Another view of the river

Snow on the mountains

Mist and a mountain

Mist and more mountains

Yet another view of the Elwha

And still another

More on the same theme

The forest

The river near the Madison Falls parking lot

Keywords: elwha

01/06 - Dungeness Dike and Points North

We saw a number of eagles along our walk on the Dungeness Dike. It's a good relaxing hike on a nice soft, flat surface. Then we crossed the Dungeness River heading west on Anderson Road and took a short walk north towards the Strait of San Juan de Fuca. It was a broad flat marshy field with a trail that seemed to lead all the way to the strait, but we didn't get that far. We'll have to come back and explore some more.

Seen from the Dungeness Dike

An eagle on the water, blurred by a confused autofocus

A clearer eagle

A Dungeness River side spur

Fields heading north to the strait

Fields and sky

The trail

Keywords: dungeness, eagle

01/04 - Marymere Falls and the Barnes Creek Trail

Marymere Falls is always at full flow during the winter as is Barnes Creek. We made our way up to the falls, then, on our way back, took the side spur up the Barnes Creek Trail. We didn't get very far. The trail was completely flooded. This has been a wild year for the weather.

Marymere Falls

Forest view

Barnes Creek

A side stream

Another Barnes Creek view

The bridge over Barnes Creek

The flooding on the Barnes Creek Trail

A log enjoying the weather

A more typical puddle

Barnes Creek again

A less happy log

Keywords: barnes creek, marymere falls, weather, winter

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