I would retire to this part of the world in a heartbeat. Nothing like it.
Tag: outdoors
First in Flight
It’s hard to imagine a time before flight, but at the same time flight itself feels really miraculous.
Mist
The shots turned out pretty well, despite the fact that I forgot my quick release mounting plate this particular day.
Lakefront
Still no water, but great sunsets nonetheless.
Swanset
Wheel
Even though the Seattle Great Wheel only showed up after I moved away, when I find myself picturing the Seattle waterfront lately the wheel (along with all of Bertha’s equipment) figures prominently.
Hood Canal
The Olympic peninsula is a really magical place.
Emerald Water
After a good rain even a shallow pool can look a little murky.
Tunnel
It’s awe inspiring to ponder the forces that worked to deposit these rocks on the top of a mountain.
Wading
Summer’s here again, which means weekends on the dock.
Watauga Dam, Front and Back
It’s hard to tell from looking at the lake, even with the plaque in front of you, just how massive the Watauga Dam is… until you turn around. It’s actually pretty disorienting to look at what looks like a normal lake, then turn around and see the valley that the lake used to be. And when you look down the slope at the valley floor below you really start to understand how deep the lake really is.
Watauga Lake
Watauga lake is a pretty spectacular man made lake which, judging by the view down the other side of Watauga Dam (the top of which makes up part of the Appalachia Trail) used to be a pretty spectacular river valley.
Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse
It’s not one of the more iconic lighthouses of the outer banks (like Cape Hateras or Bodie Island) but the diminutive Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse on Roanoke Island (yeah, that Roanoke) has a certain charm.
Boulders
Despite a failure properly plan the outing leading to a hike that was 3 times as long as anticipated, the trip to the Channels of Virginia near Abingdon were well worth the extra effort. I’ll definitely be coming back.
Seaweed
Puget Sound is great, but the beaches are not exactly filled with nice clean sand.
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