Category: parks

  • Victoria, British Columbia, Part 2

    Victoria, British Columbia, Part 2

    The day after Butchart Gardens (which was cloudy and rainy) we visited the Royal British Columbia Museum. This view of the Parliament Buildings was taken through the third story window of the museum. We worked our way through three floors of history of how the northwest was settled and saw wonderful examples of the First Nations who first lived…

  • Drive-bys in Washington

    Drive-bys in Washington

    The photos in this segment of my Washington adventure should all be considered drive-bys. Being able to be a passenger instead of the driver in the car and then being on a ferry for two hours and forty minutes allowed me the leisure of not having to do anything but point the camera. My recent…

  • Hiking the Oregon Coast

    Hiking the Oregon Coast

    The title is a mistatement. I did hike in a couple places, very short hikes not more than 2 hours each, but was not hiking along the Oregon Coast as the title insinuates. 😉 After leaving Crater Lake, I followed the Umpqua River on its winding journey from the Cascades to the sea. The Umpqua River is beautiful, it flows…