Raven Travels

MOUNT RAINIER, WA

We took advantage of knowing people in the Park Service as we visited this beautiful park in Washington State. We had contacted Sue and Val who were working there about getting a campsite for four nights. They came through with a very nice site in Ohanapecosh C. G. which is located on the Southeast side of the park. We were very thankful for this as we would be camping over the Independence Day weekend.

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Bunchberry

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American Starflower

Parry's Silene

Silver Falls

Silver Falls Trail

Here we were truly in rain forest. We enjoyed hikes to Silver Falls, and the Grove of the Giants. We drove up the mountain to the Paradise Visitor Center and enjoyed the views along the way. Another day we drove up to Sunrise to hike to the Sourdough Ridge Trail to Frozen Lake. Winter was long this year in this area

and we eventually aborted the hike due to fields of snow that needed to be crossed. We did see lots of pasque flowers along this hike.

Mt. Rainier

Lodge at Sunrise

Pasqueflower

Self Heal

A One Second Exposure


1/20th Second Exposure

1/4th Second Exposure

0.7 Second Exposure

3 Second Exposure

We enjoyed seeing new flowers once again. There were a number of new species to add to our list: American Devil’s Club, salal, Parry’s Silene, American Starflower, Unalaska bunchberry, Self-heal, Twinflower, Yellow skunk cabbage, Oregon grape, California Vanillaleaf, to name a few.

Upper Silver Falls

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Washington Farm 1

Washington Farm 2

Little Pipsissewa

Morning Light in Campground

We were lucky in that the weather was pleasant and Mt. Rainier was not covered in clouds during our stay. Another place to return to. J

EDMONDS, Washington

We started our return home with a stop to visit our good friends, John and Shirley, in Edmonds, WA. The drive to their town and home was relatively short and yet picturesque through the Northern Washington coastline. Their home is right on the water and we enjoyed two sunsets from their front porch. While visiting them we enjoyed a nearby Hungarian restaurant, wa;lking around the town, and just visiting.

Oyster Farming in Middle Ground

Oyster Farm


Rock Tree

Sunset Through Armillary Sphere Sundial

Yacht Harbor, Edmonds, WA

Sea, Mountains, Clouds

Special Ray

Sunset Time on the Coast

Sunset Sky

DELTA, BRITISH COLUMBIA

We enjoyed the drive into Vancouver through the town of Kamloops where we stopped for the night. We got into Kamloops early enough to go for a good walk. We headed for a camping store to get seam sealer for the car top carrier. It was further than we had estimated, and we got there just at closing time. They were most accommodating though and we got what we went for as well as a leather case for George’s leatherman knife.

Vancouver is a beautiful city and we enjoyed a day of touring there, via car, train, and water taxi. We, of course, visited Granville Island, a busy market area with many shops, galleries, and eateries. As it was a day of rain there were few pictures taken.

We were staying in Delta during our time in Vancouver. This is a large farming area. We also enjoyed a walk along the mouth of the river observing nature along the shore. One afternoon we visited the Reifel Bird Sanctuary. It was a lovely time walking their trails and viewing the birds visiting the area – bald eagles, great blue herons, several varieties of ducks, red-winged blackbirds, and a couple of muskrats. There are a large number of berry farms in the area and we took advantage of them to purchase strawberries and raspberries.