This was a Labor Day weekend trip to Astoria Oregon area. I was in Portland, Oregon on Saturday for a NASCAR race, so I decided to take Sunday and drive out to Astoria. It was a little similar to my trip earlier in the summer to the Triangle of Fire, in that I visited Fort …
Rose Garden at Point Defiance Park
These are pictures from a walk through the rose garden at Point Defiance Park. The pictures taken in July, 2025 are from late in the blooming season of the flowers but still got some nice shots.
Bellingham, WA
This was a memory lane trip up to Bellingham, Washington in July, 2025. We drove around the town and also went to the SPARK Electrical Museum in downtown Bellingham, along with Birch Bay State Park.
Point Defiance Zoo and Northwest Trek
This was a Fourth of July day trip to both the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, WA and Northwest Trek in Eatonville, WA. Being a holiday, both zoo’s were not very busy, and enjoyed spending a day at both. The Point Defiance Zoo has a couple of aquariums along with being able to view different …
Triangle of Fire – Port Townsend Area (June 2025)
This was a long day trip I have been wanting to do for a few summers. In a single day I managed to visit all three Forts out around Port Townsend, WA. I made it to Fort Flagler, Fort Worden, and Fort Casey, along with being able to visit the vintage aircraft museum at the …
Ocean Shores, Washington
This was a Memorial Day weekend trip to Ocean Shores, Washington. I drove around town, and drove up to Roosevelt Beach.
Illahee Preserve
This weekends trip was to the Illahee Preserve in Bremerton, Washington. It is a nature preserve with some trails located in East Bremerton. It is easy to get lost in here with all the trails, so it is a plus to have a map pulled up while walking through here, and keep track of trail …
LeMay Car Museum – April 2025
This was a trip to LeMay Car Museum in April, 2025.
Point Defiance – April 2025
This was out to Point Defiance in Tacoma, Washington in April 2025. I hiked the blue trail on the edge of the park. Last time I was here a couple of years ago I did the inner yellow trail, so it was different experience than a couple years ago, especially since I don’t get out …
Tampa Florida – March 2025
This was a trip to Tampa, Florida in mid March of 2025. During this trip we visited the Ringling Museum, of the Ringling Brothers Circus, the Tampa Bay Automobile Museum, Fort Desoto Park, The Collection on Palmetto which is a brass era car museum, and Lettuce Lake Park.