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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …