Photo of North Head Lighthouse, Washington
View this blog entry in Google EarthLatitude: 46° 17' 55.53" N, Longitude: 124° 4' 39.03" W, Coord: 46.298761°, -124.07751°
Filed under: Landscape, Panoramas, Washington on 8/29/2007
While in Astoria recently, we took a little drive across to the Washington side of the Columbia River to see North Head Lighthouse. It was overcast, sort of pre-storm looking, perfect weather for walking around a blustery promontory high above the coast and checking out an old lighthouse. Below is a panorama of the bluffs beside the North Head Lighthouse, spanning about 180 degrees up and down the coast. Can you see my daughter next to the lens inside the top room of the lighthouse? Click it to see a larger version, or see more panorama photos in our collection.
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| The North Head Lighthouse was built in 1896. 69 steps lead to the lantern room, which is 65 feet from the ground and 194 feet above sea level. The first-order Fresnel lens, which came from Cape Disappointment, was lit for the first time on May 16, 1898. Washington, USA. Image: 19390 Location: Washington, USA  View this Image in Google Earth!Pano dimensions: 4757 x 20503 |
Mount St. Helens Panoramic Photo
View this blog entry in Google EarthLatitude: 46° 16' 30.21" N, Longitude: 122° 12' 59.69" W, Coord: 46.275061°, -122.21658°
Filed under: Landscape, Panoramas, Washington on 8/15/2007
From the 2005 archives: I left Seattle in the late afternoon and began my speed run south, home to Carlsbad. I planned to stop at three spots: Mount St. Helens, Crater Lake and Oakland. I reached the Johnston Ridge viewpoint of Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument (say that three times quickly) before sunset and had the entire place to myself. It was eerie, I was wondering if I had missed an eruption warning or something. This is a panoramic photo, composed of 4 separate images stitched (on the computer) into a single picture.
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| Panorama of Mount St. Helens, viewed from Johnston Ridge. Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington, USA. Image: 19118 Location: Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington, USA View this Image in Google Earth!Pano dimensions: 3058 x 14970 |
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Nurse Log Photo
A “nurse log” is a tree that has fallen and, in the process of decay and rotting away, provides nutrients and a substrate for other plants, including seedling trees, to root and grow. Eventually these plants overwhelm the nurse log which rots away and is completely replaced by the new growth. This photo of a nurse log in Olympic National Park, near Sol Duc Falls, was recently selected for use in a permanent exhibit at the Oregon Zoo to illustrate Pacific Northwest temperate rainforest natural history.
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Photo of Paradise Falls, Mt. Rainier National Park
View this blog entry in Google EarthLatitude: 46° 47' 9.07" N, Longitude: 121° 44' 15.74" W, Coord: 46.785853°, -121.73771°
Filed under: Mount Rainier, National Parks, Photo of the Day, Washington on 5/3/2006
Last summer we visited Mt. Rainier National Park for the first time. We timed our visit to coincide with the peak flower bloom in Paradise Meadows, and we were not disappointed. The weather was spectacular, hardly a cloud in the sky, and we enjoyed hiking and driving the route around the mountain. Mt. Rainier has countless streams, creeks and rivers, all of which have cascades and falls to photograph. Our favorite was Paradise Falls, appropriately, on Paradise Creek:
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| Paradise Falls tumble over rocks in Paradise Creek. Paradise Creek, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Image: 13867 |
Paradise Falls tumble over rocks in Paradise Creek. Paradise Creek, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Image: 13869 |
Paradise Falls tumble over rocks in Paradise Creek. Paradise Creek, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Image: 13868 |
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Photo of Marymere Falls, Olympic National Park
Marymere Falls is located near Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park. 90 feet high, Marymere Falls marks the spot where Barnes Creeks drops down a vertical rock face on its descent to nearby Lake Crescent. An easy one-mile trail leads the visitor from the Storm King ranger station on the shores of Lake Crescent through a peaceful forest of massive sword ferns and soaring cedar and fir trees. Kids will enjoy the corrugated metal tunnel under old Highway 101 and the narrow wooden bridge over Barnes Creek. At the end of the trail, a brief ascent offers two lookouts from which to admire Marymere Falls.
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| Marymere Falls cascades 90 feet through an old-growth forest of Douglas firs, near Lake Crescent. Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. Image: 13765 |
Marymere Falls drops 90 feet through an old-growth forest of Douglas firs, near Lake Crescent. Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. Image: 13768 |
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Photo of Sol Duc Falls, Olympic National Park
Sol Duc Falls is one of the gems of Olympic National Park. Located in the Sol Duc Valley, not far from the Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort, the trail to Sol Duc Falls is an easy 1.5 mile round trip walk through old growth hemlock and douglas fir trees (some of which are over 300 years old). Sol Duc Falls itself drops over a sandstone brim into three separate falls, joining again at the bottom to flow under a dramatic wooden footbridge that crosses the river. Just before reaching the river, hikers encounter the Canyon Creek shelter, an old wooden cabin with cupola built by the Civilian Conservation Corps — its worth a peek inside.
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| Sol Duc Falls. Sol Duc Falls is one of the largest and most beautiful waterfalls in Olympic National Park, seen here from a bridge that crosses the canyon just below the falls. Surrounding the falls is an old-growth forest of hemlocks and douglas firs, some of which are three hundred years in age. Sol Duc Springs, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. Image: 13747 |
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| Old growth forest of douglas firs and hemlocks, with forest floor carpeted in ferns and mosses. Sol Duc Springs. Sol Duc Springs, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. Image: 13757 |
Sol Duc Falls. Sol Duc Falls is one of the largest and most beautiful waterfalls in Olympic National Park. Surrounding the falls is an old-growth forest of hemlocks and douglas firs, some of which are three hundred years in age. Sol Duc Springs, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. Image: 13750 |
Log cabin on the trail to Sol Duc Falls. Sol Duc Springs, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. Image: 13764 |
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