Nisqually National Wildlife refuge was established to provide habitat for migratory birds. It is located at the southern end of Puget Sound, west of Interstate 5 at exit #114. The headquarters and parking…
Willapa Bay is the second largest marine estuary on the west coast with over 260 square miles of water surface. The largest estuary is San Francisco Bay. As I…
When someone recently asked me what my favorite wildlife refuge is my reply was “whichever one I am visiting”. I could also say “whichever one I am writing about”. That…
Ahhhh, Dungeness Spit…The graceful curve of this land that stretches out into the Strait Of Juan de Fuca is the longest natural sandspit in the United States. The spit is…
Cape Meares NWR is part of the Oregon Coastal Refuge Complex. The complex includes 6 refuges along the coast. The largest (and most amazing!) refuge is the Oregon Islands NWR.…
Rich in so many ways that it has taken me 3 weeks after returning from this trip to post about it because I hardly know where to start or stop.…
Summer Solstice dawned clear and bright. The poppies called and I could not resist. I have hundreds, maybe thousands, of photos of poppies but alas, I keep on taking more. Poppies…
Having just spent 2 perfect days on San Juan Island I am once again feeling grateful that I live so close to so many exquisite places. The landscape at the southern end of San…
Another title to this post could be white on white with a little black. We don’t get snow very often in the lowlands on the west side of the Cascades…
The sweet sounds of spring as I discover the patterns on a Chuckanut Bay beach at low tide.
A Celebration Of Wonder 