Author Archives: Trail Rocker

On August 11th, Barbara and I moved north to Birch Bay, Washington. Currently, we are only about five miles from the Canadian border. In fact a lot of the over the air TV stations we get are from Canada. Until yesterday I haven’t been able to get out and take any photos. We have hadContinue reading “Birch Bay”

Last evening I hiked down to the shoreline in hopes of catching another colorful sunset. However, last evenings sunset didn’t live up to expectations. I did however have an enjoyable evening with the local wildlife. While I was taking photos of the sunset I noticed just off shore there was a sealion closely watching me.Continue reading “Creating Composition”

This morning I took a walk along the shoreline during low tide. As I walked I was enjoying watching crabs walking along the sea floor looking for their next meal. I explored the tide pools with their abundant sea life. I watched a couple paddle their kayaks across the quiet bay. Afterwards I took aContinue reading “Connecting with Nature”

This morning Barbara and I headed east to North Cascades National Park. Even though the park is named North Cascades National Park none of the many peaks within the park are Cascade volcanoes. This is a beautiful park with its jagged peaks, forest land, and many lakes and rivers. The geologic story of the parkContinue reading “North Cascades National Park”

Last night it rained and so as the skies began to clear this morning I wandered down to the water to see if there were any changes. Today the tide was way up so the small island, just off shore was submerged. This made it so the birds that like to inhabit the island hadContinue reading “Flying Friends”

Today Barbara and I decided to stay in camp and just relax. Our campsite is surrounded by blackberry bushes and right now there are bees all over them doing what bees do best. So I decided to try and get some photos of them in action. Now since I am highly allergic to bee stingsContinue reading “Bee Watching”

Yesterday Barbara and I headed north to an RV park near the small fishing village of La Conner, Washington. We’ll be here for two weeks. This morning while Barbara was catching up on her soaps, I took a hike along the waters edge. La Conner is located on Skagit Bay in Puget Sound, north ofContinue reading “La Conner”

This past Thursday Barbara and I visited the Oregon Coastal Aquarium in nearby Newport. This is a nice aquarium. They have managed to put a lot in a small space. Barbara and I always enjoy going to places like this where we can learn more about the world around us. Most of what man hasContinue reading “Oregon Coast Aquarium”

This morning I got up and took my usual hike on the beach, but this time instead of heading south I headed north. As I was walking along listening to and watching the waves I glanced up on the bluff, to my right, and saw a Bald Eagle sitting in a tree. I got asContinue reading “Bald Eagle”

Last evening, just before sunset, I hiked back to the beach in hopes of catching a nice sunset. I wasn’t disappointed. It was the first evening since we arrived in South Beach that the marine layer stayed offshore. Take a look.