Author Archives: Trail Rocker

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.

Almost every day since we arrived at Whalers Rest I have taken a hike to the beach. Sometimes I go more than once. Today was no different. I enjoy hiking along the beach when the tide is out because I never know what interesting things I may stumble across. Today I hiked as far southContinue reading “Hiking the Beach”

On Monday Barbara and I moved over from Sunriver, Oregon, where the temperatures were in the low 90’s to South Beach, along the coasts, where the high’s are in the low 60’s. Where we are staying, at Whalers Rest, Thousand Trails RV Park, we are approximately 300 feet from the Pacific Ocean. It’s nice toContinue reading “South Beach”

Yesterday Barbara and I spent a few hours exploring the interior of the largest volcano in the Cascade volcanic chain. Rising 4,000 feet above nearby Bend, Oregon the Newberry Caldera hides in plain sight. The Newberry Caldera is home to more than 400 volcanic vents and covers an area the size of the state ofContinue reading “Sleeping Giant”