Category Archives: Washington

The Tree of Life

Posted on February 14, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

On the west coast of Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula above the beach at Kalaloch Campground in Olympic National Park, a large spruce tree clings to life on either side of a gap in the hillside, the ground beneath it having … Continue reading →

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Olympic National Park In A Day

Posted on September 1, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

After landing in Los Angeles on the way to Las Vegas for a Ninja championship along the lines of American Ninja Warrior, though not in a televised league, my daughter and her crew stopped by for a few days in … Continue reading →

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Spruce Railroad Trail

Posted on May 26, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Olympic National Park on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula sprawls across the majority of the interior of the peninsula as well as including some areas of the coast. Ecosystems in the park include everything from rugged glacier topped mountains to ocean … Continue reading →

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Cedar Camp #6

Posted on March 17, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

When choosing Lake Crescent as a destination in Olympic National Park because it is one of the few places with accommodations in the park, it was a bit of a disappointment when I went to book about a month and … Continue reading →

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Lake Crescent

Posted on December 30, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Lake Crescent sits entirely within the boundaries of Washington State’s Olympic National Park. This deep glacial lake averages about 300 feet deep, but drops to 624 feet at its deepest. The crescent shape gives the 17-mile long lake its name. … Continue reading →

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Olympic National Park

Posted on November 25, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Olympic National Park Olympic National Park covers a significant portion of Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula. Most of the park is in the center of the north end of the peninsula, but there is also a strip along the coast. The … Continue reading →

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Pinto Deer of Clallam County

Posted on September 2, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Normally deer are pretty much just brown. They might have black tails or white tails, and fawns have white spots, but deer of any specific variety all look pretty much the same as one another with a whole lot of … Continue reading →

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Camano Island State Parks

Posted on May 27, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Camano Island is a fairly large island in Washington State’s Island County, sitting between larger Whidbey Island and the mainland. It is close enough to the mainland that it is accessible by a bridge. It has a population of about … Continue reading →

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Camano Island

Posted on March 18, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

One of Washington State’s largest islands at nearly 40 square miles, Camano Island sits north of Seattle in the Possession Sound area of Puget Sound between Whidbey Island and the mainland. A bridge connects Camano Island, which is in Island … Continue reading →

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The Fairy House

Posted on December 24, 2021 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Some years back a miniature fairy house appeared in the woods on top of a stump alongside a trail through a park. Being one of the smaller horse trails it isn’t one of the most traveled trails there, but it … Continue reading →

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