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Tag Archives: trains
Trails, Trains, and a Golf Course
Yesterday I took a hike along the Chambers Bay Loop that circles the Chambers Bay Golf Course, in University Place, Washington. It is a 3.25 trail that involves some serious incline. In the above image, you can see part of … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged Chambers Bay Golf Course, Chambers Bay Loop, golfing, hiking, hiking trails, photography, Scottish links, trains, travel, University Place
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Super Summer Day!
What a super, summer day it was here in the Puget Sound Region…plenty of warmth and sunshine! It doesn’t get much better than this! And what a great day to head to a beach, which was exactly what I did. … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Photography, Travel
Tagged Chambers Bay, nature, ocean, photography, Puget Sound, scenic, trains, travel, water
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All Aboard!
May 11th was National Train Day, and being an avid train traveler, I hopped on one to see the special event exhibit at the Portland, OR Amtrak train depot. This is one of the lovelier, historic train depots I have … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged Amtrak, caboose, historic trains, National Train Day, Pacific Railroad, photography, Portland, rail travel, SP&S 700, steam engines, steam locomotive, train depots, trains, travel, Union Pacific
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Dragons, Gnomes, and Trolls
I recently went for a drive on the Olympic Peninsula to check out a few new things I learned about recently from the locals there. One of them is the Salt Creek Recreation Area and Tongue Point, located just off … Continue reading
Riding the Rails to San Francisco
I’ve lived on the west coast for over 30 years and never had the opportunity to visit San Francisco until just a few years ago. What prompted me to visit “The City by the Bay” was my discovery of riding … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged Alcatraz Island, Amtrak, Aquarium of the Bay, Coast Starlight, Exploratorium, Fisherman's Wharf, Hard Rock Cafe, landscapes, Marina District, mountains, Mt Shasta, Oakland Bay Bridge, Pacific Northwest, Palace of Fine Arts, Panama Pacific International Exhibition, photography, San Francisco, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, sea lions, trains, west coast travel
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