Pacific Northwest

It doesn’t get any more Northwest in the 48 contiguous states; Cape Flattery –

 

Cape Flattery

 

 

Nice spot. The lighthouse is on Tatoosh Island, a half mile out. Was gonna swim out for a closer look, but the motorcycle riding gear is a bit bulky. Big lens to the rescue –

 

Tatoosh Island lighthouse

 

The hike out is among some crazy trees –

 

Another Crazy Tree

 

 

Perfect day for it weather wise, warm sun, blue skies –

 

Perfect day

 

More from our rooting around the Olympic Peninsula on motorcycles tomorrow. (That was a pretty crappy sentence. Wasn’t it? Good thing I blew off most of any sort of educational opportunities I had. It’s paying off now.) 

 

 

 

 

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Boat racing?

In Port Angeles? Seriously? Let’s check it out.

 

GO TimeGame on

SoakerGO LEFT

Sinister Live Wire Hey Cameraman Follow the Hand Lather Rinse Repeat Fat Buddy

 

ALL-RIGHTY THEN!!! American Sprint Boat Racing at Extreme Sports Park. Crazy good fun.

Not everyone was as impressed –

 

Unfazed

 

 

Probably too busy looking for lunch…

 

 

 

 

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LOOK OUT!

She’s a killer –

 

Beagle

 

Her owner said she had only taken 7 fingers that day, and that she was still hungry. Funny, she doesn’t look vicious…

 

 

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About sums it up

Nice weekend. Hope yours was too? This photo from Snoqualamie Falls sums it up nicely –

 

Sno Falls

 

Very relaxing and the weather was perfect.

 

 

 

 

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Relax

Have a seat. Stay a while. Enjoy the scenery. Relax.

 

relax

 

Better?

Me too.

 

 

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They don’t make them like they used to

Thankfully –

 

Old timer

 

More from Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage Collection later.

 

 

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That was AWESOME

Hammer and Tongs. Vintage motocross. AWESOME!

In no particular order, enjoy…..

 

ATK Beer Gut Racing Big Air CR Hodoka Honda Husky Kawi KX125 KX Maico 490 Maico Mean Green Nice old Yamaha Old Red Old Yamaha Randy's Maico RM Yamaha 175 Yamaha TT500 Yami

 

 

There was tons more. Gonna go back next time and see if I can do better with the camera.

 

 

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More from the zoo

It’s not like I only took the one photo….

The hippo was getting some lunch. Clearly the diet of greens is not working –

 

Hippo

 

 

The King was there looking like he owned the place –

 

Elvis

 

The flamingos were doing flamingo things, like taking a bath –

 

Flamingo bath

 

And then climbing out of the dryer looking perfect

 

Fluff dried

 

 

Then there was this Red Crowned Crane. Just looked good in the lens –

 

Red Crowned Crane

 

And a duck that reminded me of my new motorcycle –

 

Tiger striped duck

 

 

And then, on my way out, this goat tells me that if he could just get his ears to flap fast enough, he was “gonna fly right on out of there….” I didn’t doubt him –

 

ear wings

 

 

Thanks again to Woodland Park Zoo for being a cool place to spend a couple hours with the camera after work.

 

 

 

 

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A bit overrated

Snuck out of work and headed off to the zoo to check out the new (to us) cheetahs –

 

Sleeping kitty

 

If I wanted to watch cats lie around, take an afternoon nap, and basically do nothing, I could have gone home. Worlds fastest gato? Lazy cats, nothing more. (Of course I say this from my side of the fence separating me and said lazy cats. I’m not insane.)

 

 

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Quacked up

Weather has been hot, went to the lake to see something cool –

 

Quacking up

 

She’s cool.

 

 

 

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