More from the coast ride

Posted on September 3, 2012 by cyetso

As promised;

All paths lead to the ocean. Well, this one did anyway –

 

 

Coastlines need lighthouses for the sailors. They put this one on an island three miles out to sea. Which makes the little camera struggle, but you get the point –

 

 

We found the world’s largest spruce tree. It’s a hundred-ninety-one feet tall, 1000 years old, and sixty feet around. It lives near Lake Quinault, in the rainforest, which gets around 12 FEET of rain each year. The tree in question –

 

 

The lake in question –

 

 

Perfect weather for the coast –

 

 

 

That concludes today’s lesson on how to ride your motorcycle around the Peninsula.

Now, if I could only get motivated to finish the lessons on Whistler, Pebble Beach, Vancouver, and the Blue Angels, we’d be somewhere closer to caught up.

Anyways, thanks for tagging along.

 

 

 

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Milton saw the ocean –

Posted on September 2, 2012 by cyetso

It was his first trip to the Pacific since he was shipped over from China on a cargo ship –

 

The view is much better this way. As long as he doesn’t let go of the clutch reservoir, we’ll be fine.

A lovely tour of the Olympic Peninsula; 6 hours of riding, and somewhere around 275 miles. New seat is working out well. Stopped in Port Angeles for lunch, and a couple other spots along the way. More tomorrow, I’m going to bed.

 

 

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Hit the road

Posted on September 1, 2012 by cyetso

Off to see the ocean. Found it right next to the Half Moon Bay Bar and Grill in Westport. They’re famous for their Bloody Mary –

Not bad, but it might been a bit of false advertising. Did like the mad collection of nibbles on the rim of the glass.

Quite the fishing villiage –

Tomorrow off to Forks and wherever.

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Help! They’ve surrounded us….

Posted on August 31, 2012 by cyetso

I don’t know if this was a planned outcome, or just nature doing it’s thing –

 

 

The Black-eyed Susans look like they’re moving in for the kill.

Looked cool at the time. I like it.

 

 

 

 

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You don’t see that every day….

Posted on August 30, 2012 by cyetso

Went to the grocery store on the way home, and guess what I see….

Here’s a hint –

 

 

You got it, it’s the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile!!! No baloney!! (Don’t roll your eyes at me, you know I had to) –

 

 

They drove it up from California, it’s road legal and everything –

 

 

Well, you don’t see that every day. Unless you’re the guy that drives the Wienermobile. Then it’s all rather ho-hum I suspect. Another day on the job, listening to idiots like me make wiseacre comments comments about the GIANT hot-dog you drive.

 

 

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Outta work early today,

Posted on August 29, 2012 by cyetso

Rode on down to the the locks, just to see what’s happening. Found this sliding into the large lock –

 

 

Notice just off the right front corner of the barge (bottom/left of the photo), the ripples in the water? The salmon are pretty active right now. Chinook, I think.

Anyway, so there’s 200 feet of rock and sand. all being expertly maneuvered single-handed, by the Island Chief. She’s a 75 foot, 1800 horsepower, ‘pusher tug’. Boy are these tug Captains good! They filled the lock, opened the lakeside gate, and AWAY she went –

 

 

I love that about this town; You can jam down to some-anywhere, and see just about anything. Seriously, when’s the last time you watched a 10-million-pound* barge rise 20 feet, and then get pushed off to it’s lakeside destination? Pretty cool, another awesome Seattle day.

 

 

 

* – I have NO idea what a loaded barge weighs. I think it’s a lot. Probably more than your house. Unless you live in one of those downtown high-rises. Then I think it’s a tie.

 

 

 

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Boulevard of broken dreams…

Posted on August 28, 2012 by cyetso

Hiking around the hood today revealed this –

 

Even if it is a 78 Eldorado, it’s still a Cadillac. Not sure if it has a future, or had a past. Either way, someone’s keeping it, for some reason.

I’d kinda like to know.

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France

Posted on August 27, 2012 by cyetso

Soon this little guy will be a giant sunflower –

 

 

Sunflowers remind us of France. I think that’s why they get planted every year. I also think it’s kinda funny watching the squirrels eat all the seeds off the top.

Should get back to France.

 

 

 

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Like Axl Rose says, PATIENCE

Posted on August 26, 2012 by cyetso

Just a little patience. Finally got the hummingbird in the lens –

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She was quite nervous, and didn’t hang around long, constantly checking her surroundings

 

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I hope I can catch her mate, he’s got great, iridescent colors on his head-dress.

As an aside; This is probably the final nail in the coffin of this particular camera lens. I don’t particularly care for the way these photos are turning out. And since I know it’s not me, it must be the gear. Right? I also refuse to manipulate these shots, so what the camera sees, is what you get. It’s all about learning and getting better. No point in making the software make you look like a hero. Hows about taking a better shot to start with??? Any recommendations from you Canon people out there would be more than welcome.

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Just around the corner now…

Posted on August 25, 2012 by cyetso

Yes indeed, fall does mean football –

 

I’m ready. How about you?

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