Diet And Travel

A Photoblog post of my random travels.


"Smell the sea and feel the sky, let your soul and spirit fly." Van Morrison




We arrived at Ocean Shores Washington, we had a hotel near the beach and a nice dinner at the Quinalt Resort & Casinos. We took a scenic drive along the coast on Rt 109, there are many beaches along this route. One of the beaches reminded us of home our own Ocean City Maryland but this is called Ocean City, Washington. Hubby found a Sand Dollar on one of beaches, we saw a lot of shorebirds and gulls. So check out below, some of our images from our over night visit.

A view at the Ocean Shores beach.




 Birds and cars on the beach, I hope the birds stay safe.



I am not sure what these blooms are called, these bushes were near a lot of the beaches and trails.



Below are some scenes from our walk along the trail at the Griffiths-Priday Ocean State Park.  Here you see the river, dunes and beach. I am not sure of my hummingbird id, I was told it could be a Rufous or an Allen's.



It is hard to tell were the sand ends and the ocean and sky begin.






I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but more of a reminder for me and my hubby of where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.

A Photoblog post of my random travels.


"Time spent amongst trees is never wasted time."  Katrina Mayer

As we headed south toward Ocean Shores Washington, we broke up our drive with a walk on the Quinalt Rainforest nature trail.  It is a gorgeous well groomed trail with a beautiful forest. It is noted that the trail is .05 to .09 miles long, a short and sweet walk. :)


The trail is winding high above the creek for awhile.





Looking down at the creek and some cascades.



Trillium


Trees, trees and more trees growing out of trees.


More Trillium


Looking up at the tall trees.







I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but more of a reminder for me and my hubby of where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.

A Photoblog post of my random travels.

"Close your eyes and breathe."

Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park Washington State, photos from the trail and beach. I enjoy enjoy the walk and the photos. 























I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but more of a reminder for me and my hubby of where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.

A Photoblog post of my random travels.


"Be still like a mountain and flow like a great river." Lao Tzu

I need to delete images from my computer, there are way too many right now. I will be posting twice a week on this blog until I catch up.


Leaving our ocean front resort and the more northern beaches of the Olympic Nat'l Park we headed south for our next night stay at Ocean Shores, Washington. But, we made a few stops along the way at the Quinalt Rainforest .

We stopped at a few overlooks with a view of the Pacific Ocean. There are two people walking down on the beach, they look tiny in my photo. Click on the photo for larger viewing.


A short hike to the largest Spruce Tree in the Quinalt Rainforest.





The Merriman Falls at 40 feet is viewable from the road, there are places to park in certain areas.


This is the Bunch Creek Falls also seen from the road. The falls is about 60 feet tall




A pullover next to the river had a nice view of the Olympic Mountains in the distance.


Not sure if this is the Merriman Creek or the Quinalt River. Both are in this area.









I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but more of a reminder for me and my hubby of where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.

A Photoblog post of my random travels.


"Travel does the heart good." unknown


We spent 4 nights on the coast at the Quiluete Resort on First Beach but during our 4 days we visited various beaches and the Hoh Rainforest all part of the Olympic National Park.  These are images from our hike to Third Beach.




















I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but more of a reminder for me and my hubby of where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.

A Photoblog post of my random travels.



"Wander often. Wonder always." 

The Hoh Rainforest is one of my favorite parks of the Olympic National Park. It is lush and green, beautiful ferns, moss and trees.








View from the trail at the Hoh Rainforest.


The Hoh River















I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but more of a reminder for me and my hubby of where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.

A Photoblog post of my random travels.

"Let your dreams set sail."   


I am sharing some photos and scenes from our visit to Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park, near La Push Washington. I will let my photos speak for themselves, it is a beautiful beach. I hope you enjoy!




























I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but more of a reminder for me and my hubby of where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.

A Photoblog post of my random travels.



" A traveler without observation is a bird without wings."  Moslih Eddin Saadi 

The Cape Flattery Trail located on the Makah Reservation takes you to the most Northwestern part of the USA. 









There are a few overlooks to check out on the way to the furthest point of the trail and the Cape Flattery.






There are some great looking trees along the trail, we could hear a Bald Eagle calling from a nearby nest.





I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but more of a reminder for me and my hubby of where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.