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Rocky Rialto

September 13, 2016 — Leave a comment

Railto Beach is part of Olympic National Park and really was a nice beach. There were a couple of people out there but most were hiking north along the beach to further cliffs and sea caves. The beach there by the parking lot has “drift wood” all over but they are entire trees that would take three grown men to reach around and touch fingers if not more. The stones on the beach had a variety of colors and were mostly smooth and round. The mist on the water wouldn’t allow us to look out much farther then you see here out in the ocean. The water as you can image is extremely cold.

Taken with Fujifilm X-Pro2 with 18-55mm lens

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The Olympic’s

August 28, 2016 — Leave a comment

If I could, I would backpack through the Olympic’s. Going up to Hurricane Ridge and other places that we could reach by car was truly awesome but I felt that I missed the heart of the park. People crowd up at Hurricane Ridge and the rain forest making it seem a tourist attraction rather then being with nature in its glory. The slopes were awe inspiring and I loved the very short time that I had with the park.

Taken with Fujifilm X-Pro2

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Yummy Piroshky

August 24, 2016 — Image — Leave a comment

Walking in Pike’s Place in downtown Seattle my girlfriend saw this place (on her bucket list) and ran over and got in line. I quickly followed and we order for each of ourselves and we sure were not disappointed. They were tasty and busy. The counter was maybe 5 feet long and they had 7 people behind the counter in the baking area working hard.

Taken with Fujifilm X-pro2

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Hike up to Cascade’s

August 22, 2016 — Leave a comment

So I managed to get in some time and drive 3.5 hours to Cascade falls that were a lovely falls but for some reason I didn’t get any good pictures of the falls so I might try again some day. The hike was great and cool, a nice breath from the summer. The trail travels right along the stream the entire time so there is always a photo opportunity. I even stopped by Mountain Lake right after this where the filmed Dirty Dancing.

Taken with Fuji X-Pro2 and 18-55mm lens. 

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World Trade Center Reflection

July 4, 2016 — 2 Comments

Walking in New York City down in Lower Manhattan stands the newer tower; One World Trade Center or Freedom Tower. It is the tallest in the country and is a lovely building standing next the the reflection pools and the museum for 9/11. I noticed that the reflection was easy to see in the glass on the museum of the Freedom Tower and so I captured this photograph.

Taken with XPro-2 and 12mm Rokinon lens

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