Memories of Washington State

Memories of Washington State, Nov 2022

I loved Washington State and there were many memorable moments.  Here are a few photographs which summarise my visit and I hope at the same time that you may find them amazing.

Firstly, on clear nights we had so many stars to view.  The area was light pollution free and as these pictures show there are starry skies.  A wonderful place for stargazing.

Looking up to the stars on the road outside our log cabin.

Second, the reservoirs around Mount Rainier were very low.  A low water mark is normal at this time of year as they generally fill up in the spring when the snow melts and runs down the mountain.  However this year, the levels were very low.  In the Alder reservoir, the remains of the towns that were submerged were becoming visible again.  However, this one of the tree stumps was quite sensational and almost alien like in its appearance.

The low levels of Alder lake reservoir reveal an ancient forest.

Thirdly, there was smoke around the mountains, some of it from log burning cabins.  Smoke clouds from smouldering fires that were still burning from the summer months lingered over the landscape. 

The harsh beauty of Riffe Lake
Deadwood overlooks the lake.

My first view of Mount Rainier which is to the far left of the following picture, was exciting. What caught my attention is the amazing cloud fornatiion as shown here. I had never seen lenticular cloud formation before and this is caused by the heat of the mountains. They are dormant volcanoes and so the thermal currents produce interesting cloud formations.

Lenticular cloud formation over the mountains.

The final pictures show the warmth of the log cabin both outside and inside.  The cabins were warm and cosy.  The bright lights contrast with the dark of the forest.  Inside the cabins are ready for a long time of celebration, starting with Thanksgiving and moving onto Christmas.

The warmth of the log cabin during the blue hour.

Thanksgiving is all about family and we had a lot of fun during our week in Ashford near to Mount Rainier National Park as this picture shows!!

Thanksgiving is all about family.


Latest Products

5 1 vote
Article Rating
Spread the love
Subscribe
Notify of
guest

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

1 Comment
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
trackback
21 days ago

[…] Memories of Washington State 0 0 votes Article Rating […]

1
0
Would love your thoughts, please comment.x
()
x