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Today's hike in the snow to Snow Lake, WA Cascades. It was a frigid 15F or -9C.

 

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San Francisco after the rain.

 

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San Francisco after the rain.

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Calendar worthy, for sure! Beautiful photos!

 

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Seattle's Discovery Park view. (and could someone tell me, again, what that white dot is all about - some internal reflection?)

 

[Morty2264]

Seattle's Discovery Park view. (and could someone tell me, again, what that white dot is all about - some internal reflection?)

That is a gorgeous scene.

 

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That is a gorgeous scene.

Thanks. I walk there about three times a week - 3 mile loop. I also bicycle ride there - 15 miles round trip from the house. Compare the almost cloudless day with the one in Post 955 above - more typical.

 

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(and could someone tell me, again, what that white dot is all about - some internal reflection?)

It's lens flare, which is a normal artifact of any lens looking directly into a light source. JJ Abrams loves that effect (just watch his Star Trek reboot, or Super 8). Nice shots!

 

[Morty2264]

Thanks. I walk there about three times a week - 3 mile loop. I also bicycle ride there - 15 miles round trip from the house. Compare the almost cloudless day with the one in Post 955 above - more typical.

Wow! Biking and walking around there must be amazing!

 

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Wow! Biking and walking around there must be amazing!

Well, a lot of the loop is in pleasant forest with two nice openings out to the sound. There's also a way to add another mile to the walk and hit the beach and lighthouse - a steep drop.

Variations on the bike ride can take a rider over the locks between Lake's Washington and Union to Puget Sound and while there visit the fish ladder during the right season and watch the salmon re-enter fresh water to spawn a hundred or so miles upstream.

Cheating but here's some taken with the KeyOne.

 

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Well, a lot of the loop is in pleasant forest with two nice openings out to the sound. There's also a way to add another mile to the walk and hit the beach and lighthouse - a steep drop.

Variations on the bike ride can take a rider over the locks between Lake's Washington and Union to Puget Sound and while there visit the fish ladder during the right season and watch the salmon re-enter fresh water to spawn a hundred or so miles upstream.

Cheating but here's some taken with the KeyOne.

Ooh, that lighthouse pic is nice!

 

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Okay, I was forced into it. Kicking and screaming, well, huffing and puffing. Down to the sea in ships, well, hiking shorts and running shoes (or in my case, walking shoes)

In the water/land image: See that one little tree standing by itself on the right edge of the left tree line - on a clearer day, Mt Rainier is located in that low spot. It you zoom in you can see the West Seattle Bridge in that low spot. The Olympic Mts, Olympic National Park is directly behind the lighthouse. I've got to get down there on a clear day after it snows on them.

 

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Whoops, it failed to post the staircases!!!

 

[Morty2264]

Okay, I was forced into it. Kicking and screaming, well, huffing and puffing. Down to the sea in ships, well, hiking shorts and running shoes (or in my case, walking shoes)

In the water/land image: See that one little tree standing by itself on the right edge of the left tree line - on a clearer day, Mt Rainier is located in that low spot. It you zoom in you can see the West Seattle Bridge in that low spot. The Olympic Mts, Olympic National Park is directly behind the lighthouse. I've got to get down there on a clear day after it snows on them.

Wow, what majestic shots.

 

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Wow, what majestic shots.

Thanks

 

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Hard to get tired of the view. A Pan.

 

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Today's rather moody shot

 

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Today's rather moody shot

This is so beautiful!

 

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Big boat, little boat but not much else. And turn 180 degrees in the other direction to see.... microwave/radar golf ball!

 

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Weather did not cooperate for cross-country skiing so back to Discovery Park aka Disco Park.

There was new snow on the Olympics but clouds made it hard to see. It also was drizzling contrary to Accu-weather which said I had 120 minutes of rain-free walking. I don't think I eked out in 20 minutes.

 

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An out of town visitor led to a trip to Seattle Center to see the Space Needle and the Chihuly Glass installation, a permanent exhibit of his art glass including some huge pieces or constructions.