Catching up on photos

As promised in my last post, here are the photos that haven't gotten posted since other things have taken my attention.

Creatures, Rocks, and Fruit

The last of July's photos seemed to fit into these three categories. Photos below.

Reflections on the Spokane River

This time of year, the river is moving quite slowly, so at times, it's nearly like a mirror. A few photos below.

Birthday Hike at McKenzie Conservation Area

I took my birthday off from work, and went for another trip to McKenzie Conservation Area, which is on the northwest corner of Newman Lake. We had just come back from the west or green side of the state, and I knew that there are small pockets of "west side" at McKenzie. So I got to see the big cedar trees and ferns again. And it made me feel a little better.

Photos below:

Misc. Photos - June 2018

Mostly flower and animal photos below the jump break.

2018 Vacation - Day 5

Day 5 was spent driving back home, sadly leaving the west side with all the green vegetation and ocean views, to head back to the dry, brown side of the state. We weren't able to stop at Crescent Lake due to road construction, and didn't really have the time anyway. There wasn't much delay at the ferry ride and other than some more road construction, we had a good trip back home. A few photos below the jump break.

2018 Vacation - Day 4

Day 4 started in Port Angeles, Washington. We took Highway 112 along the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which takes you to the Makah Indian Reservation. We visited the museum, and then drove on out to Cape Flattery. A trail goes out to the cliff edge which is as far northwest as one can go in the lower 48 states. Then we drove down to La Push first beach. We spent the night in Forks, Washington.

There was a lot of fog by the ocean the entire day. Due to the fog, the weather was around 20 degrees colder than just few miles inland where the sun was shining. Photos below.

2018 Vacation -Day 3

Day 3 started in Burlington, Washington. We drove to Deception Pass State Park and took in the beautiful scenery there. Then it was on to the Coupeville Ferry terminal for a ride to Port Townsend. After that, we drove on to Port Angeles for the night. Photos below.

2018 Vacation - Day 2

Day 2 began at Winthrop, WA and ended in Burlington, WA. The route between the two is the absolutely stunning North Cascades Highway. I have wanted to go on this road ever since I found out it existed. There are plenty of pull-offs to admire the scenery and we made good use of them. Photos below.

Bees Working

A few days ago on my walk, I went past some lavender plants and noticed that there were some bees busily gathering pollen. Below the jump break are the photos that turned out somewhat decently.

2018 Vacation - Day 1

This year, it worked out so that we could take a week's vacation in June around our anniversary. I  got the rental car on Saturday, so that we could leave Sunday morning to go to Winthrop, which is in north central Washington, on the eastern edge of the Cascade Mountains. Photos below.

International Lone Star - Interior Photos

Back in early 2015, I arrived early at the local blood donation center, noticed a hobby store near by, and decided to spend the few extra minutes there. While looking around, I noticed an International Lone Star model up on a top shelf. I had seen these models for sale online for around $80 up to $150, and had told myself that if I ever saw one for sale in a hobby shop at a good price, I would buy it. The price tag was just below $80. After a few moments of "internal war" with myself, I took it to the check-out counter. I told the guy at the cash register that there was no one here to talk me out of buying this, so here goes. He laughed and said that they like it when that happens!

At any rate, not long after purchasing it, I moved across the country and began a new life. The model sat in the storage closet for a couple of years. I've finally gotten around to working on it. The interior is done with some photos of that below the jump break.

RS0ISS Transmissions

Last weekend, the Russian segment of the International Space Station transmitted some SSTV photos of amateur radio satellites. This time, I used a 1/4 wave magnetic mount antenna on the top of the toaster oven. Photos below.

May '18 Photos (iPhone)

Odds and ends.

May '18 Misc. Photos (Canon)

Odds and ends.

Mount Kit Carson, Washington

On May 28th, I took my third annual trip to Mt. Spokane State Park on Memorial Day. However, this time, I decided to hike to a different peak in the park. Mount Kit Carson is southwest of Mt. Spokane, and is around 600 feet lower. Photos below the jump break.

Riverfront Park - Spokane, WA

Photos from May 23. The Spokane River was running high. The new building for the carousel is also open.

Falls Park - Post Falls, ID

This park is just off I-90. When I stopped in last month, the river level was high due to mountain snow melt. Photos below.

April 2018 Photos (Canon)

It's mostly wildlife and wildflowers this month, but there's photos of a B17 also.

Lightning Photos

Rather infrequently, we'll get a storm that has some lightning with it. Back on the evening of April 7, a storm came through and I was able to capture a couple of photos from the deck. Antoine Peak is the hill in the background with the blinking radio tower lights.

Up on Mica Peak

On March 31, I made another trip up on Mica Peak. There hadn't been much snow down here on the valley floor this past winter, and I was still wanting to try out the snow shoes that my wife had gotten me for Christmas. Here's some photos from the hike.

The Campbell House

On the grounds of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, the Campbell house is one of the historic homes of Spokane. We visited it recently while also taking in the Titanic artifacts exhibit. Photos below.