Last few Coast Shots

A few parting shots from a pretty great birthday weekend in Tillamook, Oregon.

Cape Meares Trails

Just so you know: a visit to Cape Meares is appropriate for most people of most abilities.

Bay City Birthday

We had a lovely yurt in lovely weather at a lovely location for Pedro’s birthday.

Fort Walla Walla Museum

I realized the museum might just be more of a general history museum, with the fort as one part of it.

Whitman Mission National Historic Site

Park managers today are doing a good job of telling a more accurate story.

Bennington Lake Trail

Bennington Lake may actually be a reservoir, but it is still an excellent choice for a winter walk with wildlife.

Pioneer Park Aviary

The most amazing thing about Pioneer Park is its aviary.

Cayuse Sisters

These basalt columns are either Cayuse Sisters frozen in stone, or million-year-old lava carved by an unfathomably huge flood from Montana – either story is incredible.

National Museum of Natural History

If one museum is booked for the day, it’s really no concern when you are on the National Mall. Another museum is only steps away.

National Museum of the American Indian

I hadn’t looked for it before. But now that it’s there, it feels really good.