Nisqually State Park, Eatonville, WA Washington June 2023 A Short Hike in Nisqually State Park After a day of driving, we stayed in the area and visited Washington’s newest park, Nisqually State Park. Washington acquired land in the area and created Nisqually State Park. The park opened officially in 1990 and is located in the […]
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Time to Say Goodbye Again! Oregon The Fox Chase Flat The past week, our home away from home was a charming, spacious Airbnb apartment, in Portland’s friendly, urban neighborhood Concordia. We loved the parks, restaurants, and coffee shops just around the corner and weren’t surprised to learn that this neighborhood is considered one of the
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International Rose Test Garden, Portland Oregon The International Rose Test Garden Is Simply A Lust for The Eyes Sometimes you just need to change plans. Hubby and I had planned to hike part of the Wildwood trail. The marker with directions to the Rose Garden at the starting point near the parking lot made us
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Powell Butte Nature Park, Portland Oregon Our 1st Visit to Powell Butte! We expected to walk in a park surrounded by houses when we drove to the Powell Butte Nature Park’s parking lot. However, as we climbed up the hill into the park, the houses disappeared. Suddenly, we were surprised to see the very beautiful
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Kelley Point Park, OR Oregon We are baack! How wonderful it is to be back in the Pacific Northwest to continue our traveling adventure again! I was excited to see the beautiful white mountaintops flying into the area again. After we landed and drove to our accommodation, everything looked cheerful. Driving through Portland, we saw
Exploring Wassenaar with Nature, History, and Automobiles Somewhere in The Netherlands Discovering The Clingendael & Oosterbeek Estates We parked on the edge of the city and walked along the historic Leidsestraatweg toward the Oosterbeek and Clingendael estates. The history of Clingendael dates back to the 17th century (“valley between the clingen (dunes)”). In the 19th
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The Loonse and Drunense Dunes National Park Somewhere in The Netherlands The Loonse and Drunense Dunes National Park In 2002, the Loonse and Drunense Dunes became a national park to protect the area with its sand-drifting character and rare endangered plants and animals. It is one of the largest sand drift areas in Northern Europe.
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The Gorgeous Park of Castle Groeneveld, Baarn Somewhere in The Netherlands The Park of Castle Groeneveld, Baarn On this beautiful sunny spring day in May, my friend and I drove to Castle Groeneveld, Baarn, about 15 miles northeast of Utrecht. Castle Groeneveld is an 18th-century country estate built by Marcus Mamuchet, a wealthy merchant from
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The Utrecht Archives, Discovering Utrecht’s Stored Memory Exploring Dutch Museums and Galleries A Day in Utrecht Our yearly meet-up started with coffee at home before we headed out for a scenic walk toward downtown Utrecht. Along the way, we stopped for lunch at De Pomp. This former gas station, which was transformed into a restaurant,
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A Stroll in Downtown Vianen, Utrecht Somewhere in The Netherlands A Stroll in Downtown Vianen, Utrecht Despite the rain, my friend, her granddaughter, and I walked with her granddaughter in Vianen, Utrecht. Due to the heavy rainfall and the warm weather, nature had exploded, and fresh Spring colors of green, yellow, and purple were abundant
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