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Post by tireman on Nov 26, 2011 15:50:42 GMT
Thanks Jillian for all the great photos and music.
Being an Ozzie I would think you would be used to snakes..lol
Larry x
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Post by Joe on Nov 26, 2011 17:53:31 GMT
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Post by martindn on Dec 3, 2011 14:47:27 GMT
There is the Dungeness Spit, which has a wonderful forest trail, leading right down to the beach (the Spit). Hayley seems to like the beach. Yes, I've been to Dungeness. Didn't see too many trees, but lots of shingle. But I guess the view is not improved by the nuclear power station. www.nothingtoseehere.net/2006/05/dungeness_kent_1.htmlMartin D
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Post by mihizawi on Dec 3, 2011 20:02:36 GMT
Hi everyone... just wanted to say that this week I have vacations from the university, and I will try to catch up with this website so I can get back to my usual activity here... Hopefully this time I will be successful. I've missed you guys.
Michal
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Post by Libby on Dec 4, 2011 5:12:30 GMT
Umm, that's not the same thing. That is in England, and I have never been to England in my life. Are you just kidding, or something? What I'm talking about is the Dungeness SPIT, part of the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge/Recreation area. It's in Sequim, Washington, USA on the Olympic Peninsula. And there are lots and lots of trees on the way down to the beach! I go there almost every summer, I think I should know. And there are no nuclear power plants there. The ones in my state are nowhere near this area. Here are a few pictures, which will show you it is much more attractive than that photo you shared: The view from the trail: pages.cs.wisc.edu/~kronenfe/pics/ROADTRIP07/6-25/dungeness_spit.jpgThe beach with the Olympic mountains in view: www.arroyorain.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DungenessOlympicsLog.jpgThe far more attractive lighthouse, which is 6 miles out: phil2bin.com/images/20081101_DungenessLighthouse.jpgOne of the cliff-dwelling birds I see there every year: www.zuropak.com/Pigeon-Guillemot-(51).jpgAnd... TREES! farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/4366767237_d4589b9d0c.jpg"Nothing to see", huh? i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif I think we know which one Hayley would rather go to!
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Post by martindn on Dec 4, 2011 21:35:46 GMT
Hi Libby, Yes I was "joking or something". And I think I know which one I would prefer to go to too, having seen those photos. But aren't you in Kent too? But I bet ours was named first! Martin D
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Post by Libby on Dec 5, 2011 7:12:34 GMT
Yes, I'm in Kent, Washington, and it was named after the Kent in England, of course. But it was originally called Titusville! There is still a Titus street, though. Sequim is about 2 hours west, and it's the first and only Sequim! It's a word in the Klallum language, basically meaning "place for going to shoot". I usually go there for the annual lavender festival, since Sequim is the Lavender Capital of North America!
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Post by Libby on Dec 5, 2011 7:13:28 GMT
Well, since this is now in the chat thread, I'll post the photos directly onto the forum. Dungeness Spit/Recreation area Click on image to enlarge. Click on image to enlarge. The Pigeon Guillemot (this not necessarily taken there, but it was the nicest picture I found):
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Post by Libby on Dec 5, 2011 7:42:03 GMT
Now that I've gotten started, I might as well show off some more of the Olympic Peninsula: A lavender farm with the Olympic Mts. in sight: The Olympic Mountains... wow! Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park (named for the strong winds up there): Lake Crescent: Are you all going to book hotels here now?
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Post by Richard on Dec 5, 2011 8:51:03 GMT
Thanks for posting the wonderful photographs, Libby! I reduced the size of two of them in your first post but made them clickable to enlarge. I couldn't get the third image in your second post to display so I uploaded it to my own album. I've also added the photograph of the Dungeness beach hut to Martin D's post. Richard
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Post by postscript on Dec 5, 2011 16:46:38 GMT
Some lovely photographs Libby (olympian!). Thanks for sharing.
Peter S.
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Post by martindn on Dec 5, 2011 22:15:42 GMT
Hi Libby,
WOW! Those are some serious mountains, and the mountaineer in me gets excited by thinks like that. After all, I grew up in the fens, where the village of Ramsey Heights is partly below sea level!!! I think the higher parts are about 4 feet above. And with a name like that it is one of the highest points. The Pidley Mountain Rescue is located on the edge of the fens, and is therefore a bit higher, at best 88 feet above sea level. So I have learned to love and respect mountains. And those are wonderful ones, with real snow. I loved to rock climb when I was young and fit, and still do a bit of mountain walking. You are fortunate indeed to have such mountains nearby.
Love the pictures. Thanks for posting.
Martin D
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Post by Libby on Dec 6, 2011 2:07:08 GMT
You're welcome. And thanks for re-sizing the photos, Richard. I can never figure out how to do that. I've never been to Lake Crescent, but now I'm desperate to go! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif I'll post a few more soon. Incidentally, for any Twilight fans out there, Forks is also on the Olympic Peninsula. It's going to take me a while to cover the whole state, but now I've gotten started, I want to keep going! As long as you all don't mind.
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Post by Libby on Dec 6, 2011 7:26:05 GMT
Now for some peaks in the Cascade Mts., east of Seattle (the Olympics are west): Mt. Baker, our snowiest peak: Mt. Baker with the tulip fields of the Skagit Valley, near Mt. Vernon, Washington; a popular tourist destination, people around the world visit every year: Mt. Shuksan: Mt. Rainier, the one I can see right in my area; this lake is just a little ways from my neighborhood: A closer view of Rainier, with beautiful wildflowers: Mt. Adams: And last, but not least, Mt. St. Helens, or what's left of it: Click for larger: www.vannattabros.com/20081st/helens.jpg
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Post by Libby on Dec 6, 2011 7:55:09 GMT
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