Catch Up!

I haven't added anything here for a spell. We didn't drop off the earth or anything; rather, we've been exploring our Earth. We've been traveling around, checking out geology and ecosystems from North Idaho to the Olympic Peninsula, through the North Cascades Highway and the Great Grand Coulee. From the desert to the ocean to the rainforest to treading small patches of snow in the subalpine zone of Hurricane Ridge and Cascades, the children were saturated with the workings of the planet. My son spent time with bioDad and they enjoyed the Avatar exhibit, which was really cool since my son wants to go into animation.

Desert Scrubland, near Ephrata, WA

Cascades, near Leavenworth, WA

Snoqualmie Falls, WA There are turbines that use the falls to give hydroelectric power in the area. An interesting example of cooperation between the tribes, who need the tumbling water in order to fulfill their spirituality and the people who run the power station, which pulls water from the falls.  

Neah Bay, WA This is at the very Northwestern tip of Washington on the Makah Indian Reservation. They have a spectacular museum there.

Giant Statues at the Makah museum.

Rialto Beach, WA

Some old growth cedar stumpage

Giant Sitka Spuce near the Hoh Rainforest

East side of the Cascades (standing on snow)

Part of the Cascades

Descending into the coulee near Pateros, WA. The evening air was thick with the smell of apples.