The
Nomadic Neuman's12/5/02
Priest Point Park
Olympia, WA
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This is BJ, an African cat we met along the shore. He was hunting for
anything he could get his paws on!
The sunsets
have been breathtaking and remind us to feel grateful for having such
fortunate travel experiences.
Can you
believe it?
Gas
at this price?
Not in California!
Standing
atop the High Steel Bridge
this gorge hundreds of feet down
is an awesome sight.
The
Olympic National Forest
12/6/02
Mt. Rainer
as the fog settles in for the night.
The valley
below the mountain.
These salmon
died from exhaustion as they swam upstream to spawn. Quite a sight to
see as there were hundreds of dead salmon in the riverbeds.
The colorful
sunsets are
majestic & serene.
Annual
Olympia Motorcycle Toy Drive
December
7, 2002
From dirt bikes to Harley's, all carried the holiday spirit with toys brought to the Capitol building.
We heard an estimate of 6,800 rode!
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delicious Washington Braeburn apples.
December
10, 2002
It's always
special to see a rainbow, especially on a miserable & rainy day!
Later that
night, we went for a drive to see Christmas lights, a tradition for
Dan & I.
December
14
Snoqualmie, WA
We took a drive towards the cascade mountain range in hopes of seeing
some snow.
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We did find
Snoqualmie Falls,
an awesome sight, but this photo doesn't do it justice.
We left Olympia heading northwest on Hwy.101 into the foothills of the Olympic Nat'l Forest. Driving through Lilliwaup, past Duckabush and through Hamma Hamma, we arrived at our first nights destination -
Dosewallips
State Park 12/20/02
It was a challenge for the guys to get a campfire started. Everything
was soaked after all the rain the area had been getting. But, the night
was clear & brisk, so we put up our Christmas lights & sat around
the warm fire enjoying our first night out together.
Chuck!
12/21/2002
In the morning, the sun was shining so Chuck & I took a leisurely walk along the Dosewallips River.
We got our first glimpse of the snow covered Olympic Mts.
Mushrooms grew in abundance along with the moles! And tiny little squirrels searched about for the winter food supply.
Hurricane Ridge12/22/02
The Olympic Mountain Range
We finally
got to play in some snow!
What a spectacular sight at this elevation of 7,952 ft.
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Chuck had
fun in the "Discovery Ranger Station" !
12/23/2002
From Hurricane Ridge we drove to the "Hoh
Rain Forest" and
stayed at the Hard Rain Cafe's campground.
This time of year, we were the only campers.....nice,
quiet & private.
Across the
street was the beautiful Hoh River.
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We were
told that a herd of elk had visited the RV campground early the day
we arrived so,
Leanne got up at 5AM (much
to Chuck's chagrin as he slept on the pull out couch) and
waited for the exciting experience.
Alas.....no elk to be seen except for this diorama in the Hoh Rain Forest
Visitor's Center!
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It was such
a pleasure to see the spawning salmon alive and actually fighting their
way upstream.
This huge cypress fell over & left only its' bark standing. A beautiful
heron seemed to enjoy the rain forest.
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Can you guess
which trail we chose to hike?
12/24/02
Kalaloch State Beach
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It was Christmas Eve!
12/25/02
Lake Sylvia, WA
We woke in a peaceful & serene spot
on Christmas morning.
So much to be thankful for.
We
may live in a small space, but we can still bring the Christmas spirit
into our home.
12/29/2002
Olympia, WA
Paul &
Adele had us over for a warm & wonderful Christmas chili dinner.
(left - right)Back: Dan, Paul & Jessie
Front: Adele, Leanne, Chuck & Chris
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Even
Bucky (the dog) enjoyed the evening.
Our "Thanks" again to Paul, Adele
& Jessie for another wonderful holiday celebration!
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