A Gallery: Delights & Splendors of Cascadia

[Hornblende]

Safe travels...It's slightly damp here atm

Sure wish I could run across the border and meet you at a pub...The Raven perhaps.

Head north, CB, head north!

 

[yukonnights]

Really some interesting and quality photos...I especially like the Sunlight in the Forest shot, I think I need some sunlight is why.

Another unique one of the Multnomha Falls (Some Wiki trivia: The Multnomah people are a band of the Chinook Tribe who originally resided on and near Sauvie Island in Oregon. The Multnomah and the related Clackamas tribes lived in a series of villages along the river near the mouth of the Willamette River on the Columbia River (the Willamette was also called the "Multnomah" in the early 19th century). According to archaeologists, the villages in the area were home to approximately 3,400 people year-round, and as many as 8,000 during fishing and wappato-harvesting seasons (wappato is a marsh-grown plant like a potato or onion and a staple food).

And the poor sailing vessel "Hard Row to Hoe" looks like she is a long way from home, frozen in the ice and possibly Captained by wino

 

[yukonnights]

Meanwhile, back in Haines Alaska, the 'Good Partner' has probably found her last resting place...I wonder what stories she could tell ? ETA: You might can notice that the bow is split from deck to keel...(sorry, I got this one a little too dark due to working on too bright of a computer screen

 

[yukonnights]

A couple of old houses in Haines, AK. I adjusted this in Photoshop with a "watercolor" filter (as I recall)...it brightened up the shot and made it more 'artsy' to my eye.

 

[yukonnights]

Back in Oregon, these two images are from my backyard. The original was shot as the sun was setting, my intent was to do the second one which is highly modified in Photoshop for an Art Poster attempt.

Original Shot:

Modified Shot:

 

[cascadiabound]

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Mt Baker WA

 

[cascadiabound]

Really some interesting and quality photos

And the poor sailing vessel "Hard Row to Hoe" looks like she is a long way from home, frozen in the ice and possibly Captained by wino

So... this vessel is not as far from water as she looks... it is only shouting distance to Lake Chelan.

The Winery takes its name from the history of a mining community up the lake whose workers were wont to visit an establishment of ladies down the lake a bit... (ooo la la) and an enterprising fellow set himself up a little business rowing the miners to the ladies in a small rowing shell...and back again...
thus...
A "Hard Row to Hoe" (lol - )

 

[yukonnights]

So... this vessel is not as far from water as she looks... it is only shouting distance to Lake Chelan.

The Winery takes its name from the history of a mining community up the lake whose workers were wont to visit an establishment of ladies down the lake a bit... (ooo la la) and an enterprising fellow set himself up a little business rowing the miners to the ladies in a small rowing shell...and back again...
thus...
A "Hard Row to Hoe" (lol - )

That's a funny story...maybe under those circumstances it wasn't such a 'Hard Row' after all considering the payoff at the end

Amazing Mt Baker moon-rise, by the way...

 

[Mister_Song]

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The southern coast of Washington, February 14, 2017. As I reached the beach, clouds were moving in.

 

[Mister_Song]

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The clouds, water, and beach were surreally beautiful--like being surrounded by living, evolving, photoshop filters. None of this has been doctored in any way, though--just photos straight from my Nexus 5x phone.

 

[Mister_Song]

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The sunset had hues of orange and purple that I'd never seen before.

 

[cascadiabound]

these are all gorgeous Mr Song. Thank you so much for posting.

 

[Mister_Song]

these are all gorgeous Mr Song. Thank you so much for posting.

You're so welcome! Thank you so much for creating this thread. I've lived in Seattle for 15 years and love basking in the natural beautiful of the surrounding area. I can see the Olympics from my window and can walk to the ocean in 5 minutes, and the beauty of both still take my breath away daily.

 

[DevilKitty]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a241/Avisionaire/coast2_zpshgxeucf9.jpg

The clouds, water, and beach were surreally beautiful--like being surrounded by living, evolving, photoshop filters. None of this has been doctored in any way, though--just photos straight from my Nexus 5x phone.

This one is just incredible! Wow.

 

[Mister_Song]

This one is just incredible! Wow.

I was looking for something to distract me from being alone on Valentine's Day and Mother Nature said "Here, soothe your heart with this." It was just the thing.

 

[DevilKitty]

I was looking for something to distract me from being alone on Valentine's Day and Mother Nature said "Here, soothe your heart with this." It was just the thing.

I love the coast during the off season. There is something so calming about it.

 

[Mister_Song]

I love the coast during the off season. There is something so calming about it.

Oh, I do as well--for precisely that reason. During the summer that area is so awash with people it would be difficult to see the sand.

 

[DevilKitty]

Oh, I do as well--for precisely that reason. During the summer that area is so awash with people it would be difficult to see the sand.

I really wish I lived on the coast. The sunsets alone, make it worth it.

 

[Mister_Song]

I really wish I lived on the coast. The sunsets alone, make it worth it.

They definitely do. When I drive along the coast of Washington and Oregon, I tease myself by looking at the prices of land and homes near the ocean.

And then I sigh and keep driving.

 

[DevilKitty]

They definitely do. When I drive along the coast of Washington and Oregon, I tease myself by looking at the prices of land and homes near the ocean.

And then I sigh and keep driving.

That's funny. I do the same thing. I collect all the little flyers and go home and dream
Then cry myself to sleep.

 

[Mister_Song]

That's funny. I do the same thing. I collect all the little flyers and go home and dream
Then cry myself to sleep.

Aww. I know that feeling exactly.

At least we can visit.

 

[DevilKitty]

Aww. I know that feeling exactly.

At least we can visit.

Very good point.

 

[tomboners]

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Mt. Rainier

 

[Mister_Song]

Mt. Rainier

Beautiful image. Mt. Ranier is so amazingly enormous, it's difficult to comprehend. It's not only visible from Seattle--it takes up a fair amount of the horizon. And historically, the flows of mud that take place when it erupts bury everything from Seattle to Tacoma, moving until they reach the ocean.

 

[tomboners]

Beautiful image. Mt. Ranier is so amazingly enormous, it's difficult to comprehend. It's not only visible from Seattle--it takes up a fair amount of the horizon. And historically, the flows of mud that take place when it erupts bury everything from Seattle to Tacoma, rolling until they reach the ocean.

The first time I saw it was perhaps 25 years ago flying into Seattle. Your just flying along and all the sudden this massive mountain comes up and it's just amazing. I grew up in Colorado so I was used to big mountains, but Rainier just stands out on it's own which makes it all the more amazing.