The Nordland General Store on Marrowstone Island, Jefferson County, WA

Well stocked and atmospheric on the inside, too.

Fava bean spread in Nordland, WA

Plenty of pod for the compost bin

24 ounces of fresh grown favas

Took an hour to skin each bean after steaming. Hope they taste grand.

Playing chicken with a container ship

On the Walla Walla bound for ONP

Friday 7/31 on the 11:55 to Kingston. A long weekend of biking and a backpack is my plan.

Summer Wednesday glorious day to ride the Ship Canal

Fly fishing at Hope Lake on Tuesday

Why it’s worth it

Hiking in a pandemic

From Tonga Ridge

Best company on Lopez

In MacKaye Harbor.

Fisherman’s Bay

Shark Reef LI

Lopezians get it

My diy Vashon Island bouquet

Tuesday is a recovery from yesterday's monster effort: nearly 50 miles plus 2699' elevation and 2598 calories!

Heading back

The labyrinth at the church of the Holy Spirit

It's great when I have the time to
pop in on the way back to the ferry.

Flowers for sale at Sweet Alyssan Farm near downtown VI

Never gets old

Quartermasters coming into Burton

Sent from my iPhone

Healthy lunch at 11:30 am off Vashon Hwy.

The scenic view of Mt Rainier now blocked by trees

Amazing gate on Westside Hwy

Arrived at 8am on a splendid Monday

Making hay while the sun shines.

7:40 am Water taxi ride to Vashon

And only 5miles RT

A favorite view

For a future dry camp (with snow bank nearby)

Even the approach FS road is covered in blossoms

Hiking during a pandemic

Box o chocolates pretty

Phlox on NK

Phlox, violets and strawberries

28 mile lake

You are here

Succulents and Mt Rainier

Saturday flowers #1

Noble Knob trail from FE 7222

Summer meal 2

Curry spiced lentil soup

Summer meal 1

Mixed salad with raspberries.

Thursday morning in the yard

Saturday at Sunrise MRNP

A present from Senegal

When in Prosser

Time to shop

In Eastern Washington, making the last day still fun.

In camp the mosquitoes were infernal

My last night’s camp

Inlet to the lake

Bald eagles waiting to fish

Anthony Lake

I realized I've ridden here on my first Cycle Oregon in the 90s

Anthony Lakes CG in the Wallowas near North Powder, OR