Water Views

There have been visitor days with many events in them, and a shopping day (new camera), an outer coast day, lying-around-reading days, procrastination days. Time flies.

One of the Evergreen container ships crosses the bottom of the street, December 30th, 2011. (Click for larger image.)

Sunrises have been gorgeous, even with a shortage of clear-weather days.

Sunrise to the NNE, sunrise to the SSE, December 31, 2011 (Click for larger image.)

The 'fish window' ended, and the dam removal contractor is able to work in the riverbed again. Holidays and winter storms have interfered a bit, but woo hoo, dam cam entertainment once again on the agenda.

Some work between storms at the upper dam. Glines Canyon Dam Cam, December 28, 2011 (Click for larger image.)RF & I watched the action at Elwha Dam from the overlook, December 23, 2011 (Click for larger image.)

With RF & MS, ran all over the local landscape, but in their style. Tiny walks, shopping, meals in, meals out, questing for lavender salad dressing, sidetrip to the most supremely weird Roadside America location you never heard of (Troll Haven in Gardiner, overlooking Discovery Bay); twice to Salt Creek (once with RF, once the three of us), a walk in the forest at Barnes Creek, waiting for logships, and all. Oh, and a rock and roll dancing party, thankyou youtube.

Barnes Creek, trail to Marymere Falls, December 24, 2011 (Click for larger image.)

The tides are never right at this time of year. Every time I bring a visitor to Salt Creek, the tidepools are under the waves.

Tongue Point, invisible, December 23, 2011 (Click for larger image.)

...and the little island is indubitably an island, and we can't walk on the sand out to it.

Salt Creek County Park, December 25, 2011 (Click for larger image.)

It's almost all about water, innit? Except when it's about people.

RF and MS at the gates of Troll Haven, dusk, December 23, 2011