Marymere Falls

The hike to this waterfall in Olympic National Park is a family friendly stroll.

The trail starts at the Storm King Ranger Station.

Merry Christmas

Browns Point Lighthouse

Browns Point is located down the sound near Tacoma.  The lighthouse keeper's cottage looks nice and can be rented.  From 1887 until 1903 a light was hung on a post and maintained by row boat.  In 1903 a wooden lighthouse and the keeper's cottage were built.  The current concrete lighthouse visible to left was put up in 1903.  The boathouse is visible to the right.

Weinermobile

I saw the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile yesterday tooling down I5 between Tacoma and Seattle.  The last time I saw it had to be about 8 years ago or so in Houston.  Seeing the Weinermobile this close to New Years is bound to be good luck.

Ferns in Lincoln Park

It is getting colder and we have had a couple of light freezes now.

Twin Falls

It is a very pleasant walk to Twin Falls and back in Olallie State Park, a distance of 3 miles return and with about 500' of elevation gain.

Santa Train

It was a foggy day but the Santa Train was running from the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie to North Bend and back today.  Lots of kiddies and parents were waiting for a ride at the old depot.  The television series Twin Peaks was filmed in North Bend and Snoqualmie.