Happy Monday!

 Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!

"The life in front of you is far more important than the life behind you."

I am not sure but I believe this photo was taken around Ozette and the Olympic Peninsula Washington. 

"Every sunrise is a second chance to shine."

"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."

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Happy Monday!

 Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!

"There is something in the human spirit that will survive and prevail; there is a tiny and brilliant light burning in the heart of man that will not go out, no matter how dark the world becomes." Tolstoy

Sunrise at Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, Washington State

"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."

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Happy Monday!

 Hello Everyone,  Happy Monday!

I wish every one a great day and a happy new week!

"Peace is the only battle worth waging."

Olympic National Park, Sunrise Point Trail, near Hurricane Ridge Port Angeles Washington.

Prayers for Ukraine! 

" We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."

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Happy Monday!

 Happy Monday, everyone!

I hope you all have a great day and a happy new week!

La Push, First Beach, Olympic Nat'l Park Washington state.

"When you are looking for peace, nature is always the answer."

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Happy Monday!

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I hope you all have a great day and a happy new week!

Hoh River trail, Olympic National Park

"The mountains are calling and I must go." 

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Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park

Hello and happy Thursday, 

Ruby Beach located on the Pacific Ocean and is part of the Olympic National Park. Hubby and I love the Pacific Northwest, the coastline in Washington state was one of our favorite places to visit. 

The view of Ruby Beach from the trail. 

A Chestnut-backed Chickadee seen off the trail.

A view of the beach, a lovely place for a walk during the low tides.

An arch in the sea stack.

A Wilson's Warbler was one of the common Warblers seen during our walks.

Not sure if this is a female Wilson's warbler or a Yellow Warbler, my field guide says the female Wilson's has the black cap but not as noticeable?

The Bald Eagle was another common bird seen along the Washington coast.

More coastline and sea stacks.

A look back at the ocean while walking back up the trail.

My thankful list for today:
How could I not be thankful for these beautiful blue skies and lovely views of the ocean. 

I am always thankful for your visits and your comments.

"I am awake, it is a beautiful day and I am thankful."

Thank you Michelle for hosting. Thankful Thursday

Thank you to the hosts of   Skywatch Friday

Thanks so much for visiting and for your nice comments. Have a happy day!

Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park

Hello, happy Thursday,

I thought I would take you back to May and our visit to the Hoh Rainforest in the Olympic National Park. We walked a few trails, one trail took us close to the Hoh River. The Hoh Rainforest is lush and green from all the rain received in this area. There is a mix of coniferous and deciduous trees, lots of mosses and ferns. 

A view of the Hoh River and a pretty sky. 

Fern and mosses growing on a downed tree.

An Elk trying to hide from us just off the trail.

Below a line of trees growing out of one old fallen tree on the ground.

Wood duck couple and some very green reflections.

Another look at the Hoh River.

Looking up at the sky thru the tall trees. 

Below is the cute Wilson's warbler, easily id from the black line on the top of it's head.

The Northern Rough-winged Swallows were seen near the Hoh River.

There were a few ducks in this pond, but the Wood Ducks were a little closer for a photo. 

Beautiful view of the Olympic Mountains and the Hoh River. 

The Hoh Rainforest and the Olympic National Park was one of my favorite places to visit in Washington State. If you are ever in the area I highly recommend a visit.  I hope you enjoyed my photos.

My thankful list for today:
I am thankful for all the national parks in our country.  
I am thankful for your visits and your comments.

"Be thankful for all the troubles you don't have." 

Thanks so much for visiting and for your nice comments. Have a happy day!

Thank you Michelle for hosting. Thankful Thursday

Thank you to the hosts of   Skywatch Friday

Third Beach, Olympic Nat'l Park

Hello and happy Thursday,

I am linking up with Lydia of Where the Wild Things Were and the Favorite Fotos linky. Thanks Lydia for hosting the party.

MY thoughts and prayers are for all the victims of Hurricane Harvey  in Texas.

I am sharing some images from our Washington State trip. For 4 nights in May,  we stayed on the Pacific Coast at the Quiluete Ocean Resort. The resort is located right next to the Olympic National Park and we had an ocean front room on First Beach. The resort is operated by the Quiluete Tribe, there are no TV's or Wifi in the rooms. This was our second time staying at this resort they are very reasonably priced for an ocean front room.

Sunset on Pacific Ocean

This is a Pacific Wren or in some places known as the Winter Wren.

A scene from the trail to the Third Beach, it is a 1.4 mile hike one way.

Pink Trillium was seen all along the trail to the beach.

 Hike to the Third beach, there is a pile of  driftwood or more like a wall of tree trunks to climb over when you get to the bottom of the trail on the beach.

Third beach and Waterfall

A view of the sea stacks and ocean

Outside our room I was able to watch the White-crowned Sparrows and Gulls begging for food near the picnic tables.

A view gulls from our balcony.

A cloudy day sunset.

A map showing the Olympic National Park beaches. La Push is the town where the Twilight movie series was filmed.

"Collect moments, not things."


My thankful list for today:

I am thankful to be able to travel, it is a gift to be able to enjoy visiting beautiful places.
I am thankful for my hubby who shares my travel dreams.
I thank you for visiting and your comments.

I hope you enjoyed my post and photos.  Thanks so much for visiting and for your nice comments. Have a happy day!

Thank you Michelle for hosting. Thankful Thursday

Thank you to the hosts of   Skywatch Friday

Hoh Rainforest, Olympic Nat'l Park

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Sharing our visit to the Hoh Rainforest, Olympic Nat'l park. After leaving the beaches the sky cleared up as we headed inland to the Hoh Rainforest and river.

 The Hoh River was formed thousands of years ago by glaciers. Look at the blue color of the river, just gorgeous.

I just missed getting a shot of an American Dipper here at the river. It did not stay still for long.

There are some tall Western Hemlocks, Sitka Spruce, Douglas fir trees and lots of moss and ferns in the Hoh Rainforest. Some of the trees in the Hoh Rainforest can grow up to 312 feet tall and 23 feet in diameter.

These trees growing in a row are growing from a fallen tree called a nurse log, providing water and nutrients as they decay.

Some of the fall colors on the Spruce Trail in the Hoh Rainforest. Some of the trees are the big leaf maples.

The fall colors were beautiful along with all the green ferns and moss on the trail.

Some of the ducks (mallards and merganser) seen near the Hoh Visitor center.

I hope you enjoyed this short visit to the Hoh Rainforest. As always I appreciate your visits and nice comments. Thank you! Have  a happy day and new week ahead!

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Thanks to the hosting team of Our World Tuesday!

Thanks to Stewart for hosting Wild Bird Wednesday

More from Olympic National Park

I have a list below of memes I am joining for this week, and to save time I am doing one post for all. They are all fun memes to participate in...I hope you can join in with the fun  and check out some of the participating posts. Special thanks to all the wonderful host and their memes, I hope you have some time to check them out.

This was our 2nd full day in Washington state, it was a long day driving to two beaches and a visit to the Hoh Rainforest. All of these places are considered part of the Olympic National Park.

The tall trees that border Rialto beach, some look ready for the waves to come and claim them.

The first beach we stopped at is called Rialto Beach, the driftwood was actually whole trees washed up on the beach. Some of the roots were taller than we were when we stood next to them. I am pretty sure the birds flying over were the Snow Geese, a closer look at my photo you can see they were white with black edges on the wing tips. It was a cloudy day but only a little drizzle, it did not stop us from doing what we planned.

The beach at Rialto is made of stones and lots of washed up trees and driftwood.

Above are some scenes from the second beach called Ruby Beach, this beach was my favorite. I love the seastacks, the forest, and the ocean. Bird sightings included the Savannah Sparrow, various gulls like the California Gull, Cormorants and Brown Pelicans and the Bald Eagle.

A pretty Savannah Sparrow kept me company while hubby walked further down the beach.

Seastacks, driftwood and stone sculptures and cliff with the pine and fir trees all pretty scenes from Ruby Beach.

Above the cliffs with some caves, a seastack with Cormorants and Pelicans, an Eagle on the beach, seastack with trees and driftwood roots that look like a sculpture. I hope you enjoyed our visit to the Olympic National Park beaches.


As always I appreciate you visits and nice comments. Thank you! Have  a happy day and new week ahead!

Thanks for visiting my post and as always I appreciate your comments.

Thanks to Judith our  host of Mosaic Monday

Thanks to Mersad for hosting Through My Lens.

Thanks to Monica for hosting NF Trees

Thanks to Michelle for hosting Nature Notes

Thanks to Sue for hosting Wordless Wednesday

Thanks to the hosting team of Our World Tuesday!

Thanks to Stewart for hosting Wild Bird Wednesday