The geology in the high artic was unexpected–and jaw dropping.
Faraway Friday-High Arctic
Category: Landscape
Faraway Friday-Birdie Iceberg
We often saw floating icebergs covered with birds in the high Arctic
Arctic Storm in Belisund
Where we were on the other side of the sound, it was perfect skies. But across the water it was quite the storm for hours over the Norwegian research station.
The Seattle Great Wheel– pier 57
Two of Seattle’s iconic landmarks- The Great Wheel (where you can even have dinner from Fisherman’s restaurant on your private gondola), and the Space Needle.
Faraway Friday-Alkefjellet
We ran into the old style sailing vessels that take passengers to the Arctic. This was next to a large cliff area with hundreds of thousands of nesting birds….as you can see by all the black shapes in the sky.
Seattle waterfront
This was taken from the Bainbridge Island Ferry just before docking at Coleman Dock in Seattle.
You have to get up early for reflection
Lake Crescent is so beautiful…even better from the water.
I love the reflections of the rock walls in the water here. But every day by about 10 am the winds have begun and no more reflections.
This area is of a railroad tunnel ( just to the left of the wood bridge) that is now part of the Olympic Discovery trail.