Port Angeles, Wa.- Photo Credit- Yuri Sigfredo Amaya

 

 

12th Annual Port Angeles Kayak Symposium

April 13th-15th, 2012

at the Port Angeles Red Lion and Hollywood Beach

http://www.raftandkayak.com/kayak-symposium/

Lime Kiln Lighthouse on San Juan Island, Washington.-
Photo Credit- Melissa Becker Brookmire

Lime Kiln lighthouse is located on the west side of San Juan Island, the largest island of the archipelago. The lighthouse gets its name from the limekilns built nearby in the 1860s. Their remains can still be seen today, just north of the lighthouse.

The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is one of the destination events for the Pacific Northwest, held each year from April 1-30. Every spring hundreds of thousands of people come to enjoy the celebration of spring as millions of tulips burst into bloom. As with all things governed by Mother Nature, the tulips bloom according to their own schedule sometime during the festival.

http://www.tulipfestival.org/site
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival- Photo Credit-  Andy Porter Photography

Deception Pass-
Photo Credit- Scott Eliot

Deception Pass is a strait separating Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island, in the northwest part of Washington. It connects Skagit Bay, part of Puget Sound, with the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Sequim- New Dungeness Lighthouse-
 Photo credit- Diana Wickman
If you are looking for some exercise while in the Sequim area, consider taking the 5 1/2 mile (each-way) walk out to the New Dungeness Light Station!
The New Dungeness Lighthouse is one of the oldest lighthouses in the Northwest and is one of the very few that allow families an opportunity to be Lighthouse Keepers for a week!
http://www.newdungenesslighthouse.com/

Palouse falls-

The Palouse Falls lies on the Palouse River, about 4 miles upstream of the confluence with the Snake River in southeast Washington.
Photo Credit- Iron Tazz Scaggs

La Conner Washington in the Springtime-
Photo Credit- Mystic Light Photography

The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is one of the destination events for the Pacific Northwest, held each year from April 1-30. Every spring hundreds of thousands of people come to enjoy the celebration of spring as millions of tulips burst into bloom. As with all things governed by Mother Nature, the tulips bloom according to their own schedule sometime during the festival. The tulips allow us to share our corner of the world and help us to showcase Skagit Valley agriculture

http://www.tulipfestival.org/about

Cape Alava Beach
Photo Credit- KCVensel Photography

Cape Alava, in Clallam County, Wa. is the westernmost point in the contiguous 48 states. Located in Olympic National Park and the Ozette Indian Reservation. Cape Alava is accessible via a 3-mile boardwalk hike from a ranger station in the park.

Third beach-

La Push Beach is a series of beach chains called Beach one, two, and three. Beach one is fourteen miles, beach two is thirteen, and beach three is twelve miles away from the town of Forks, located along the Pacific Coastline of Washington State, near the most western point of the continental United States.

 Photo Credit- Iron Tazz Scaggs

Tacoma's Museum of Glass-
Photo Credit- Loving Washington State

Experience contemporary glass art in a breathtakingly beautiful museum on Tacoma's revitalized waterfront.   Feel the heat as you watch a team of artists create masterpieces from molten glass in the world's largest Hot Shop, housed inside the iconic 90-foot stainless steel cone—and marvel at edgy and inspiring exhibitions of glass in the galleries.
http://www.museumofglass.org

22nd Annual Great Prosser Balloon Rally, Sept. 23, 24 and 25th 2011 in Prosser, WA. Sunrise launches on the 23,24, and 25, Nightglow on the 24 in the evening. Weather permitting
http://www.prosserballoonrally.org/

‎117th Sequim Irrigation Festival,
May 4th - 13th, 2012
The theme for the 2012 festival is "117 & Still Growin' Green"

Sequim Irrigation Festival - Welcome

www.irrigationfestival.com

Northwest Wine & Cheese Tour – A Locavore’s Delight!
April 14 &15, 2012

Say cheese! Or, better yet, local cheese -- the culinary operative for the Olympic Peninsula Wineries’ annual Northwest Wine & Cheese Tour.

http://www.olympicpeninsulawineries.org/nwwinecheese.php ...

LaConner, Wa. In Spring
Photo Credit- Mystic Light Photography
La Conner is a town in Skagit County, Washington,  In the month of April, the town annually hosts the majority of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival events

Port Angeles, Wa.
Photo Credit- Yuri Sigfredo Amaya
Port Angeles is situated on the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula along the shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It features a long and narrow natural sandspit named Ediz Hook(which houses a coast guard base on the end) that projects north-easterly nearly three miles into the Strait, creating a large, natural deep-water harbor shielded from the storms and swells that move predominantly eastward down the Strait from the Pacific Ocean. The harbor is deep enough to provide anchorage for most kinds of ocean-going ships.

 

Heron Island Ferry on a cool winter day. Olympic Mountains in the background.  The Heron Island Ferry is on the southern western end of the Kitsap Peninsula.  Photo credit- A Scroggins Designs  http://www.herronisland.org/home/history/history.html

The North Head Lighthouse still stands as a sentinel overlooking the treacherous body of water between the Columbia River and Pacific Ocean. The North Head Lighthouse is still an active aid to navigation, although the lighthouse keepers who once tended the flame have been replaced by an automated beacon. The lighthouse offers sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean, Long Beach Peninsula, Columbia River Bar and the northern Oregon Coast.
Thank you for sharing Journi Roe Photography!

Beautiful Moonlit Rialto Beach~
Iron Tazz Scaggs posted "this was shot on a backpacking trip in February in the middle of the night when the moon dropped to the perfect spot!"

 Rocky beaches, giant drift logs, pounding waves and views of offshore islands known as 'seastacks' are features that define Rialto Beach.

Beautiful photo by Pamela Headridge

Hot Air Balloons take to the sky at The Great Prosser Balloon Rally. The balloons are scheduled to launch at sunrise from the Prosser Washington Airport on September 28, 29, 30, 2012 (weather permitting).
http://www.prosserballoonrally.org/

Discovery Beach, Seattle, Washington
Beautiful Photo by- Carol Hughes Wells

Discovery Park is a 534 acre park in the peninsular Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The park is one of the best places in the city to view wildlife, especially birds and marine mammals. Elliott and Shilshole Bays are home to harbor seals and California sea lions, while the wooded areas support Townsend's chipmunks. Most visitors enjoy hiking the Loop Trail, which forms a circuit through forest, meadow, and shrub habitats around the upland portion of the park, and provides excellent views of Puget Sound.

~ Winthrop, Washington ~
A beautiful photo by- KCVensel Photography.

Winthrop Washington is a town in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. It is east of Mazama and north of Twisp

... Winthrop is known for the American Old West design of all the buildings in town, making it a popular tourist destination. Winthrop is a popular cross-country skiing site, with over 100 miles of groomed trails. Other popular activities include rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking, river rafting, horse-back riding, hunting and fishing, golfing, spectacular sight-seeing and other outdoor activities.

Events include the Winthrop Rhythm and Blues Festival, the Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival, live theatre and many art galleries.

~Mt Shuksan~
Beautiful Photo by Tim F Hale

Mt Shuksan in the North Cascades National Park, in Whatcom County, Washington to the east of Mount Baker, and 11.6 miles south of the Canadian border. The highest point on the mountain is a three sided peak known as Summit Pyramid. There are two named subsidiary peaks; Nooksack Tower and The Hourglass

 

WELCOME TO WASHINGTON STATE DESTINATIONS

Snoqualmie Pass- photo credit - KCVensel Photography

Take a Photo Tour of Washington State!
 
As of July 2011 , Washington State officially became the ONLY state to completely eliminate our tourism bureau! WE NEED TO PROMOTE WASHINGTON STATE NOW MORE THAN EVER! We have formed a marketing program designed to help inform visitors of ALL the GREAT things to do here while on a vacation, business trip or weekend getaway!
 We have developed an affordable easy way for Washington State towns and the businesses in them work with "Everything Washington" and other Destinations in Washington State and various other U.S. States.

  Washington is a leading lumber producer. Its rugged surface is rich in stands of Douglas fir, hemlock, ponderosa and white pine, spruce, larch, and cedar. The state holds first place in apples, lentils, dry edible peas, hops, pears, red raspberries, spearmint oil, and sweet cherries, and ranks high in apricots, asparagus, grapes, peppermint oil, and potatoes. Livestock and livestock products make important contributions to total farm revenue and the commercial fishing catch of salmon, halibut, and bottom fish makes a significant contribution to the state's economy.

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olden Seattle- Photo Credit- Darren White Photography Baker Ski Area- Photo credit- Mia Dawn overy Beach - Seattle- photo credit Carol Hughes Wells Mt Shuksan- Photo credit -Tim F Hale Mt Rainer & Boeing Field -photo credit -David Rosen Mt Baker Ski Area- Photo credit- Jeffery Gilpin Jr. Reflection Lake in the Mount Rainier National Park- photo credit Kathy Michael Yates Ocean Shores- photo credit Shari Sego Mt Rainer- Photo Credit AMO Design & Photography Gig Harbor -Photo credit- John Pleau Grand Pass, Olympic National Park-Photo credit Bret Wirta

Forever Fishing Washington State~  

Dedicated to the anglers of Washington State and their adventures!

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