Striking Alaska off the bucket list, well, sorta
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For what it's worth, Mt. Hood is my favorite for photography (Mt. Rainier in second place) due to Hood's Fuji-like symmetry.
From the floor of the Hood River Valley (a magical place) in the spring -
From the UO Medical School in Portland (a bit enlarged due to long-lens compression) -
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Not my picture, but I've seen this many times -
For what it's worth, Mt. Hood is my favorite for photography (Mt. Rainier in second place) due to Hood's Fuji-like symmetry.
From the floor of the Hood River Valley (a magical place) in the spring -
From the UO Medical School in Portland (a bit enlarged due to long-lens compression) -
For what it's worth, Mt. Hood is my favorite for photography (Mt. Rainier in second place) due to Hood's Fuji-like symmetry.
From the floor of the Hood River Valley (a magical place) in the spring -
From the UO Medical School in Portland (a bit enlarged due to long-lens compression) -
With that being the case though, could you identify the peak that I was unable to identify - in an earlier post on this thread? That photo was taken on the outbound leg, just before we landed in Seattle!
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Thanks for the info - appreciate it. I was hoping that I had seen Mt. St. Helens and that maybe you'd misidentified it. Didn't realize you're from right around that area!
With that being the case though, could you identify the peak that I was unable to identify - in an earlier post on this thread? That photo was taken on the outbound leg, just before we landed in Seattle!
With that being the case though, could you identify the peak that I was unable to identify - in an earlier post on this thread? That photo was taken on the outbound leg, just before we landed in Seattle!
Here it is as seen from the Skagit Valley, an hour north of Seattle -
...and from West Seattle, with our wee Lady Liberty at Alki Beach
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Thanks for the compliments!
All it takes is a "pioneer" or two who's been there before you, to get tips from. In the age of the internet, one can always research out specific accommodation needs at the destination area, and reserve them as well. We lucked out as a good friend had been to Alaska a few years ago; besides, I asked around folks here as well as on a couple of other forums. So, all in all, it was a neat experience. Like I always say, planning is one third of the fun - being there is another third, and reminiscing is the final third :-)
For Australia (last year) as well, I did almost all my research exclusively online. In addition to the places we ended up visiting, I even had alternative options for our visit scouted out. Having a friend in Sydney helped (for Sydney), but that was specifically for the Blue Mountains, which also we could've done by ourselves - though we would've likely needed more time.
All it takes is a "pioneer" or two who's been there before you, to get tips from. In the age of the internet, one can always research out specific accommodation needs at the destination area, and reserve them as well. We lucked out as a good friend had been to Alaska a few years ago; besides, I asked around folks here as well as on a couple of other forums. So, all in all, it was a neat experience. Like I always say, planning is one third of the fun - being there is another third, and reminiscing is the final third :-)
For Australia (last year) as well, I did almost all my research exclusively online. In addition to the places we ended up visiting, I even had alternative options for our visit scouted out. Having a friend in Sydney helped (for Sydney), but that was specifically for the Blue Mountains, which also we could've done by ourselves - though we would've likely needed more time.
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Pretty sure it's Mount Baker, which is around 100 miles north of Seattle, close to the Canadian border. You probably saw it while turning base for your approach to SEA.
Here it is as seen from the Skagit Valley, an hour north of Seattle -
...and from West Seattle, with our wee Lady Liberty at Alki Beach
Here it is as seen from the Skagit Valley, an hour north of Seattle -
...and from West Seattle, with our wee Lady Liberty at Alki Beach
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Thanks for the compliments!
All it takes is a "pioneer" or two who's been there before you, to get tips from. In the age of the internet, one can always research out specific accommodation needs at the destination area, and reserve them as well. We lucked out as a good friend had been to Alaska a few years ago; besides, I asked around folks here as well as on a couple of other forums. So, all in all, it was a neat experience. Like I always say, planning is one third of the fun - being there is another third, and reminiscing is the final third :-)
For Australia (last year) as well, I did almost all my research exclusively online. In addition to the places we ended up visiting, I even had alternative options for our visit scouted out. Having a friend in Sydney helped (for Sydney), but that was specifically for the Blue Mountains, which also we could've done by ourselves - though we would've likely needed more time.
All it takes is a "pioneer" or two who's been there before you, to get tips from. In the age of the internet, one can always research out specific accommodation needs at the destination area, and reserve them as well. We lucked out as a good friend had been to Alaska a few years ago; besides, I asked around folks here as well as on a couple of other forums. So, all in all, it was a neat experience. Like I always say, planning is one third of the fun - being there is another third, and reminiscing is the final third :-)
For Australia (last year) as well, I did almost all my research exclusively online. In addition to the places we ended up visiting, I even had alternative options for our visit scouted out. Having a friend in Sydney helped (for Sydney), but that was specifically for the Blue Mountains, which also we could've done by ourselves - though we would've likely needed more time.
Blue Mountains - easy to do on your own - but then I live on the edge of the mountains so know them very well, I also spend quite a bit of my professional life dealing with lost and stranded bushwalkers
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We are great independent travellers - prefer not to do any tours unless its a historic house etc, when a tour guide is invaluable. We had an amazing individual tour of Sandringham House last year which way exceeding any expectations we had.
Blue Mountains - easy to do on your own - but then I live on the edge of the mountains so know them very well, I also spend quite a bit of my professional life dealing with lost and stranded bushwalkers
Blue Mountains - easy to do on your own - but then I live on the edge of the mountains so know them very well, I also spend quite a bit of my professional life dealing with lost and stranded bushwalkers