Clouds Over The Santa Catalina Mountains — Image by kenne
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Clouds Over The Catalinas Leave a comment
Those Were The Days 3 comments
August 2014
“And those were the days of roses, of poetry and prose”
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Day Thirteen, Road Trip/Cruise –Snoqualmie Falls 2 comments
Snoqualmie Falls is a 268-foot waterfall located east of Seattle on the Snoqualmie River between Snoqualmie
and Fall City, Washington. It is one of Washington’s most popular scenic attractions and is known internationally
for its appearance in the television series Twin Peaks.
For the Snoqualmie People, who have lived since time immemorial in the Snoqualmie Valley in western Washington, Snoqualmie Falls is central to their culture, beliefs, and spirituality.
A traditional burial site, to the Snoqualmie, the falls are “the place where First Woman and First Man
were created by Moon the Transformer” and “where prayers were carried up to the Creator by great mists
that rise from the powerful flow.” The mists rising from the base of the waterfall are said to serve to
connect Heaven and Earth. — Source: Wikipedia
The Salish Lodge and Spa
On October 31, 2019, the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe closed on purchasing Snoqualmie Falls, the Salish Lodge and Spa,
the Salish Lodge & Gift Shop, and 45 acres of property north of and across State Route 202.
The tribe purchased it for $125 million. — Source: Wikipedia
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Day Twelve, Road Trip/Cruise — Visiting Lisa and Mike 2 comments
When we planned our Alaska cruise, we did so with the desire to get together my nieces,
Lisa and Vanessa, who live in the Seattle area.
Our Road Trip/Cruise plan would be to spend the weekend in Seattle after the Alaska cruise.
However, even with the best-made plans, we could only spend time with Lisa and Mike.
Vanessa was recovering from surgery, and her husband Jonn had pneumonia.
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Tucson, 53 Weeks Out Leave a comment
We have now celebrated the 13th anniversary of our move to Tucson from Houston. Over the years, we have spent many miles traveling, many of which were visiting family and friends in Houston. — kenne
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Day Eleven, Road Trip/Cruise — The Show, SIX Leave a comment
On our last night on the Norwegian Bliss, we went to the show SIX, which included a special ending for the audience to video.
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Day Eleven, Road Trip/Cruise — Last Day On Cruise Ship 1 comment
Our last stop before returning to Seattle was Victoria, Canada. We had not planned to go ashore because we had visited this beautiful town before, and the cruise schedule provided little time there. Instead, we spent some time poolside, even though it was chilly. It was the first time to see the sun in several days.
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Day Eleven, 2023 Road Trip/ Cruise — Ketchikan 2 comments
Our next to last cruise stop was Ward Cove (Ketchikan). We had previously paid for a Tongass Rainforest Exhibition excursion out of Ward Cove. We didn’t know until arriving at Ward Cove that it is an old mill 14 miles outside of Ketchikan. Norwegian Cruise Line has converted the building into a cruise terminal shuttling people into Ketchikan or on excursions. Before serving as a cruise terminal, it was a pulp mill that operated from 1954 to 1997.
There were several shopping opportunities in the Mill at Ward Cove.
Many of the land excursions involved “hurry up and wait,” in this case, standing in the rain.
With hoods up and umbrellas, we headed on our trek into the Tongass Rainforest.
Banana Slugs and Rain, and More Rain
Tongass Rainforest Photos
As a naturalist and nature guide in Sabino Canyon, I found myself frequently critiquing our guide. He was not very engaging.
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The Houston Blues Days Leave a comment
The Houston Blues Days — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Ask me how does a man feelWhen he’s got the bluesAnd I’d sayMisused abused down-hearted and blueKnow the reason I know thisIs cause the blues is all I was left with
— from Ask Me ’Bout Nothin’ (but the Blues) by Boz Scaggs
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Day Ten, 2023 Road Trip/ Cruise — Icy Strait Point 1 comment
In 1912, the Hoonah Packing Company built the first cannery in the area which today is Icy Strait Point. Icy Strait Point was originally built as a Salmon Cannery and has been an important part of the community for many years serving many functions. Currently, 85% of the staff at Icy Strait Point are local Tlingit from Hoonah.
Icy Strait Point is a privately owned tourist destination just outside the small village of Hoonah, Alaska. It is located on Chichagof Island and is named after the nearby Icy Strait. Owned by Huna Totem Corporation, it is the only privately owned cruise destination in Alaska, as most stops are owned by the cities in which they are located.
We each had an original The Crab House Bloody Mary — delicious!
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Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala – Antigva Gvatemala, Gvatemala 1 comment
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Day Nine, 2023 Road Trip/Cruise — Music and Dancing 4 comments
We spent a fun evening with the Latin Duo (Columbian) as we departed Juneau on May 30th. The next stop is Icy Strait Point.
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Day Nine, 2023 Road Trip/Cruise — Juneau, Alaska 1 comment
The City and Borough of Juneau, more commonly known simply as Juneau (/ˈdʒuːnoʊ/ JOO-noh; Tlingit: Dzánti K’ihéeni Athabaskan pronunciation: [ˈtsʌ́ntʰɪ̀ kʼɪ̀ˈhíːnɪ̀]), is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alaska. Located in the Gastineau Channel and the Alaskan panhandle, it is a consolidated city-borough and the second-largest city in the United States by area. — Source: Wikipedia,
Downtown Juneau is nestled at the base of Mount Juneau and across the channel from Douglas Island. As of the 2020 census, the City and Borough had a population of 32,255, making it the third-most populous city in Alaska after Anchorage and Fairbanks. Juneau experiences a daily influx of roughly 6,000 people visiting cruise ships between the months of May and September.
The Red Dog Saloon
Originating during the heyday of Juneau’s glorious mining era, this world-famous saloon has provided hospitality and fellowship to weary travelers and local patrons alike.
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Day Eight, 2023 Road Trip/Cruise — Endicott Arm & Dawes Glacier Leave a comment
After leaving Sitka, we were scheduled to drift through a 30-mile-long stretch of Alaska’s lesser-known gems, Endicott Arm & Dawes Glacier. But that was not to happen. We began to see chunks of ice floating, and the weather deteriorated. The captain announced we would be turning back and heading on to Juneau. We were not sure of the real reason, but there wasn’t anything we could do.
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Day Six-Seven, 2023 Road Trip/Cruise — Cruising to Alaska Leave a comment
Looking back at the Seattle Space Needle as we depart the pier (May 27, 2023).
Cruising To Sea Images
Dinner Table On Memorial Day
