Orchard Snowshoe - December 30, 2022

 One of the many pleasures afforded by the our Leavenworth home is the ability to snowshoe right out the back door and into the pear orchards adjacent to our property. Sat, Manju, and I enjoyed such an outing in excellent snow conditions.

Fresh tracks leading home

Washington Park Snowshoe - December 20, 2022

Kay and I took advantage of a relatively rare opportunity to enjoy Washington Park covered in snow. We were able to snowshoe from the house. It's magical to see this familiar haunt transformed in white.

 

The San Juans' kissed with snow

Moments before Kay's boots disintegrated

Icicle River Snowshoe - December 11, 2022

 Kay, Kathy, Michael, and I enjoyed the sunshine, fresh snow, and good company on this pleasant late fall day

Heading home

Michael shows off his new gloves

We enjoyed a colorful sunset later, back at the Lodge.

The next day we enjoyed the view of Wedge on the river walk

Cattle Point, South Beach Loop - October 29, 2022

 The windswept, rocky, and open terrain of American Camp, open to the large expanse of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Olympic Mountains, is a dramatic contrast to the bucolic,  peaceful feel of the rest of San Juan Island.

Grandma's Cove

Looking east to Mount Finlayson and Cattle Point Light

Kay holds her hat in the stiff breeze off the strait.

San Juan County Park - October 28, 2022

 This lovely park on the west side Of San Juan Island is situated on Smallpox Bay. The name is a dark reminder of the burning of native corpses; victims of that terrible disease in the nineteenth century.

Smallpox Bay