From Las Vegas we headed north and enjoyed the endlessly fascinating desert.
Joshua trees in bloom
Mountains with layers of colour
Oasis with palm trees
Tire covers that speak to our life!
Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge is an oasis for migrating birds.
Nuwuvi or Southern Paiute people have thrived in the area for thousands of years.
Scenery on Highway I-93 in Nevada is spectacular. I felt like a bobble head looking everywhere to see the dramatic panorama of mountains and vegetation.
In Idaho the view went on forever.
With a very different dam.
Our final destination was Birch Bay, Washington. We have lived in Surrey for 20 years. When we head south we make a beeline for Oregon/California and miss points of interest in Washington. This time we wanted to explore just south of the international border.
Birch Bay is part of the city of Bellingham and is similar to White Rock.
We had a partial view of the whitecaps on the ocean.
Semiahmoo Resort is located on the tip of Tongue Point peninsula at historic Plover Ferry.
The wharf provides a panoramic view of the White Rock beach. The white rock is the small white object on the right side of the beach in the second photo.
Peace Arch International Border Crossing is also visible.
Old buildings and boats convey some of the fishing history.
Mt. Baker is located in Washington State and dominates the eastern view from:
Abbotsford BC
The ferry to Victoria BC
From the air
To sunrise in Anacortes WA
On a beautiful, blue sky day we drove to Mt. Baker Ski Area where clouds covered the top of the mountain.
Driving down we encountered skunk cabbage, a sure sign/smell of spring.
Mr. Baker also provided a backdrop for the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival.
When the flowers finish blooming they are cut off in order to redirect the plant growth to the bulbs, which are the main tulip crop.
Tulip Town is a festival of the history of tulips in the Skagit Valley.
Named tulips are displayed in front of Dutch tulip farm murals.
From Semiahmoo Resort we enjoyed a dramatic sunset looking back towards Canada.
We had a relaxing three weeks away from home and experienced new locations and views.
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