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Old man in the PNW but still hiking. No chat/DMs pls

A view of Diablo Lake, near Newhalem, WA, from the rocky shore with a forested mountain on the other side of the lake and snow-capped North /Cascades peaks in the far distance.
A view from above of Snoqualmie Falls, the waterfall made famous by the TV show 'Twin Peaks'. Lush vegetation in the foreground, a forest above the falls, the falls themselves are two huge cascades of water.
My 18 month-old granddaughter with Levi shorts, a red t-shirt that says 'Best Sister Ever' smiling a big smile for the camera.
View from behind home plate, through a chain-link fence, of my blue-uniformed 11 year-old grandson Camden Swanson. He is about to receive a pitch.
This is a view of the Oxbow Loop, a loop-shaped lake in the Middle Fork area of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Plenty of green trees and shrubs around the lake, with mountains peeking up in the distance.
2026 Seattle Folklife Festival. Not many people, it is early. Photo taken from near the Climate Pledge Arena, a colorful booth nearby, white tents in the near distance, trees surrounding the walkways.
This is the Mukilteo lighthouse, built in 1906, against a background of Puget Sound water with a nice grassy lawn in front.
This is the very colorful curtain for Seattle Opera's production of Bizet's famous opera Carmen. CARMEN is centered on a multi-colored mural-like curtain with splashes of red, yellow, brown, grey, white with a background of a reddish tint.
This is a colorful mural on the wall of the Westlake Center light rail stop in Seattle, WA. The background is mostly yellow and the theme is rather Latin American with a dancing couple and musicians.
The Fishing Frog is a laid-back metal sculpture installed just underneath the bridge over the Sammamish River in Bothell, WA. The frost is lying back in a lazy manner, hat on head, with a simple fishing rod aimed at the water below.
Yellow, rd and yellow/red tulips, pink flowers green grass and shrubbery - a nice little view of spring flowers.
This is a small waterfall, perhaps 20 feet wide at its widest, flowing swiftly downhill, over rocks. It makes a nice sound.
The Easter Bunny sitting on a bench, posing for a photo, with my 17 month old granddaughter on his right and my almost four-year old grandson on his left. Granddaughter loved the bunny and was holding his paw.
A snap of No Kings protestors on both sides of a busy 4-lane highway. Many people out of range of the camera. Mostly sunny day, plenty of people standing up for democracy.
A view, on a mostly sunny day, looking south from a vantage point in Bothell, WA of part of the No Kings protesters lining a busy 4-lane highway.
A woman competing in the Chuckanut 50K race in Bellingham, WA, hits the finish line as a crowd cheers her on.
A runner is just stepping on the finish line at the Chuckanut 50K race in Bellingham, WA. The runners do 31 miles up and down a mountain. They are all awesome! Costumed volunteers (they look a bit like colorful fairies) cheer the finisher on, as a long line of spectators also cheer and applaud.
The Sammamish River in Bothell, WA, view from a bridge with the fir trees reflecting in the almost glass-like river.
The bubbling International Fountain at Seattle Center. It is set in a concrete bowl and the view is from north and west of the fountain, with the Seattle Armory in the background.
This is the Snoqulamie River, about 500 feet wide, looking south on a cloudy day towards a bridge near the confluence with the Tolt River.
A view of the North Cascades from Washington Pass, north and east of Seattle. Rocky peaks with forest blankets are in the distance. Just in front of the camera is a rocky prominence with trees and bushes.
This is a view of the majestic and rocky peaks near Washington Pass in the North Cascades. Plenty of tall peaks and great forest are in view.
This is a photo taken from the shore of Rattlesnake Lake in North Bend, WA. It shows the lake as well as some of the mountains (Mount Si, Mount Teneriffe) north of the lake. The mountains are capped with snow.
This is a photo looking north from the Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, in North Bend, WA. In the foreground are some relatively young fir trees and in the distance is a row of mountains, with even more distant clouds hovering above the summits.
This is a photo of my granddaughter Audrey, 1 year-old, in her high chair. Her Granny's hand can be seen getting ready to offer some food on a spoon. Audrey is smiling at the camera and looking not unlike the Gerber baby.
A photo with Santa in back, his arms wide open and sitting in front is daughter Brittany, back left, husband Christopher, back right, 3 year-old Dean, front left, and 1 year-old Audrey, front right. Santa was lucky.
Nice third-growth forest with a forested mountain in the background and yellow and green undergrowth in the foreground. Tiger Mountain, Issaquah, WA, about 20 miles east of Seattle, WA
A large stump, created when an old growth tree was cut down a long time ago. Behind the stump is a relatively young second growth forest.
This is a photo of Lake Washington in Kenmore, WA. My intent was to show a boat towing a water skier and a plane taking off from the water just past the boat. But they are barely visible.
Looking down a trail between banks of trees to Rattlesnake Ledge, a rocky prominence on the west side of Rattlesnake Mountain in North Bend, WA.
Sunny view of the relatively small Silver Lake in Everett, WA. You can see all the way across the lake to homes and a beach on the other side. It has a nice playground and park with a disc golf course. I like to walk around the lake, a bit more than two miles.
View from Snoqualmie Point, near North Bend, WA. There is a grassy field, a forest, and in the distance several mountains, including a few with caps of snow.
A view of several majestic peaks in North Cascades National Park. The peaks rise to a point with forested slopes.
A very friendly cow, whitish with some dirty splotches, in a pen on a farm in Snohomish, WA
View of the par 5 first hole at the Club at Snoqulamie Ridge, taken just before the start of the final round. The green fairway is in the center of the photo and the mountains loom in the distance.
Weeks Falls, in North Bend, WA. This is a moderate-sized waterfall with two main falls lots of rocks, surrounded by forest.
A view from the North Cascades - Washington Pass featuring forest and peaks on a very sunny day. The peaks are jagged and they look like they are massively difficult to summit.
Taken from North Cascades Highway above Thunder Arm and Ross Lake. Mountains and forest on two sides, what appears to be a slice of lake between the green and granite.
An amazing view of numerous peaks in the North Cascades, taken from the Washington Pass overlook. Immediately in front are rocks and trees; across a valley roughly 8 tall (8K elevation) peaks, with the forest part way up and massive rock, almost vertical, above the tree line.
A view of the Seattle waterfront taken from the top of the new waterfront walkway. The view is south, looking at the water on the right, commercial freighters to the south and the ferris wheel south and center.
A view of forest and cloud-covered mountains, all in the range of about 5,000 feet of elevation, taken about 40 miles east of Seattle, WA.
A small waterfall, probably no more than 40 feet wide at its widest but flowing water with energy, framed by small trees and shrubs. Taken from a bridge near Rattlesnake Lake in North Bend, WA
Peaceful Green River, with forest on both banks and a nice rock formation on the other side of the river.
A view of Garfield Mountain. It is mostly rocky but with plenty of forest going almost up to the summit. This is a mountaineering peak, I do not believe you can hike up there. Ledges on the side, Garfield Ledges, are very hikeable.
A view of the Seattle Folklife festival with crowds of people, tents with vendors and, in the distance, the famous Seattle Space Needle.
A view of Harris Street in the Fairhaven district of Bellingham, WA during the Ski to Sea event. Plenty of people and lots of booths. I loved all the dogs as well.
This is my wife, AKA Granny, with our almost six-month old granddaughter on her lap. The baby, Audrey has her left index finger in her mouth and is looking at her mother, wondering what is next in this huge, new world.
A colorful section of the Berlin Wall. It is completely covered in graffiti including a graffiti wall and graffiti eyes. It is much taller than it is wide.
Rapids on the Taylor River in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. They look almost like a waterfall.
A view of Garfield Mountain with a river and forest between the camera the mountain. The mountain has several visible peaks and is accessible only via mountaineering. I would not try to hike up this peak.
A herd of elk, about 10 0r 11 visible in the photo, that live near the town of Snoqualmie, WA. This is not far from the 'Twin Peaks' waterfall.
The blocked east end of the bridge over the Snoqualmie River in Carnation, WA.
A view of Rattlesnake Mountain in North Bend, WA from a forested area.