Toppenish NWRBirding trailSwallowJuvenile white-crowmed sparrow (?)Cinnamon TealToppenish Visitor CenterBlack-necked StiltTundra SwanI saw two people all dayThis was all over parts of the pathAmerican KestralBlack-billed MagpieYellow-rumped WarblerStarlingSpring!Union GapO M G!At Snoqualmie PassDenny Creek
I am a huge fan of tamales and would be willing to drive a long way for good ones! Pedro and I found a place with good ones and had them for our Christmas feast last year. I think Christmas tamales might be our new holiday tradition. Your bird photos are outstanding as always. I appreciate that you identified them all for us.
Worth a trip! The canyon area is beautiful all year round. Good hiking over there too. I think you’d love the area around Leavenworth too. Have you ever been?
Yep. I tend to hike the Enchantments about once a year, and always stay in Leavenworth the night before I begin hiking, for some luxury before I go live in the mountains for a while. I’ve explored Roslyn too, because I was a big Northern Exposure fan, back in the day. That’s about it though. I’m sure there is more to see. Pedro and I came through on highway 2 in February after staying in Bothell. I’ve been on 90 several times. Which canyon do you mean?
Almost three hours taking I-90. It’s a nice refuge but I probably won’t go again. I’m definitely a western Washington girl. Dry grass, ticks and snakes are just not all that appealing, but those tamales were heavenly. There’s that.
When I lived in Federal Way one of my neighbors new about Los Hernandez in Union Gap. I always stopped to buy tamales on the way home if I went to that area to visit. They are delicious! One of your pictures surprised me because I recognized the Kestrel before I saw the caption. Good to know that I haven’t lost all of my marbles.
I am a huge fan of tamales and would be willing to drive a long way for good ones! Pedro and I found a place with good ones and had them for our Christmas feast last year. I think Christmas tamales might be our new holiday tradition. Your bird photos are outstanding as always. I appreciate that you identified them all for us.
Worth a trip! The canyon area is beautiful all year round. Good hiking over there too. I think you’d love the area around Leavenworth too. Have you ever been?
Yep. I tend to hike the Enchantments about once a year, and always stay in Leavenworth the night before I begin hiking, for some luxury before I go live in the mountains for a while. I’ve explored Roslyn too, because I was a big Northern Exposure fan, back in the day. That’s about it though. I’m sure there is more to see. Pedro and I came through on highway 2 in February after staying in Bothell. I’ve been on 90 several times. Which canyon do you mean?
The free views are lovely. You don’t get that much in the city …
Yes, a very good day! I listened to Joan Didion’s Year of Magical Thinking. Almost exactly the perfect length for my drive!
Swans! So beautiful. And a magpie. Jo Ann had a magpie in a big cage in the woods back in the day. Looks like a lovely day. How long a drive was it?
Almost three hours taking I-90. It’s a nice refuge but I probably won’t go again. I’m definitely a western Washington girl. Dry grass, ticks and snakes are just not all that appealing, but those tamales were heavenly. There’s that.
Yum, what a scrumptious view of gorgeous critters. And tamales too to top it all off! Way to go. Keep going!!
Thanks, Nancy. Not sure I’d make a day of it again, but it was lovely. The tamales are James Beard award winners. Worth the drive all on their own!
When I lived in Federal Way one of my neighbors new about Los Hernandez in Union Gap. I always stopped to buy tamales on the way home if I went to that area to visit. They are delicious! One of your pictures surprised me because I recognized the Kestrel before I saw the caption. Good to know that I haven’t lost all of my marbles.
Good job, Keitha! I think some birds are meant to stay in our memory. There were a couple kestrals and a nesting mourning dove!