The Indian John Hill Rest Area about 200 miles east of Seattle a place to stop and take pictures, as well as stretch your legs and get a cup of coffee.
Indian John Hill Rest Area in Washington State
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Snoqualmie River in Washington State
The South Fork joins the main Snowqualmie River just north of North Bend.
The Snoqualmie River is 45 miles long and runs roughly southeast to northwest in western Washington State and passes not from North Bend and Interstate 90.
The “Welcome to Twin Peaks” sign from the TV show was on the north side of the main river by the Three Forks Natural Area a mile or two north of North Bend and right across from where the South Fork flows into the Snoqualmie.
Snoqualmie Falls in Washington state
To get to the 270-foot waterfall, there is a walkway from the parking lot to a great viewing area.
Snoqualmie Falls in on the Snoqualmie River and is just off Interstate 90 a little more than a half hour drive east from Seattle.
Once you leave the interstate, its just a quick drive north on the Snoqualmie Parkway.
You can also reach Snowqualmie Falls by driving northwest from North Bend, Washington, on Snowqualimie-North Bend Road.
Washington state mountains and clouds
The combination of evergreen trees up close, mountains farther in the distance and clouds can give you some interesting colors and moods.
If you’re lucky enough to get some blue sky mixed in, so much the better.
Colorado windmills and morning shadows
We were flying north and I was sitting in a left-side window seat. Not long before we got to Denver, I saw a large wind farm – making it roughly south to southeast of Denver. At that time of day, the windmills (technically wind turbines) cast long shadows that you could see from the air.
I don’t know which wind farm this was. Checking with Google, the largest wind farms in that area are the Rush Creek Wind Project and the Limon Wind Energy Center.
Two Tons of Steel at Devil’s Backbone Tavern
Watching a passenger jet land during a South Florida sunset
Waiting for my flight to take off from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, not long before sunset – another jet comes in from the west for a landing.
I was a little lucky to get these shots – but there is more to the story.
The main runway at Fort Lauderdale’s airport runs east-west. On this day, planes were landing from the west and taking off toward the east (toward the coastline). As we got ready to take off at about 7:15 p.m., I had my camera in my hand intending to take some photos of the coastline right after we got in the air.
Right before we rolled onto the main runway, we were stopped as we waited for the plane in the photo to land. Because I had positioned myself by a window to see the coastline as we left, I was perfectly positioned to see this other plane coming in from the west.
Squire: my new favorite horse at Gulfstream Park
That was the case on this sunny Friday afternoon at Gulfstream Park just north of Miami in Hallandale Beach, Florida.
The second race included a horse named Squire. From the time he was saddled up until he left the winner’s circle he was, in the simplest terms, a spaz.
When I first saw him it looked like his trainer and jockey could barely manage his overflowing energy. He was the favorite in his race, so he obviously had talent.
I figured he would do either really bad or really great. As it turned out, he came around the outside and won a close finish. Joe Bravo was his jockey in the 4 1/2-furlong race.
He’s a 2-year-old so it might be worth keeping an eye out for him next year.
Race story by Brock Sheridan from FTBOA
Florida-bred Squire Takes Juvenile Maiden Special Weight at Gulfstream
Gulf Stream Park for some spring horse racing
I stopped in at Gulfstream Park, located just north of Miami in Hallandale Beach, Florida.
Sea birds in flight at sunrise in South Florida
This time I wanted to see what I could get from Fort Lauderdale Beach as the sun was coming up over the Atlantic Ocean.
