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.
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.
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.
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.
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
I stopped in at Gulfstream Park, located just north of Miami in Hallandale Beach, 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.
While a few holdovers like the legendary Elbow Room remain, things have changed. Over the years the beachside skyline has evolved from little bars and mom-and-pop hotels to high rise hotels and luxury condo buildings.
I’ve never gotten tired of seeing the sun rising over the Atlantic Ocean or setting over the Pacific.
Sunrises especially seem to attract me. It’s like God’s way of giving us hope for a fresh start.
And since it was just a short walk from my hotel to the sands of Fort Lauderdale Beach, I had to dedicate a little time one morning to see and photograph the sun coming up.
