Category Archives: travel

High Cascades ~ Wide Open Spaces in Black and White ~ Sunday Stills

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

In the mid to late 1960’s my father, mother, brother, and family friends took our horses to the high Cascade Mountains in Washington, to hunt deer. Someone in the party snapped this photograph, looking down across a valley. The horses … Continue reading →

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Two Suns ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Extra-Extra

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

After a storm, an illusion of two suns slide behind Waldron and Saturna Islands. Photo taken from Beach Haven ~ Orcas Island, WA ~ USA.

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OHSU Tram ~ Sunday Stills ~ Medical Things

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

If it heals, treats or transports its fair game. As many as 20,000 people a day visit Oregon Health & Science University’s main campus on Marquam Hill. OHSU is Portland’s largest employer, medical destination, and home of several medical schools. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Stills: Up in the Air ~ A Murder of Crows

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

Walking back from the beach to my room at The Breakers, I heard the boisterous clamor of crows harassing a predator. Crow Facts: “Crows are members of the Corvidae family, which also includes ravens, magpies, and blue jays. Loud, rambunctious, … Continue reading →

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Bridge ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ On The Move

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

On a recent trip home from Long Beach, WA, the weather cleared enough for me to take a series of shots of the Astoria-Megler Bridge. Located fourteen miles (23 K) from the mouth of the Columbia River, it is the … Continue reading →

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Baby Ducks ~ Spring ~ Weekly Photo Challenge

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

When I was a kid in Wenatchee, Washington, as soon as the weather permitted, Mom and Dad would break out the fishing gear. With the boat secured on top, we’d all scramble into the pickup and head to the nearest … Continue reading →

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Rainier ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Letters

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

My Oh My!

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Slo + Fast = Faster! ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Looking Down

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

This is the view from the second story of Seattle’s Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) looking down at my friend from college days, Al Young’s, 1970 Dodge Challenger Drag Racer in which Al won a long list of local … Continue reading →

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Greatness and Sacrifice ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Monument

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

It was 1960, I was eleven years old and had traversed 3,000 miles across the USA with my family in a station wagon hauling a travel trailer. We started in the middle of Washington state, and landed in Boston. During … Continue reading →