The lines of Sequim’s Railroad Bridge are total eye candy and it’s irresistible to photographers, painters, and other artists who have rendered beautiful images of it for decades.
There are gorgeous native trees and shrubs on both sides of the bridge and it’s pleasant to visit just about any time of the year.
Although I’ll still post, I’m away for a few days and may not be able to check in regularly. See you next week!
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries when logging was king on the Olympic Peninsula, the area was laced with spur railroads that brought logs out of the local forests. Some of the historic railways became current roadbeds but functioning railroads no longer exist here. Railroad Bridge, across the Dungeness River, is one vestage, a bridge that was restored over 20 years ago by volunteers. It is now a park and part of the Olympic Discovery Trail. Adjacent to our local Audubon Center, its caretakers are the River Center Foundation and the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe.
The Railroad Bridge is a wonderful place to walk. The river teems with life and it’s a good place to see birds. Volunteers completed a ramp up to the bridge, making it accessible to wheelchairs, strollers, and bicycles. I think it’s a lovely example of an historic working bridge and the setting couldn’t be prettier.
This is what the bridge looks like from the river level. I’ll post a couple more photos of the bridge next week.
Happy Passover!
This photo is posted as part of Weekly Top Shot hosted by Madge of The View from Right Here. To see others Top Shots, click below:
As grey and lifeless as the trail seems, sometimes winter light illuminates hints of color. Or maybe it was just my mood that day, lifted by the bright blue of the gent’s jacket, and the boundless joy of his white-faced retriever.
Sequim’s Skateboard Park was alive yesterday with skateboarders and bicyclists. They took turns gathering speed and defying gravity.
These shots are part of the “Weekly Top Shot,” hosted by Madge at The View From Right Here. To see other Top Shots, click below.
Here is the last of my photos taken in the snow last Thursday. There is a small meadow that normally opens out into a nice view in the Dungeness Recreation Area. After the snows the trees and shrubbery took the starring role in the scene that awaited at the top of the trail.
Here is another photo from last Thursday, while the snow was still solidly on the ground. The Dungeness bluffs looked very different cloaked in snow. They are usually a dark, sandy grey. This is a view looking south and west toward Port Angeles and the Olympic Mountains are hidden in cloud cover beyond the distant bluffs.
I took these photos on Thursday, our third day of snowfall. By midday yesterday, Friday, the temperature began to slowly rise and it was around 40F by sunset. Winds from the south initially brought heavy rains and rainfall was predicted overnight with flood watches and advisories in regions all over Washington state. For the next few days I’ll continue to post photos that I took of the snow and try to include some weather updates.
The trails at Dungeness Recreation Area showed evidence of skiers and snow shoers who were out enjoying a rare opportunity to play in snow at sea level.
Chord, the Wonder Dog, puts playing in snow up at the top of his favorites list and can barely wait to get out the door once he sees snow. He tolerates the girly jacket which means there’s less of him that needs drying off when we get home.
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