Otter Lake, Blue Ridge Parkway

I am linking up with Fiona's Green Day and  Gemma's  Scenic Weekends.  Check out the link and join in with your pretty scenic photos.

This post is from our trip in October, we drove down the Blue Ridge Parkway to the Smoky Mountains. The Parkway follows the Appalachian Mountains and boast some of the most scenic scenery in the world. I guess this is a matter of opinion, I can say it is a very pretty area. We made a quick stop at this scenic lake named Otter Lake.

I think it is a pretty lake and the reflections were beautiful. And of course I have a thing for trees.

Otter Lake and the dam are located at milepost 61 and not far from the James River Visitor center. There is a loop trail going around the lake or you can continue on the Otter Creek trail to the campground and visitor center.



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Ferry ride

I am linking up with Gemma's first Scenic Weekends and Watery Wednesday II.  Please join in on the fun and visit Gemma's blog and to see some pretty waterscapes visit Tricia's Watery Wednesday II.

These shots are from our trip to Washington state this past July.  We were there for my SIL's wedding which took place at her house. We used the Bainbridge-Seattle ferry to leave to get back to the airport. I took some shots of the Seattle skyline and pretty views of the water.

Above we see the where the cruise ships leave. On a previous trip we left on our Alaska Cruise from the Seattle Cruise terminal.

Above is a view of Seattle's skyline and a sailboat looking tiny.

A ferry going back to Bainbridge Island as we were leaving.

A closer view of Seattle and the ferry dock.

One of the many restaurants near the dock. It was a great trip for us first visiting Oregon and then attending my SIL's wedding. I hope you enjoyed the post.


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Some Yellowstone Scenes

I am linking up with Gemma's first Scenic Weekends and Watery Wednesday II.  Please join in on the fun and visit Gemma's blog and to see some pretty waterscapes visit Tricia's Watery Wednesday II.

These are ARCHIVED Yellowstone photos. Yellowstone National Park is my favorite national park. I could go there again and again. The scenery and the wildlife are just incredible. Even though these shots are from my archives I love looking at them and I wish I was there.

 

Grand Prasmatic, one of my favorite Yellowstone Scenes. The colors and the fog coming off the hot spring, along with the pretty sky created a beautiful scene. These amazing colors are created from pigmented bacteria.

  

Above are some buffalo hanging out near the river and  kicking up some dust. It was cool to be riding along next to one of these massive size buffalo's and hear them snorting and breathing as they walked down the middle of the road.

I could not count how many times we were in buffalo jams, the longest one was over an hour. Waiting for this huge herd of buffalo to move off the road.

Old Faithful being faithful, staying in one of the Snow Lodge cabins we could run out and see the geysers at any time. Hubby walked at on a moonlit night and could hear either wolves or coyotes howling.

I hope you enjoyed my re-run of Yellowstone. Some of my followers might have seen my first post on Yellowstone but my new followers can enjoy Yellowstone for the first time.

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I wish everyone a safe and happy weekend.

COLTER BAY

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More scenic Grand Teton shots from my archives.. 

This is Colter Bay in the Grand Tetons National Park. We had a lovely view of the bay and the Grand Tetons. There was a thin layer of clouds just hanging near the mountains.

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The Tetons are Grand

I am pulling more photos from my archives for Tricia's Watery Wednesday II

 A hike around Jenny Lake or you can take one of the boats across the lake and then hike to the waterfalls.

 Oxbow Bend, Grant Teton reflection. I hope you enjoyed my quick trip, lol to the Grand Tetons.

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Curacao, a watery place

Hi, I am linking this post up with Tricia's Watery Wednesday II

These are some shots of Curacao's coastline. As you can see these are from my archives our trip was back in April, 2012. On this day we had a jeep tour of the island.

 

I hope you enjoyed these watery scenes from Curacao. What a wonderful island to visit! 

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 the Watery Wednesday fun. 

The Inlet

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These are some more recent shots from this past weekend to Ocean City and the Indian River inlet near Dewey Delaware.

I was surprised at how many surfers were at the inlet. It must be a popular spot for surfing.

Thanks for stopping by and I appreciate the comments. Have a great Wednesday!

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on the Watery Wednesday fun.