[Leica] First part of our trip

[Nathan Wajsman]

I like bridges and waterscapes, so the last two are my favourites. Also the first lighthouse pic.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
photo at frozenlight.eu

http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
http://www.greatpix.eu
http://www.frozenlight.eu
@nwajsman.bsky.social

Слава Україні! Героям слава!







> On 16 Oct 2025, at 03:31, Aram Langhans via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> After 6 weeks of no email and a battle with CenturyLink, I have given up on them and will try Gmail.  Let's see how this works. Sorry, a long post as I have not been able to post before on this trip.   We started out in the Puget Sound area with a visit to a friend north of Shelton.  This shell was on her beach.
> 
> Beach Shell-1004968.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/54857896089/in/album-72177720329691431>
> 
> From there we camped by Port Angeles and one day took the ferry over to Victoria for the day.  Always a great place to wander around by foot.
> 
> Government Street has been converted to mainly foot traffic so a great place to wander.
> 
> Government Street-1004990.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/54856794757/in/album-72177720329691431>
> 
> Bike and Flowers-100512.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/54857654276/in/album-72177720329691431>
> 
> No trip to Victoria is complete without a visit to the Murchie Tea store to get a year's supply of tea and have lunch.
> 
> Murchie Tea-1004995.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/54857896359/in/album-72177720329691431>
> 
> Then off to Chinatown and Fan Tan Alley
> 
> Chinatown-100508.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/54857906493/in/album-72177720329691431/>
> 
> Passenger on the ferry ride back to Victoria.  Since we are both nursing knees we did not stay too late but caught the 3PM ferry back to the states.
> 
> Ferry Passenger-100521.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/54857957915/in/album-72177720329691431/>
> 
> 
> Rounding the corner of the state and heading south we camped at Kalaoch.  No visit to Kalaloch is complete without seeing the Tree of Life, which is getting closer to the end of its life as erosion proceeds and now people are climbing on it to hasten its demise. A few shots on different days with different light.
> 
> Kalaloch-Tree of Life-1005041-Pano.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/54857896644/in/album-72177720329691431/>
> 
> Kalaloch-Tree of Life-1005063-Pano.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/54857896799/in/album-72177720329691431/>
> 
> There were some interesting shots right behind our campsite.  i kept expecting to see some dinosaurs.
> 
> Kalaloch-1005053.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/54857958115/in/album-72177720329691431/>
> 
> Kalaloch-1005055.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/54857654516/in/album-72177720329691431/>
> 
> So, from the NW tip of Washington to the SW tip.  A few lighthouses in the Long Beach/Ilwaco area.
> 
> North Head-0400.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/54857896869/in/album-72177720329691431/>
> 
> North Head-0403.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/54857907178/in/album-72177720329691431/>
> 
> North Head-1005091.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/54857907248/in/album-72177720329691431/>
> 
> Cape Disappointment Lighthoouse-1005099.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/54857958535/in/album-72177720329691431/>
> 
> Cape Disappointment Lighthoouse-1005102.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/54857897174/in/album-72177720329691431/>
> 
> An finally to the Oregon boarder.  The Astoria bridge over the Columbia river fro the rest area where we spend the night
> 
> Columbia River-0410.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/54856795832/in/album-72177720329691431/>
> 
> Columbia River-0415.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/54857958730/in/album-72177720329691431/>
> 
> Comments welcome.  Whew.  Glad to be back
> 
> Aram
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Aram Langhans
> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher
> & Unemployed photographer
> “The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself would ever have dared dream.”   James D. Watson
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information