Mark & Teri's Travels

One of the more common forest birds here on the Olympic Peninsula is the Pacific Wren. Formerly considered the same bird as the Winter Wren,...

Our first day here we were told about the Rough-skinned Newt that lives on the refuge.  There is even a sign on the main path warning folks...

Teri and I were walking along the beach here, and saw something drop from the sky about 30 feet from us. Almost immediately a large gull lan...

Fresh snow. View out our back window yesterday morning. We've been reading about how hot it is back in Texas - it's certain...

San Juan Islands, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Olympic National Forest, Scoters, Auklets, Murrellets, Orcas. Are these places/things you hav...

We stayed at a very nice RV park outside of Portland. The park was nearly full and they had a long waiting list for monthly spaces! For ...

After a morning of fog and rain, the sun finally broke through.  We didn’t waste any time getting in the truck and heading out to one of th...