During the summer we stay close to home and do short trips around the beautiful Northwest.
![Chihuly glass with flowers](Images/Tacoma_2009/Orange-Spirals-small.jpg)
Chihuly at the
W W Seymour Conservatory
in Tacoma
![Lion at San Diego Wild Animal Park](Images/WAP-LION-sit-xsm.png)
April 2009
California/Arizona
Part I
![Chihuly Chandelier Phoenix AZ](Images/Chihuly-sm.png)
April 2009
California/Arizona
Part II
![Walter Cooke Oak Creek Canyon Sedona AZ](Images/Walter-Sedona-sm.png)
April 2009
California/Arizona
Part III
![Watchman Zion National Park](Images/Watchman-sm.png)
April 2009
California/Arizona
Part IV
![Big 4 Ice Caves July 2009](Images/BIG-4-icecave-sm.png)
July 2009
Big 4 Ice Caves
![Monte Cristo Trail July 2009](Images/Monte-Cristo-sm.png)
July 2009
Mountain Loop Hwy
Monte Cristo Trail
![Mt Shuksan Picture Lake WA](Images/Mt-Shuskan-sm.png)
August 2009
Mt Baker
Artist's Point
![Gazebo reconstruction Project](Images/Gazebo-Project-sm.png)
Gazebo Reroofing
August 2009
![Tonga Ridge 2009](Images/TONGA-sm.png)
Tonga Ridge
Rattlesnake Lake
September 2009
![Lassen Volcanic National Park Part I](Images/LASSEN-1-sm.png)
Mt. Lassen
September 2009
Part I
![Lassen Volcanic National Park Part II](Images/LASSEN-2-sm.png)
Mt. Lassen
September 2009
Part II