Snoqualmie Falls, Washington

I cannot tell you how nice it was to take some time away from New York City and see some of the beautiful nature that the Pacific Northwest has to offer.  To see the towering evergreens, and the wild flowers and we were incredibly lucky with sunny blue skies!


Snoqualmie Falls is beautiful and a very popular tourist attraction.  Not only for it's natural beauty, but also for the fact that it is the location for a very popular television show called Twin Peaks.  The lodge that you see above the falls has been in operation since 1919.


Enjoying the amazing day and wonderful view.

We drove a bit out of the Snoqualmie area, along one of the small highways there, where Mariam had previously seen a bunch of wild blackberries growing.  Unfortunately we were too early for blackberry season...but I imagine when they start growing they will be everywhere!  Fortunately for us, the blackberries aren't the only attraction!  There was a clear lake just waiting to be photographed.



Absolutely no retouching of the colors here.


The towering trees with their high canopies and the sunlight shining through we a sight to be seen.

We stopped at one of the bridges on the Snoqualmie River.  There were people swimming in the river, and frankly that seemed like a desirable thing to do...it was getting quite warm. 



Felipe on one of the bridges.


Some of the Twin Peaks graffiti.


More Twin Peaks graffiti, this one about Agent Cooper (played by Kyle McLaughlin).

It was a beautiful area to visit, and really we could have spent all day there - if not more time.  But all the sun and the time difference started wearing us out...so we drove back to spend the rest of the afternoon lazing around the apartment.  Just like a vacation should be.