- “The Only Tree in Scotland” – July 2008, a scene captured on the Isle of Mull, Scotland
It is finally acting like summer around the Pacific Northwest. The high temperatures in Tacoma so far in July have all been over 70 degrees (though only one day was over 80). This might not see like summer temperatures for a lot of places; but it is for here, especially after the cold wet spring we had.
I’ve always thought that with summer comes traveling. I have always enjoyed traveling in the summer – both on long vacation trips and on short day trips – much more than traveling in the winter. This may stem from my childhood, when every summer my parents packed up the station wagon with us seven kids, attached the tent trailer, and headed off of a family vacation. I don’t have any extended travel plans for this summer, but do hope to make a number of short trips (starting tomorrow with a trip up to Sequim to see if the lavender fields are blooming).
In celebration of July travel, I’m posting a series of photos taken in the month of July from 2004 through 2010.
- “Running Stars” – July 2004: a tidepool on Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park
- “Carter Headquarters” – July 2005, taken in Plains, Georgia
- “Fishing with Dad” – July 2006; image from Caye Caulker, Belize
- “Wall of the West” – July 2007; a scene from Fossil, Oregon
- “Thunder by the Mountain” – July 2009; a travel shot from close to home, Mount Rainier and a thunderhead cloud captured in Tacoma, Washington
- “Adams Minis” – July 2010; miniature tree on the slopes of Mount Adams, Mount Adams Wilderness, Washington