Day Trip!

Yesterday was such a beautiful day that I headed off on a little road trip with my camera. I started at the Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah.

They have a cougar (of course):

And a Golden Bengal Tiger:

And my favorite, the White Bengal Tiger:

Along with some White Ruffed Lemurs who really enjoyed the sunshine:

And lots of Macaw parrots:

Then I drove over to Snoqualmie. I was planning to stop at Snoqualmie Falls, but it was so busy I couldn’t even find a parking space, so I went over to the historic rail cars instead.

There was an old Northern Pacific Rail Car:

And an old Shell tanker car:

And some old wooden box cars:

After I left the rail cars, I drove around for a while until I saw something interesting. That happened to be an old railroad trestle converted to a pedestrian bridge. About halfway up the stairs, I remembered my issues with heights, but once I got up there the railings were solid enough that I was ok.

Standing under the trestle, which is reflected in the Snoqualmie River below:

Looking back along the trestle:

Looking up as Canada Geese fly overhead:

Next week, a trip to the replica Pioneer Village in Cashmere, Ohme Gardens in Wenatchee, a stop at Rock Island Park, and then around to the river overlooks and Ginko State Park in Vantage on Friday. You can see the route on Google Maps.