Austin and I just got back from our second trip the US this year: 30+ hours in the air
3 states, 1 wedding, and precious time with friends and family.
Pacific Northwest
First stop, I stayed with my parents for about a week, saw friends and enjoyed the peak fall foliage.
Jet lag + east coast meetings = up before sunrise
Thankfully "The Mountain was Out" to greet me
The main attraction in Tacoma (and Wright Park)
Tis the season to squirrel nuts
Spanish Strawberries, delicious, soft and forage-able
Duck, Duck, Duck...
Goose (there's no goose, just fall foliage)
Ginkgo tree mid-autumnal-transition
More ginkgo
Peak leaf peeping
in the secret tunnel to the Vault
Breakfast, Chez Richards
Spot the locals / tourist (Colin joined for the weekend)
50 shades of grey
More fall
A quick hike to see Galloping Girdy's replacements
Gray-inbow
18-ish years of friendship!
Moscato Sky at Queer/Bar, Seattle
Issa Man at Queer/Bar, Seattle
Amora Namor at Queer/Bar, Seattle
I know you're queer, but what am I?
Peak fall at Nisqually Nature Reserve
Boardwalk +Mom
Bird watchers
Bird watching - Land
Bird watching - Water
Friend watching
Seal watching
Bird watching - land 2
Bird watching - sky
Frog watching
Barn watching
Leaf watching
Spot at the Museum of Glass
Kids Design Glass in action
They don't call it the hot shop for nothing
Kids Design Glass, Cat Sundae
The master, Lino Tagliapietra
More Lino
Lines in Glass
Glass Lines
The shadow of the artist...
More Kids Design Glass works
Glass flowers
Flowers in Glass* (acrylic)
Icons of Tacoma (and the Hot Shop)
Rayna and sky blue pink reflections in the bay
Machettes by Carey Wong
Caboose
Train line
Either way, you're heading the "right" direction
Mount Tahoma - Golden Hour
Mount Tahoma - Dusk
Mount Tahoma - Sunrise
The mountain was out on the final day
A rare sight, three Richards on a plane!
SoCal
I flew with my parents to LAX where we met Austin who landed an hour before us. Austin and I spent the week with his brother and family north of the city and a few visits with family and friends in LA and Orange County.
Landing at LAX
Two Uruguayans... Is it Halloween or just every day?
Trick-or-treating in Santa Clarita with the extended family
Two Uruguayans, a cowboy and Shadow from Mortal Combat
Dia de Los Muertos in La Ventura
Mexican Dia de los Muertos*
Low Riders
Low Riders
Upside Down
Right side up
First Fernet sighting in California
Extended family on the La Ventura Pier
Take 2
Trying the toys...
Those Mullins blue eyes...
Brayden taking 3rd
Home run for Brayden (1 of 3)!
Brayden spotting a sibling!
Preparing for winter
Birthday brunch for Meatball and Ariel!
Golden Hour in Downtown LA
Development...
SoCal friends
8-ish years of obsessing over getting the best shot
Family
Family friends
Downtown LA - Dusk
Fernet spotting #2
Morning calm
Chaos after the Dodger's World Series victory parade.
LA - Rivers
LA - Roads
LA - Rails
Cora & Hazel
Pacific Coast Highway (and traffic)
Prepping for the holiday market at Crystal Cove
Crystal Cove
One of the many rentable cabins (if you're lucky)
Crystal Cove, the site of a few films
9-ish years of friendship
Marbled SBP sky
Moon spotting
Bird poses - 1
Bird poses - 2
Snapped for the memory
The camera sees stars our human eyes loose to light polution
Getting ready...
Moon spotting
The pros racing
I took it slow...
Brayden wizzing by
Brayden 1/2 a lap ahead of Austin
Sam...
More our speed... Austin won...
Boomer keeping watching
Schnauzer spotting
So long Pacific
So long LA(X)
Exit row with more legroom than business class.
What happens in Vegas...
New York City
Final stop, and motivation for the timing of the trip: the wedding of Austin and Luke (other Austin) plus a few nights out with friends.
Waved to the family as we flew by
NYC skyline - blurry
NYC skyline - clearer
NYC skyline - clearest
Downsized our storage unit (and still room for more!)
SBP from the parking lot
Visited a friend
Architecture spotting is more fun when you don't live in NYC
The Hora
Selfie for now, waiting for the pro pics
Scoutting Scout
NYC skyline - golden hour
Lust Caution: Act 1
Lust Caution: Act 2
Lust Caution: Act 3
Lust Caution: Act 4
Lust Caution: Act 5
Lust Caution: Act 6
More architecture peeping
Imposters...
NYC skyline - twinkle edition
So long, fall. See you in May!
Happy place...
Our plane on its way in
The Rockaways
A relic from our former commute to the beach
So long, JFK
NYC skyline - last glimpse
Our plan is to enjoy summer in South America. Our next trip north will likely be in Southern Fall / Northern Spring. See you then, US.
Les fotos en el bitácora son muy elegante y hermoso. Las palabras muy claro y interesante sin la manera de muchos artículos de viajes - demasiado expresivo con detalles no importante.
I like how you write - spare and engagingly and you have a good eye.
Les fotos en el bitácora son muy elegante y hermoso. Las palabras muy claro y interesante sin la manera de muchos artículos de viajes - demasiado expresivo con detalles no importante.
I like how you write - spare and engagingly and you have a good eye.