A SCENIC OUTING IN NORTHWEST USA

in #photography7 years ago

As some of you know I took yesterday off and went on an outing with my son-in-law. He and my daughter and have small weekend get away place north of where we live, in the state of Washington. Here is 2 photos from their shared dock overlooking the Pend Oreille river. I found this on line in Collins dictionary:

Word origin of 'Pend Oreille'
Fr pend(re), to hang + oreille, ear: name given by the Fr to local Salishan Indians who wore ear pendants

Now for the photos (these are from two different directions:

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We went through part of the Kalispel Indian reservation. As you will see there was a field of buffalo that I was able to get one decent photograph. Next trip I want to have my zoom lens figured out better for closeups: ( found the following in definition of Kalispel in Wikipedia)

The name Kalispell is a Salish word meaning "flat land above the lake".

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Scientists believe that bison came to North America via a land bridge from Asia. As herbivores, the bison adapted to the Eastern woodlands and Great Plains, receiving nourishment from the rich grasses. ... The history of the buffalo is entwined with the plight of the Native Americans in the American West.
PBS - THE BUFFALO WAR: The Buffalo

We also stopped at the following:

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Many of the photos from inside the cave did not come out as well as I would have liked but I picked out a nice sampling:

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Here is a ceremonial table carved out of rock inside the cave:

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Looking out:
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The next few are some of the rock formations just outside the cave:

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To close out this post I found the following wildflower growing just outside the cave:

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This short trip was just what I needed in recovering from my exhaustion. I wanted to share some of the trip with you. Thank you for viewing.

As always feel free to upvote, comment, and resteem.

Nameste

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Wow,you have been to many places in a day that is cool...
Guess you have been a great adventurer....

Thanks. It is amazing what you can find close to home!

And it becomes great when a person has got the eye to see and capture the moment...
Guess you amd me share the same taste.

The photos are amazing, you are really good at taking photos! The cave is full of surprise, both outside and inside. Thank you sharing this.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Glad you like the photos.

Wow what a fantastic photography taken @r2cornell. Amazing effort. I prefer to see those environment.

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed.

You're highly welcome. Yeah..I'm so glad now.

This is an awesome photography. Its really amazing photo and also creative art. I really impressed your photography.

Thank you kindly.

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Wow!wonderful photography
Your work is all time beautiful
thanks for sharing

i love usa and washington and its a really amazing photograph,wildflower is a so beauty,

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Amazing picture, the environment looks great and with mixture of beautiful lights
and addon effect of this picture is natural views.
and it makes an eye catching effect and i hope that you really enjoyed this beautiful environment. Thanks for sharing and wishing you an great day.

Thank you very much

excellent post ..loving to your blog.thanks for sharing..

Thank you. And thank you for visiting my blog

Wow ! extraordinary photography
Beautiful pictures thank you..Greets
as a photographer i can say this is very good work!

Thank you! I appreciate it.

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