The theme for the WPC this week is: pure. “Pure can convey wholesomeness, something undiluted, or simplicity.”
I have always had a great affinity for the mountains. I love the pure air, the pure water in lakes, rivers, and streams, pure snow on the peaks, and their pure, undiluted beauty.
This photo in the North Cascade Mountains was taken from a bridge over the Skagit River between Rockport and Marblemount in August 2008.
The assignment from the WPC today is to “share your vision of our glorious Mother Earth”. This picture was taken with my very first digital camera, a little Canon point and shoot, so the image quality is a bit lacking.
But it does help demonstrate why I think Washington State is such a gloriously beautiful example of the natural splendor of our Mother Earth.
Photo taken from the Index bridge over the north fork of the Skykomish River near the beginning of October in 2005.
Tolt-MacDonald Park (credit: King County)
With so many great parks within the city of Seattle it can be easy to forget that King County has a parks system as well. Marymoor Park is probably the best known. It’s the Disneyland of King County Parks, like Magnuson is for Seattle. Marymoor has the best dog park in the greater Seattle area, among other things.
I hope to eventually preview some of the King County parks, but I have so many in Seattle on my to-do list, I don’t know when I will get to it. So here are some links about King County parks in case you’re itching to get out of your local city and see something new.
King County Parks blog post about five must see parks.
Park Preview 