Photos from Aberdeen, Washington, United States, North America

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Nature’s Oddities #5 – Lightning?
Nature’s Oddities #4
Nature’s Oddities #3
Nature’s Oddities #2
Strategically Placed Benches Give We Oldsters a Nice Respite
This Small, But Very Vocal, Waterfall Adds to the Serenity
Placards Make This Nature Trail a Genuine Learning Experience
Nature’s Oddities #1
Reaching for the Sky
The Deck Prevents Trampling Upon the Root System
The Picnic Table, Lower Right, Provides Perspective
I Haven’t Seen Moss Like This Since the Spanish Moss in Florida
It’s Been a While Since This Equipment Was Abandoned
Rustic Enthusiasts, Eat Your Heart Out!
It Looks Like Somebody Had Their Project Interrupted
The Main House Is Substantial
The Ranch Setting Is Serene and Picturesque
The Well-Maintained Trail Is Easy to Navigate
Ease of Access Makes This Waterfall a Fan Favorite
These Are the Biggest Ferns I Have Ever Seen
The Quinault River Is Dwarfed by the Riverbed
The Well-Groomed Gravel Road Makes for Easy Passage with the Family Sedan
Numerous Mounted Specimens Are Interesting
Baleen Are Made of Keratin – The Humpback Whale Has About 600 Baleen Plates That Capture Fish and Plankton as the Whale Feeds While the Water Merely Passes Through
These Sperm Whale Teeth Are Rare Since Passage of the Marine Endangered Species Act of 1972 But Are Licensed and On Load to the Museum
A Bog Designed for Dry Harvesting – The Most Common Cranberry Farming Method in the Pacific Northwest
Two Versions of the Furford Picker/Pruner
The Hayden Cranberry Grader, Developed in the Early 1900s, Is Still Used Throughout the Industry Today
The Deviner – Bags of Picked Berries Are Loaded onto the Conveyor, Where Clippings Are Blown Away and Berries Drop Down to the Elevator
How Time Was Spent Away from the Bog Is Not Forgotten
The Views Are Nice but Unspectacular
The Small Lantern Room Can Accommodate Only 4-5 Visitors at a Time
Singing “Oh, The Beacon Goes ‘Round and Around, Whoa-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho …”
It’s Only 135 Steps!
The Tower Alone Is Fantastic, but without a Keepers Quarters or Other Outbuildings, This Attraction Can’t Make My Lighthouse “A-List”
I Come from the School of “If It’s a Lighthouse, I Want to See It” – Most Travelers, Probably Not So Much
… As Are the Crabpot Stockpiles
The Westport Marina Is a Bonus …
Tools of the Whalers Trade
Numerous Marine Artifacts and Ship Models Are on Display
Rope Was Kept In the Flaking Box Until Needed and Then Was Pushed Off the Pins to Provide a Tangle Free Life Line
A Skeleton of a California Sea Lion
Such a Small Light Produces Such a Bright Beacon
The First Order Fresnel Lens Is the Star of This Museum
The Museum Is Not a Building but a Complex
Reciprocating Drag Saws Were the Earliest Form of Power Saw and Were Used Until the Invention of the Chainsaw in the 1930s – They Had to Be “Dragged” from Log to Log
A Horse-Drawn Steamer Still in Operation in 1944!!!
Long on Exhibit area?  Short on Artifacts?  Fire Trucks Occupy a Lot of Floor Space!
Another Rare Piece of Equipment that Was Not Made Specifically for Logging Operations
The Band Saw Remains the Preferred Method of Creating Lumber from Logs
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