2019 Travelogue

In the middle of September I started on what I thought would be an ambitious road trip. My first destination was the California State Mining & Mineral Museum. Unfortunately, photography was not allowed inside due to security concerns. So, check their website at:

https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=588

However, photography was allowed at the Mariposa Historical Center:

http://ikemi.info/Graphics2019/Mariposa2019/index.html

And their website is at:

https://www.mariposamuseum.com/

The next day I chanced upon the Sacramental Valley Museum in Williams, CA:

https://www.mariposamuseum.com/

And their website is at:

https://sacvalleymuseum.org/

Another interesting place to visit if you’re in the area and interested in local history. Note that they close for the season.

I then chanced upon the Sacramento National Wildlige Refuge, followed by the Shasta National Historical Park.I then chanced again on the McConnell Arboretum & Gardens in Redding, CA which include the Sundial Bridge. Unfortunately I packed this all into one gallery:

http://ikemi.info/Graphics2019/Shasta2019/index.html

The next day I drove through Tulelake and the  Klamath Basin wildlife refuge. Back then it had water and birds. Too bad I didn’t appreciate all the birds I saw back then. Also didn’t have the camera gear to capture any photos of them. I did go to see Petroglyph Point (https://www.nps.gov/places/petroglyph-point-tulelake-ca.htm)

My photos at:

https://www.nps.gov/places/petroglyph-point-tulelake-ca.htm

The next day I made it to the Portland Japanese Garden:

http://ikemi.info/Graphics2019/Portland2019/index.html

And the next day the Portland Musem of Art:

http://ikemi.info/Graphics2019/PMA2019/index.html

Followed by the Lan Su Chinese Garden:

http://ikemi.info/Graphics2019/LanSu2019/index.html

The next day I visited the Tacoma Art Museum:

http://ikemi.info/Graphics2019/TMA2019/index.html

Followed by the Museum of Glass:

http://ikemi.info/Graphics2019/Glass2019/index.html

And the Washington History Museum:

http://ikemi.info/Graphics2019/WashHist2019/index.html

The next day I squeezed in the Washington Park Arboretum and Japanese Gardens

http://ikemi.info/Graphics2019/WashingtonPark2019/index.html

And the Flying Heritage and Armor Museum:

http://ikemi.info/Graphics2019/FlyingHeritage2019/index.html

I had previously visited this museum on the way back from Alaska in 2008:

http://ikemi.info/graphics/FlyingHeritage/index.html

This museum was closed during Covid and since the founder Paul allen had passed away, it was feared that the museum would permanently close. However, Steuart Walton bought the collection and museum reopened in 2023.

I probably should have turned around a day earlier, but I had to cut my trip short at this point and return home. I resumed the trip in 2022 and 2023.

Tags: Museums, Travel