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Hi, I’m Eric. I’m a photographer and software developer living near Seattle, Washington.

I enjoy traveling worldwide and often blog about my travels on my main travel site, ericscouten.travel.

146 Parks is a photography and blogging project that I started in 2020 so I could continue exploring while long-distance travel was not viable. Though bigger travel is once again an option, I intend to visit, enjoy, and document all of Washington’s state parks.

I hope you enjoy following along.

Like Fort Worden, which I visited recently, Fort Casey was built as part of our coastal defense system at the turn of the last century.

One year ago today, I took the ferry to Lopez Island and started this project by making a few photos in Spencer Spit State Park. Today’s park, Schafer, offers a walk along the Satsop River and some fall colors.

Belfair State Park and recently-visited Twanoh State Park are like bookends at the south end of the Hood Canal. On this fall day, it was a great time for a walk along the coast and to enjoy moody cloudscapes.

As I’ve written before on this site, I find commemorations of white man’s “victory” over native peoples challenging to talk about. Even though this particular battle is considered a victory for the native side, we all know how this drama ultimately played out.

I so enjoyed my previous beach park visit that I came back for another on the next weekend opportunity. Griffiths-Priday State Park offers an opportunity to step back and let Mother Nature bathe you in sound and sights.

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