After a ten-day break from posting photos, here was an irresistible opportunity on the 45th parallel while hiking in southern Washington. Wildflowers were still out in this woodsy area and we heard a Flicker call out a warning as we trekked by.
It was great to be on the trail again.
The 45th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 45 degrees north of Earth's equator. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean. The 45th parallel north is often called the halfway point between the Equator and the North Pole, but the true halfway point is actually 16.0 km (9.9 mi) north of the 45th parallel because Earth is an oblate spheroid; that is, it bulges at the equator and is flattened at the poles. Wikipedia
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