Showing posts with label Twin Peaks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Twin Peaks. Show all posts

Thursday, May 3, 2012

a place both wonderful and strange

Howdy folks. I'm back from a most refreshing vacation in the Pacific Northwest. I took lots of photos, but these particular ones are from our time spent in the Snoqualmie Valley, Washington, where we slept in a tree house as the rain danced lightly on our rooftop, amongst mossy trees and abundant fern, along the Snoqualmie River. During the day, we hiked Mt. Si, which looms over the small town of North Bend, where Twin Peaks (both the series and Fire Walk with Me) was filmed. We ate at Twede’s CafĂ© (Double R Diner) to try the Twin Peaks Cherry Pie, which was beyond remarkable, and I should know - I’m a pie fanatic!. Agent Cooper shares my affinity, and once remarked of his dessert “This must be where pies go when they die.” Unfortunately, the same could not be said of the coffee, which was burned and certainly not the “damn fine cup o’ coffee” I expected. We also visited the Snoqualmie Falls, another prominent figure in the television series. It was raging, and I was pleased. It’s hard not to share the same childish wonder as Agent Cooper when exploring this quaint yet eerie valley, where the fog hangs steadily, the air is brisk and exhilarating, the folks are kind, and the pie is delicious.
Snoqualmie Falls.
Welcome to Twin Peaks
turn of the century train
 Double R Diner in Twin Peaks


"Harry, I have no idea where this will lead us, but I have a definite feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange." - Agent Cooper


Outfit # 1: vintage green corduroy coat, which you’ll be seeing a lot of in my Pacific Northwest posts. It blended seamlessly with the verdant Pacific Northwest landscape. (Thrifted), 40s or 50s sheer dress (vintage), monkey boots.

Outfit 2: 70s “stars” tshirt, vintage leather shorts, monkey boots (everything thrifted).

Monday, January 9, 2012

Franklin Canyon




Pete and I have been watching the Twin Peaks series for the first time via Netflix Instant, and we are obsessed. When we found out that a lot of the series was filmed at Franklin Canyon in Beverly Hills, we knew we had to make a trip out there. I put on an outfit inspired by Audrey Horne and we made our way through the hills to our destination, which was more beautiful than I could have ever expected. The landscape was a masterpiece. Tall Pompous Grass swayed in the breeze. It was a tree lovers paradise filled with pine trees, oak trees, and even a small Redwood Grove, a rarity in Southern California. I forgot my SLR film camera, but Pete had his point and shoot and I’m impressed with the detail it was able to capture. I want to return again and again because it just may be one of my favorite spots in Southern California.

Outfit: vintage olive green knit skirt, 50s knit top, blue & white oxfords (everything thrifted).
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