Archive for the 'Seattle' Category
Friday, August 8th, 2008
Washington State Trip
On our first night in Washington, we enjoyed a relaxing dinner and evening at the Paradise Inn, located in Mt Rainier National Park. The next morning we hiked the Paradise and Skyline trails at Mt Rainier. The trails contained a vast expanse of pristine old-growth forests, subalpine flower meadows, snow covered trails, and we came across a few marmots, and what I believe was a red fox. We then traveled to the Olympic National Forest where we spent the evening in our cabin at the Sol Dol Hot Springs Resort. After settling in, we noticed a deer and her fawn just outside our cabin. The next few day we drove North along the Pacific Coastline and then East to Bremerton where we rode the ferry from Bremerton to Seattle on Seattle’s Kitsap Ferry. Over the next few days, we caught up on some rest and then headed out to explore Seattle. We ate some wonderful seafood meals at restaurants along the waterfront, smelled the fresh flowers and fish at Pike Place Market, rode the elevator up the Space Needle, and walked and relaxed on the grass at the Olympic Sculpture Park.
If you’ve never been to Seattle, I encourage you to visit. Prior to this trip, my last journey to Seattle was in July of 2005. I can’t express in words, the great things about Seattle. I’ve always found the transportation very accessible, there are plenty of bicycle paths, pedestrian crosswalks, and the city and its residents are more green conscious than I’ve seen in any city I’ve traveled to.
I snapped several hundred pictures on our trip. It will be a few days before I’m able to post more than what you see below. Please be patient. Thanks!
Seattle Public Market
Dried Fruit Logs
Space Needle
View of Seattle from the Space Needle
Public art near the Space Needle
View of Mt Rainier while onboard the Washington State Ferry from Bremerton to Seattle
View of Seattle from the Washington State Ferry
Friday, August 8th, 2008
Seattle Neon Signs
Elephant Super Car Wash, Serving Seattle Since 1951
The Crab Pot Restaurant and Bar Located on Pier 57
Bread of Life Mission for Homeless Men
Friday, August 8th, 2008
Olympic Sculpture Park
The Olympic Sculpture Park has transformed a nine-acre industrial site into open and vibrant green space for art. This new waterfront park gives Seattle residents and visitors the opportunity to experience a variety of sculpture in an outdoor setting, while enjoying the incredible views and beauty of the Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound. Admission is free.
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
1960 Volkswagen Transporter
I spotted this vintage Volkswagen Transporter outside the REI Flagship Store in Seattle.
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Pike Place Market, Seattle Washington
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Seattle Aquarium, Pier 59, Seattle Washington
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Onboard the USS Belleau Wood LHA-3, “Tiger Cruise” departing Elliot Bay, Seattle Washington to San Diego, CA, July 2005
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
View of Elliot Bay and the USS Belleau Wood LHA-3 at Pier 91 from the Space Needle, Seattle Washington
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Flight Deck of the USS Belleau Wood LHA-3, Approaching West Seattle, Washington
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Seattle Waterfront with Mt Ranier, Safeco Field, and QWest Field in the Background
