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Nathan and plane
One of the coolest, most spur-of-the-moment things we did in Seattle: a ride in a sea plane!
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Mountain view from plane
Mountain bike training course
This was very cool, and we stumbled on it by accident - a training course for mountain bikers, with...
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Water Tower at Volunteer Park
Reputedly as high up as the Space Needle - but the day we were there, it was too cloudy to get much of a view.
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Gum Wall
It's a wall... of gum. Either fascinating or disgusting, depending on your point of view. I think it's kind of cool. (Near Pike Place Market)
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Cheesemaking at Beecher's
This wonderful cheese shop at Pike Place makes their own cheese, right in the window.
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Window on cheese, at Beecher's
Everyone (especially tourists like us) stopped to look at the cheesemaking operation as they walked past.
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Seattle Public Library
Not only is it a stunning building on the outside, but it's very well-designed inside to be used as a library. I am jealous.
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Nisqually Glacier
You can see the nose of the glacier, covered with fallen debris, extending down the river valley.
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Pika
This little pika was gathering flowers - probably for her nest, but it felt very whimsical.
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Nathan on the Mount Fremont trail
The entire trail was like this: slabs of stone shifting underfoot.
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Clouds on the summit
Seen from Mount Fremont. I love how the light plays in these clouds forming around the mountain.
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Wildflowers before Rainier
The meadows at Paradise are full of flowers, even off-season when we visited. The mountain makes a spectacular backdrop.
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Bridge to Grove of the Patriarchs
I loved this suspension bridge that crosses to the Grove of the Patriarchs. It has a great wobble as...
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