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Tag Archives: Washington
NW Snapshots: Old Olympia Brewery
What’s that aging brick building perched, tantalizingly out of reach, on the eastern shore of Capitol Lake? Ask any of the locals in Tumwater, WA. The “old” Olympia Brewery built in 1906 has been a local icon for decades. Once … Continue reading
Posted in Historic Site, NW Snapshots
Tagged Capitol Lake, Olympia Brewery, Tumwater, Tumwater Falls, Washington
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The Thundering Roar of Spokane Falls II
Posted in Great Outdoors, Parks and Gardens
Tagged Riverfront Park, Spokane, Spokane Falls, Spokane Falls Skyride, Washington, waterfalls
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The Thundering Roar of Spokane Falls
There are hundreds of waterfalls scattered all over the Pacific NW. But I’m pretty sure Spokane Falls is the only one located in the heart of a bustling downtown business district. The Spokane River flows from Lake Coeur d’Alene … Continue reading
Posted in Great Outdoors, Parks and Gardens
Tagged Riverfront Park, Spokane, Spokane Falls, Spokane Falls Skyride, Washington, waterfalls
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Mima Mounds II
It’s the uniformity of the Mima Mounds that is so striking. Roughly 6 feet tall and 30 feet in diameter, they’re all the same–like rows of bubbles in a sheet of bubble wrap. No wonder Captain Charles Wilkes thought he had stumbled upon an ancient Indian burial ground. Continue reading
Mima Mounds
It’s the uniformity of the Mima Mounds that is so striking. Roughly 6 feet tall and 30 feet in diameter, they’re all the same–like rows of bubbles in a sheet of bubble wrap. No wonder Captain Charles Wilkes though he had stumbled upon an ancient Indian burial ground. The mounds are such an “unnatural” natural phenomenon. Continue reading
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Tagged Chehalis Tribe, Mima Mounds, natural preserve, Olympia, tribal lore, Washington
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The House That Eliza Jane Built
The Meeker Mansion is a 17 room, Italianate-style, Victorian-era home built in Puyallup, WA. Continue reading
Posted in Historic Site, Museums
Tagged Eliza Jane Meeker, Ezra Meeker, Meeker Mansion, Puyallup, Victorian-era mansion, Washington
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NW Snapshots: Victorian Amenities at Fort Worden
I love big, beautiful, Victorian-era houses. They usually have so much more architectural detail than homes built today. So you can imagine my delight when I stumbled across this little beauty in the dining room of a house used by officers at Fort Worden near Port Townsend, WA. Continue reading
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Tagged Fort Worden, Officer's Row, Pacific NW, Port Townsend, Washington
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Water Tower in Volunteer Park
The Water Tower rises 75 feet from the top of a small hillock at the south entrance of Seattle’s Volunteer park. Even on a day drenched with sunshine, it’s dark and foreboding like the stone keep of a medieval castle. Continue reading
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Tagged Seattle, Volunteer Park, Washington, Water Tower
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Take a Walk on the Wild Side
Monarch Sculpture Park probably has close to eighty outdoor sculptures representing a wide range of artistic styles. Modern, classic, quirky, humorous, ethnic, heart-warming, and more than a little surrealistic. Continue reading
Posted in Local Artists, Parks and Gardens, Public Art
Tagged Monarch Sculpture Park, Myrna Orsini, Olympia, Washington
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Tacoma’s Fireboat #1
Fireboat #1 served the Port of Tacoma proudly for 54 years. Built in 1929, she’s one of the first boats designed and built specifically for fighting dockside or shipboard fires. Continue reading
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Tagged Fireboat #1, Ruston Way, Tacoma, Washington
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