Blogs from Washington, United States, North America - page 228

Saturday was a day dedicated to exploring the Capitol Hill neighborhood. I had intended to start at the Seattle Asian Art Museum, but was sidetracked by St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral. The exterior, in part, looked like an old, concrete warehouse. The interior was simply immense. When the cathedral was originally drafted, it was to be much more elegant and ornate than it is today, but the depression that started in 1929 tempered those plans. Volunteer Park is home to the Asian Art Museum, as well as the site of the old water tower which serves as a unique 360° panoramic viewpoint of the area. If you’re out of shape like I am, your knees will tremble and your face will flush, but the climb to the top is utterly worth the exertion. Your gaze will travel ... read more

I have really enjoyed Julia's blog as she travelled through Europe these past several months. So because I love to copy her every move, I have decided that I will blog as well (and post it on facebook for easy access, just like her). So many travellers I have spoken with suggest writing a journal to record memories, experiences, etc. This is one of my biggest weaknesses. I am terrible at remembering and reliving my own amazing life experiences. I had made a commitment to do this with my most recent job traveling as a consultant and failed miserably. Hopefully, the technological path will lead to more success. I am vowing to update this blog every 2-3 days regardless of the price I will have pay for internet time. I also bought a new camera (many ... read more

I left the relaxation of Tigard to head further north to Washington (specifically Whidbey Island). After a relatively short drive I stopped at Pike Place Market, in Seattle. Got a mocha at the first ever Starbucks (tasted the same) and wandered around the shops. Found a few christmas presents (no telling what they are...the recipients might be reading!). I got back on the road after i spent just a little bit too much money. The trip up to the island was mostly uneventful. Saw a fun sign that apparently is put up by an extreme right winger that I somehow actually agreed with. Go fig. My issuses didn't start until I got closer to the island. I ran into a road block just east of the ferry and had to be talked back to the right ... read more

Have you ever wanted to spend a long evening crammed inside a dirty Northstar? I sure did, and that dream came true last weekend in Sequim, WA. After having dinner with our hosts, the H-s', we took our leave of the house and repaired to the quarters we were to share that evening. The Northstar's berths included one fold out table, suitable for single accomodation, and one upper bunk, capable of sleeping two. After Mass was routed by a double Rock, Paper, Scisors loss, it was determined that I would enjoy the single bed, whilst Mass shared the upper bunk with Ruby. Mass did not find this acceptable. Without going into the ugly details, let's just say that Mass took his loss poorly and boycotted the Northstar all together. So much for Mass. Anyway, shortly after ... read more

Hi everyone, We have had quite a couple of days! It started off with a visit to Olympic National Park on the Olympia Peninsula in Northwest Washington. The weather was not the best and the park was much bigger than we had initially though, so we decided to spend two days within the park. Thankfully on our second day we had beautiful weather, it was the first time we saw seventy in about 1 ½. Our first stops within the park were Hurricane Ridge, Brooks Falls, and Marymere Falls. Hurricane ridge has beautiful panoramic views of the Olympic Mountain Range but unfortunately we couldn’t see much with the fog and clouds. We did get a couple of glances when the clouds lifted briefly. Instead we decided to do some hiking to the waterfalls. The waterfalls were ... read more