Wednesday, December 30, 2015

December 30, 2015 - Hometown Tourist




The holiday break is the perfect time to play home town tourist.  Often the only occasion to go to the observation deck for people that live in Seattle is if they are entertaining someone from out of town.   From the observation deck of the Space Needle, 520' above the city, you can see plenty of things.  On a clear day you can see....

...maintenance staff replacing the colored gels on the exterior lights of the Needle....















...downtown Seattle and Mount Rainier...



























...the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) on the shores of Lake Union....



























...plenty of construction cranes...




...10,778 foot Mount Baker, ten miles from the Canadian border...


























...ferries pulling into Bainbridge Island 10 miles across Puget Sound, the Olympic Mountains...




























...the Olympic Sculpture Park...





...a view of Kerry Park, site of the iconic view of the Space Needle and the Seattle skyline...




...the broadcast towers, the former Queen Anne High School and in the distance, Whidbey Island...



...and of course, other folks playing tourists!



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