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On May 5, 2015 1:25 AM, "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On 5/4/2015 4:17 PM, Goss,Steve wrote:
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>> Mike, et. Al-
>> We plan to fly in Seattle on Saturday the 15th and leave the next
Saturday or Sunday. We will have a rental car.
>> We're more into history and scenery more than wildlife or night life.
>> Ghost towns and old cemeteries would be high on the list, especially
ghost towns with old cemeteries.
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> Then the tours of underground Seattle tours are a must. <
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Underground> And if you generally like
old stuff, the surrounding Pioneer Square area should please you. There are
a couple of ancient restaurants there, one (still?) with dining areas a
floor down in excavated rooms from the old level - very atmospheric, good
food.
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> Mixing photography and history, there's a shop a block or two south of
the square proper with lots of original prints out of Edward S. Curtis'
portfolios of prints of Indian life, portraits, etc.
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> This is the brass age elevator <
http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Travel/Seattle/Christmas_2012/Formal_Compositions&image=_C243436corcroof30.jpg>
in Seattle's first 'skyscraper', the Smith Tower <
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Tower>
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> As mentioned, the Pike Place Market is a lot of fun for those who like
lots of shops and big crowds in the open air part. :-) We had fun there
and a good meal at the Pike Brewing company. If you like museums, Seattle's
Art Museum is a nice one, as is the Frye Art museum. The nearby campus of
Seattle University is a pleasant place where I found some nice photo ops. <
http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Travel/Seattle/Christmas_2012
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>> Plus trains and airplanes. We will probably visit the Northwest Railroad
museum and the Boeing factory.
>> I'd like to do some kayaking but my wife is not too keen on it.
>> Tentatively we were planning on catching a ferry to Canada when we
arrived. Then spend a day or so there and head back. We have no idea what
to do or see once we get there. It's kind of a "we are so close we might as
well" kind of thing.
>> We don't need to stay within the city limits, just somewhere in the
area. Being from Texas we are used to driving fairly long distances.
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> There are more outdoors scenic places of beauty in reasonable driving
distance than you have a prayer of seeing. There are also nice relatively
wild parks along the water in the towns north of Seattle proper. If your
wife likes a bit of pampering, there is a womens' only spa that my wife and
a friend rave about. Could give you the chance to visit/shoot something
that bores her?
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> We'll be there just about a month later, for a family wedding, but will
take some extra days to noodle around.
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> Remember to take your rain gear. :-) <
http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Travel/Seattle/Christmas_2012/Semi_Formal_Compositions&image=_C253519cr.jpg
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> What if the Hokey Pokey *IS* what it's all about?
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And if you do hit solid rain, just head out 95 over Snoqualmie Pass to
year-round sunshine and a whole different landscape.
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