Crossing the Great Divide

Heading East at 30,000 ft somewhere near Mono Lake, California and admiring the snow covered topo relief landscape....
 
 

Coyote Point Marina

A very pleasant little marina and park on the lower San Francisco Bay near San Mateo..

First Starbucks store open in'71

First opened in 1971 in Seattle Pike Place Market but strangely enough cannot sell baked goodies due to fair competition rules with other local bakeries - rules laid down by the Pike Place Foundation.

Desolation Pass Washington

Swift flowing tidal stream runs through Desolation Pass which connects the Straits of Juan de Fuca with the Puget Sound.

Boeing Everett

A quick day out to Everett to tour the production plan for 747, 777 and 787's. The 787 line is still rolling out completed aircraft despite being grounded by lithium battery problems... lots of expensive 787's sit parked in every corner of Paine Filed amounting to a multi -billion $ inventory!

Ballard Locks Seattle

Ballard Locks Seattle connect the salty Puget Sound to the fresh water Washington Lake. A salmon fish ladder is built into the lock system to allow salmon to migrate seasonally back up river to their spawning grounds.

Pike Market Seattle

Just a delight of choice, color, variety and tastes!

An Obligatory Visit to Pike Market Seattle

Just one of those things you have to do if you are in the Farmers' Market business. Check out the competition... well at least it is nearly 4,000 miles away!!

Seattle bound but delays abound

RYS expedition to the west coast is delayed several hours while a fierce snow storm batters the NE USA and causes no end of backed up flights and hubs... we manage to slide behind the storm to Chicago and arrive in Seattle with only a few hours lost in the middle of the night.. which we slept through anyway!!