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Workplace parking lot, carefully composed to avoid vehicles. It is surprisingly difficult to put together a compelling view that lacks overhead wires, signage, and other distractions.</div>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-851235212134446372016-02-29T17:12:00.000-08:002017-10-25T20:53:47.516-07:00Big Ben<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-89911544523440441482016-02-12T20:47:00.000-08:002017-10-25T20:48:48.226-07:00Gold Creek<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Gold Creek (I90 exit 54) is around 2700ft, and so undergoes many freeze/thaw cycles as the freezing level creeps up and down at Snoqualmie Pass. Here the ground temperature was a bit below freezing, and nice for snowshoeing. The previous days must have been quite warm, as all the snow was shed from the trees in the dark band up to perhaps 3500ft or so.</div>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-76241776555194951012016-02-05T21:25:00.000-08:002017-10-17T21:26:30.649-07:00Point Lobos, Carmel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Point Lobos State Natural Reserve is the first headland south of Carmel-by-the-Sea, and is gorgeous in the right weather. There were seals down on the rocks, and dramatically changing light as the sun came in and out of the clouds.<br />
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Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-26213562736284487062016-01-23T21:09:00.000-08:002017-10-17T21:16:53.752-07:00DeLorean DMC-12<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This gorgeous <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_DMC-12">DeLorean</a> is a daily driver for an enthusiast in Seattle, who notes its ownership is not as inaccessible as one might imagine. It was built in Northern Ireland in 1981 or 1982.</div>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-50055462802182859672016-01-18T21:13:00.000-08:002017-07-21T21:13:33.552-07:00Alpental Valley<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is the Alpental valley, seen from the saddle between Guye Peak and Cave Ridge. There was a strong temperature inversion this day, so that it was quite cold indeed down in the fog of the parking lot, and much warmer here up the hill.<br />
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Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-37989840616400104852016-01-07T21:14:00.000-08:002017-07-18T21:15:20.077-07:00BNSF Locomotive - Foss River Bridge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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BNSF 7953 is a V16 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_645">645E3</a> diesel-electric locomotive developing 3000hp. It's seen here in the BNSF "Heritage" livery, leading a train westwards down the valley of Highway 2. It's on the approach to the <a href="https://bridgehunter.com/wa/king/foss-river-railroad/">Foss River Bridge</a>, an impressive structure from 1909.<br />
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Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-28854619153336395502015-12-31T18:52:00.000-08:002017-07-17T20:53:26.694-07:00Pratt Mountain<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Pratt Mountain, at 5099ft, is not the tallest peak around, but it's prominent from the east and north. It's the face that dominates the view from <a href="http://www.monkeypuzzleblog.com/2013/01/pratt-lake.html">this direction</a>.<br />
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I had a good day out, but others <a href="http://media.nwac.us.s3.amazonaws.com/media/filer_public/44/96/4496ca63-9b19-44de-8169-a9821094d4c4/20151231_granite_mountain_fatality_final.pdf">were not so lucky</a>. I exchanged hellos with the victim departing the trailhead, and then at the end of my day, saw the other two of his party waiting back at the parking lot.<br />
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Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-29738269192330164922015-12-25T20:31:00.000-08:002017-07-17T20:38:25.380-07:00Hotel Vancouver<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Hotel Vancouver is the westernmost property of CN Hotels, and is now operated by Fairmont. Peeking to the left of it is the art gallery, and then what was the Eaton's building. It now houses both a Nordstrom store and a development office of Microsoft.</div>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-59679693643852130132015-12-14T21:18:00.000-08:002016-02-03T21:18:19.351-08:00Christmas Tree<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This year's Christmas Tree was personally harvested from the Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, from the Lake 22 trailhead. I believe it's a silver fir.</div>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-88306358737509737622015-11-04T17:14:00.000-08:002016-02-03T21:14:31.235-08:00Magnuson Fall Walk<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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One of the last few days of crunchy leaves and dry ground was spent circumnavigating Magnuson Park. This is trail along its south edge.</div>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-55270621720714700552015-11-02T21:01:00.000-08:002016-02-03T21:11:52.749-08:00St. Patrick's Bridge, Calgary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The flooding Calgary experienced <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Alberta_floods">in 2013</a> hampered construction of this attractive bridge, and the recently-poured concrete deck had to be replaced. The arches (fabricated in Quebec) and foundations withstood the flooding per their design.<br />
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It's hard to see how $25M went into the construction, given that it is a <i>pedestrian</i> bridge, but it sure is pretty.<br />
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Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-24124672393772396622015-10-30T15:40:00.000-07:002016-02-03T21:00:33.741-08:00Point Pelee<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Point Pelee stretches into Lake Erie and is the southernmost point of Canada that you can walk to. (Pelee Island, and Middle Island beyond that, make up the southernmost parts of the country). The sand of the point itself shifts from year to year depending on the level of the lake and the way the currents choose to swirl.<br />
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Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-2409247555127268852015-10-28T17:55:00.000-07:002016-02-03T20:55:57.595-08:00Wurlitzer Building<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It wasn't quite sold along with a coffee, but the <a href="http://historicdetroit.org/building/wurlitzer-building/">Wurlitzer Building</a> was sold for perhaps $1.1M (or $1.4M, depending on who you believe) in May of this year. Plans are to turn it into a luxury hotel.<br />
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Good luck to the buyer! There was no evidence of any renovation at all in October.</div>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-87820928698944502452015-10-26T16:48:00.000-07:002016-02-03T20:49:12.849-08:00Heildelberg Project, Detroit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg_Project">Heidelberg Project</a> limps on, while Detroit continues to decline. Many of the houses that had striking and original decorations have burned down since <a href="http://www.monkeypuzzleblog.com/2012/10/heidelberg-project.html">my last visit</a>.</div>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-83908768945456756162015-10-23T20:13:00.000-07:002016-02-03T20:44:22.932-08:00Backlit Fir<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A backlit fir guards the trail on the way to Guye Peak, on a separate outing than the last. I was scouting possible snowshoeing routes, and gaining familiarity with the terrain.</div>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-2290945580103672772015-10-21T20:40:00.000-07:002016-02-03T20:41:08.402-08:00Guye Peak from Snoqualmie Mountain<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Guye Peak is the knob in the center; Commonwealth Basin stretches out to the left (east) of it. Cave Ridge between this vantage point leading up to Snoqualmie Mountain and the saddle separating Commonwealth Basin and Alpental.</div>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-69400445757608537552015-10-19T14:35:00.000-07:002016-02-03T20:36:24.818-08:00Maple Leaves Turning<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Now, fall is underway. Trees that haven't gotten enough water are the first to turn. This maple is very yellow, while others around it still have useful green leaves.</div>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-64990530428121971612015-10-13T17:11:00.000-07:002016-02-03T20:31:47.424-08:00Golden Gardens<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Summer isn't quite over. Plenty of folks are enjoying a weekday evening at Golden Gardens, facing the Olympics across Puget Sound.<br />
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Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-22637234945413923852015-10-03T18:26:00.000-07:002016-02-03T20:27:24.674-08:00Huskies vs California<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've spent a number of years living near the University of Washington, but only just now have attended a Huskies game. The weather was lovely, and the crowd lively.</div>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-76327500312913013962015-09-29T20:21:00.000-07:002016-02-03T20:21:43.080-08:00Glacier Peak<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Glacier Peak shows very little snow at the end of the 2015 summer in the foreground, with Mt Rainier, Addams, and St Helens in the far distance.</div>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-90550681030662494892015-09-25T07:14:00.000-07:002016-02-03T20:11:25.861-08:00Namdaemun<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This lovingly restored civic gate sits below urban towers and next to a lively market in Seoul, South Korea. Hopefully it will keep out Kim Jong Un.</div>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-87287263252753876022015-09-23T20:40:00.000-07:002016-01-22T22:40:44.251-08:00Gangnam Style<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A twilight view over the southern end of the Gangnam district of Seoul. The office tower to the left showed up as a backdrop to PSY's video. (We managed a visit without the song being inflicted upon us.)</div>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-1527037324386687332015-09-21T22:30:00.000-07:002016-01-22T22:30:57.560-08:00New York Bar, Park Hyatt Tokyo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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If you've seen <i>Lost in Translation</i>, you'll know the Park Hyatt Tokyo. This is the bar behind the piano lounge, which is in front of an expansive view of Shinjuku.</div>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326617795243295193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425319775228012464.post-62931275640325638192015-08-13T22:21:00.000-07:002016-01-22T22:22:04.976-08:00Ship Canal Bridge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This double-decked truss bridge brings twelve lanes of traffic across the Lake Washington Ship Canal. Those feeling suicidal should reconsider this location, as people have <i>survived </i>jumping into the water from the upper deck.</div>
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