Perfect weather yesterday had all of Seattle playing hooky from work in the afternoon. Our family escaped to the city's Fremont neighborhood, to buy kites, browse and buy at a nursery, snarf ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery, and finally fly our kites from atop the hill overlooking Lake Union in Gas Works Park. Here's a shot I took on the way to the park, walking along above the Ship Canal, which connects Lake Union to Puget Sound, and eventually, via the straits of Juan de Fuca, the Pacific Ocean.
This is looking back the other way, inland, toward downtown Seattle, and beyond. At the bottom is Mount Rainier, some 65 or so miles to the southeast; and the Aurora Avenue Bridge (a.k.a. Route 99) in the foreground. Playing around in iPhoto, I added some blue tint.
TECHNORATI TAGS: SEATTLE, FREMONT, MOUNT RAINIER, AURORA AVENUE BRIDGE, LAKE UNION, GAS WORKS PARK, SHIP CANAL, PUGET SOUND
Posted by Matt Rosenberg at April 29, 2006 07:54 AM
Howdy Matt.
Froze my butt off down here in Vancouver yesterday. This is off topic, but thought it worth some attention: I followed your link to Fumento's blog out of Iraq. Excellent stuff that I was able to bring to the attention of the many I network with. His last covers the private contractors and some first hand fleecing they are up to. It would do some good over there if it draws the needed scrutiny.
Jj