Glacial Erratics

Oops, I went to Seattle in early June to visit the lovely poupou, took some pictures, and did not post the pics. Here there are now: SeattleJuneThumb.    (90O)

Some highlights and commentary (this is but 12 of over 50 pictures):    (90P)

I had a stop in Detroit for the way out. The airport there has recently been redone with all the usual fanciness (multiple terminals, trains connecting things, etc.) plus this fountain:    (90Q)

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This view doesn't really do it justice. Each little jet of water can be controlled for duration of spurt. A computer somewhere does some magic that causes members of my demographic (somewhat geeky men between 25 and 35) to stand around and stare at the fountain. There was a small herd of us, scrupulously ignoring one another while trying to determine if there was a pattern to what we were seeing.    (90S)

SB and I had arranged to take a rental car across the sound and peninsula to the Pacific coast. Seagulls graced the lovely blue skies on our first day:    (90T)

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We camped on the beach (second beach, near La Push, in the coastal are of the Olympic National Park). After our first night, we woke to a beautiful morning. The tide was out, the seabirds were swarming around their nests on the sea stacks    (90V)

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and the tide pools were luxury accommodations    (90Y)

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Our accommodations were less luxurious, but they kept us dry. Note the bear proof food container.    (910)

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In the night something had come up on the beach, done something and crawled away.    (912)

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Do sea turtles visit the pacific northwest?    (914)

I was visiting with an international movie star. She was slumming with me.    (915)

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The weather turned a bit sour and we got a lot of wet.    (917)

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Slugs like the wet:    (919)

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After a second night in the rain we departed for the mountainous portion of the park. A drive up hurricane ridge led to some lovely scenery    (91B)

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and lovely flowers    (91D)

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I plan to move to that part of the world by the end of the summer. It's nice there.    (91F)