Seattle, WA, September 2011

Mostly Seattle, anyway! This trip was tacked on to the end of the trip to Washington, DC, and was done so for the sole purpose of taking my 80 year old grandma skydiving*. Oh, and it didn’t hurt that Bumbershoot was happening around the same time and had some bands on the lineup that I really wanted to see. (You can see what I thought of that over at juneaurocks.com!)

The first few photos below were taken during the drive to Portland, OR, and ultimately, Molalla, OR, home of Skydive Oregon, and the rest were taken in downtown Seattle. As you can see, it was sunny. It is hard to beat the Pacific Northwest when the sunshine hits and it warms up – these kind of days make up for so many gray, rainy days.

Enjoy!

Amber waves of grain?

Amber waves of grain?

Hit the road.

Hit the road.

My heroes.

My heroes.

Brick Post Office

Brick Post Office

Silos

Silos

Space Needle and EMP

Space Needle and EMP

Funhouse?

Funhouse?

MarchFourth Marching Band

MarchFourth Marching Band

Hugs and the Rotary Grocery

Hugs and the Rotary Grocery

Holy mackerel!

Holy mackerel!

Flying fish.

Flying fish.

Pike Place

Pike Place

They put the edible in incredible!

They put the edible in incredible!

Post Alley

Post Alley

There is no parking for past or present residents - sorry.

There is no parking for past or present residents - sorry.

Westin Towers

Westin Towers

Urban Waterfall

Urban Waterfall

Palace Kitchen

Palace Kitchen

Broken Social Scene

Broken Social Scene

Rocking out

Rocking out

Neon

Neon

Last day...

Last day...

Purple durple

Purple durple

Spicy scallop and shrimp ceviche. OH YEAH.

Spicy scallop and shrimp ceviche. OH YEAH.

Western Ave

Western Ave

The fountain and the Space Needle. I can now say I have run through the fountain!

The fountain and the Space Needle. I can now say I have run through the fountain!

The Fremont Troll

The Fremont Troll

Amber waves of grain?Hit the road.My heroes.Brick Post OfficeSilosSpace Needle and EMPFunhouse?MarchFourth Marching BandHugs and the Rotary GroceryHoly mackerel!Flying fish.Pike PlaceThey put the edible in incredible!Post AlleyThere is no parking for past or present residents - sorry.Westin TowersUrban WaterfallPalace KitchenBroken Social SceneRocking outNeonLast day...Purple durpleSpicy scallop and shrimp ceviche. OH YEAH.Western AveThe fountain and the Space Needle. I can now say I have run through the fountain!The Fremont Troll