rt1commuter
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Post by rt1commuter on May 2, 2009 23:22:40 GMT -8
Hooliganism? C'mon it's awesome!
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Post by Mike C on May 4, 2009 16:48:31 GMT -8
Ah yes, we're fortunate enough to get the same level of creativity in Little River and outskirts of Comox...
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Post by fargowolf on May 4, 2009 18:53:30 GMT -8
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Post by Mike C on Jun 9, 2009 13:02:37 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Jul 26, 2009 12:03:39 GMT -8
Here are some pics I took on a non-ferry excursion I made with my girlfriend yesterday. We escaped the heat of Puget Sound and drove out to the coast - specifically, to the southwest corner of our fair state, ending up at Ilwaco, Long Beach, and Cape Disappointment at the mouth of the Columbia River. It was nice and cool out there, and to my surprise, quite foggy for most of the day. The lighthouse at Cape Disappointment Some North Jetty landscaping, and the fog is starting to roll back in The beach on the other side of North Jetty The Astoria Bridge The return trip, as you can see, was via Astoria. We crossed back into Washington at Longview on another high bridge similar to this one. All in all, it was a very fun day, even if it didn't include ferries
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Kam
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Post by Kam on Jul 26, 2009 16:06:14 GMT -8
Some highlights from the bathtub fireworks taken from Protection Island. Full resolution at: www.flickr.com/kams_world/Protection Island Ferry Island Queen (Ex Queen of the North Lifeboat) Nature put on a fireworks show of her own! Nice shot of downtown Nanaimo A great place to watch the fireworks from!
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Post by Northern Exploration on Jul 26, 2009 16:19:47 GMT -8
Thanks for the pics Orcas. Brings back memories. My last trip to Oregon was that same route through Long Beach and over the Astoria Bridge. We stayed at the Thunderbird Inn just a bit up river from the bridge. The Hotel/Motel is in an L shape around the marina so pretty cool setting. The place was getting a bit run down and in need of a midlife upgrade as extensive as the QNW, so word of warning to check if you are considering staying there.
We stayed at Salishan just south of Lincoln City (now a Westin) for old times sake, as we used to weekend there when I was a kid. The at the Best Western Hallmark Inn in Newport. There was a furious storm so was very cool to be right on the beach. I would highly recommend either if you budget allows.
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Post by Scott on Jul 26, 2009 20:51:06 GMT -8
Kam, I checked your Flickr account shots, and the other photos are great too! I especially like the one of the Celebration of Light taken from Nanaimo (maybe you could post it in here if you get a moment) - that's awesome, I didn't know they could be seen that well from that far away. Late edit... found the photo Kam took in another thread so I'll post it here: Celebration Of Light with Queen of Alberni in foreground taken from my deck in Departure Bay
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 28, 2009 14:39:24 GMT -8
Various non-ferry photos from a recent trip to the Southern Gulf Islands: ================= Crofton mill Beddis Beach, SSI Ruckle Park, SSI Georgina Point, Mayne Island Mt. Baker, from Bennett Bay, Mayne Island: Inn at Mayne Island, site of a royal visit. (Inn is right above the Gov't wharf at Miners Bay). Fulford Harbour, SSI Cusheon Lake, SSI Sunset at Cusheon Lake, the night of the thunderstorm: ...rain starting to fall Saturday Market at Ganges: =======
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Post by Mike C on Aug 27, 2009 10:43:05 GMT -8
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Post by Ferryman on Aug 27, 2009 18:58:11 GMT -8
NewFlyer,
Why on earth would you vacation in Squamish....
Why................................
;D
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Post by Scott on Aug 27, 2009 21:11:28 GMT -8
Fulford Harbour, SSI So, Mike, which one of these was your hotel?
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 27, 2009 21:20:37 GMT -8
Fulford Harbour, SSI So, Mike, which one of these was your hotel? The basement in the first photo. ;D
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Post by Mike C on Aug 27, 2009 21:26:10 GMT -8
NewFlyer, Why on earth would you vacation in Squamish.... Why................................ ;D Because it beats Shuswap! ;D
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Post by Canucks on Aug 27, 2009 21:31:22 GMT -8
And there is a rail museum there.
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 30, 2009 22:31:20 GMT -8
Went to the Mariners Game today: Safeco Field: Left Field Entrance Views from our seats in Section 323 Franklin Gutierrez up to bat Safeco Field: 1st Avenue side Space Needle playing a game of peek-a-boo Pioneer Building in Pioneer Square
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Post by Northern Exploration on Aug 31, 2009 5:45:35 GMT -8
Great pics Orcas. What does Safeco have for concession stands?
Baltimore has a great food selection and you can actually eat at the field with some great food such as ribs and the famous Maryland crabcakes. Our BMO Field where our Soccer team loses ahem plays, has great food choices as well. However, the Skydome with the Blue Jays has the usual lackluster ballpark fare.
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 31, 2009 11:58:11 GMT -8
They offer a pretty good variety of food. There's plenty of standard ballbark food - ie. hot dogs, pizzas, nachos, cotton candy, and the like. One of the signature items is Garlic Fries, and it seems to be quite popular. Ivars has stands there for your seafood cravings. Kidd Valley gets you your burger fix. There's a couple of BBQ places, and you can also get sushi and Thai. In addition, there's an actual sit-down cafe out in right field where you can eat your meal and watch the game. And, being Seattle, there's plenty of espresso stands for your coffee fix. Here's a list of all the food choices available at the stadium, direct from their website: seattle.mariners.mlb.com/sea/downloads/y2009/a_to_z_food.pdf
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2009 12:07:36 GMT -8
Hornby Island hooliganism. I prefer Tom foolery, skull dugery, pop cockery, nincompoopery! ;D just some fun with words though.
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Post by Mike C on Sept 9, 2009 14:09:10 GMT -8
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Post by Coastal Drought on Sept 9, 2009 15:29:14 GMT -8
Here are the two sunset photos that I took from Nels Night while I was hiking up at Cape Scott Park from July 22nd to the 27th. Number oneNumber two
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Post by Freeland on Oct 17, 2009 17:57:18 GMT -8
Here is the Y tube of the weather cell moving over Seattle this evening. We had brief power outage in Bayview on South Whidbey at 4 PM. I noticed the Several Thunder heads over towards South Everett and Bothell. According to KOMO Weather Bog there was a funnel spotted in Bothell.
Emory in Freeland on Whidbey
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Post by Mike C on Oct 21, 2009 18:27:05 GMT -8
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Kam
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Post by Kam on Dec 24, 2009 22:37:57 GMT -8
Here is the M/V Four Mogami at anchor off Newcastle Island. She has been at anchor here for over a month.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 29, 2009 14:47:02 GMT -8
Here is the M/V Four Mogami at anchor off Newcastle Island. She has been at anchor here for over a month. Here she is with Oakie and Al Bundy passing by:
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