Seattle, Washington August 2021

Page last updated 1-Oct-2021
 

Sunday, Aug 22nd through Thursday, Aug 26th

 
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We weren't sure if there was going to be problems traveling to the awesome city of Seattle, Washington, and the surrounding areas because of the national problem with COVID and with the Left-Wing domestic terrorism groups, as reported all over the media, with encampments destroying property and beating up anyone that appeared conservative; but, we were pleasantly surprised with zero problems.  I've been to Seattle numerous times, and have always loved the city and the people, where this was going to be Genia's first visit. 

On our trip, we had many great places to visit, where we chose to stay in the Salish Lodge and Spa that is conveniently located a little outside of Seattle in the city of Snoqualmie.  We were only a simple car drive away from Seattle and other great places like Mount Vanier.

Sunday 22nd, arrival and lodging at Salish Lodge

The temperature during the day at most places was a comfortable temperature in the mid 70s Fahrenheit, where at night dropped down near to a little below 60 Degrees Fahrenheit.  When coming back to the lodge, the gas burning fire pit, that was outside of our room on our porch area, was always on that made it a nice place to sit and enjoy some romantic time.

1 Genia in front walkway of the Salish going towards the trails to waterfall
2 Keith standing in the other direction
3 Genia and Keith in the turn-around in front of Lodge
4 View of our room going out to our porch that had a gas burning fire pit to sit out
5 Genia standing on our porch
6 View from one of the vantage points on the trails, looking back the Salish and the waterfall
7 Second view from another vantage point on the trails, showing the beautiful waterfall
8 Every night, there was a complementary drink for each person.  Genia sitting by the fire pit

Monday, 23rd, in Seattle and back at Salish for exploring trails

  First part of the day
  Museum of Flight
1 Outside of the Museum of Flight, with the international flags.  Russian Flag proudly displayed with others
2 Genia outside of the museum.  View of the great nostalgic Air Canada propeller plane.
3 Genia standing outside of the museum, next to statue of boy holding a plane
4 Genia standing on the main walk-over area with the main exhibit area in the background
5 Keith beside an actual historic flying car
6 Genia viewing the Race to Space timeline
7 Laika first living creature into space.  Sent by the Russian Space Agency before the Americans surpassed the Russians.
7 Some of the Russian amazing accomplishments, that we as Americans can always be proud for them.
  Second part of the day
8 Grabbing lunch at La Paishienne Restaurant in the downtown area of Seattle
  Space Needle
9 Walking up to the Space Needle
11 Looking down while standing on the revolving glass floor at the top of the Space Needle
12 Genia standing on the revolving glass floor lookout
13 Genia and Keith on the revolving glass floor
14 View from the Space Needle looking towards the bay
15 Another view from the Space Needle over looking another part of Seattle
  Around the Space Needle was exhibits and shopping
17 Large flower sculptures
18 Keith outside one of the museums
19 Genia near one of the Space Needle souvenir shops
  Going on one of the Ferries across Seattle to Bainbridge Island
20 Movie driving up the to Ferry
21 Movie on board the Ferry.  The Ferries are very large.  Genia speaking in Russian for mom.  Keith at the end.
22 Wide landscape view of the bay as we traveled across to Bainbridge Island
23 Sailboat view with Space Needle in the background
24 Onboard the Ferry, this was a topological map showing the bay and the Ferry's route
25 Genia and Keith on the Ferry ride back to Seattle
  Last part of the day
26 At the front of the Salish, always a beautiful view
27 Genia sitting on the round-about at the lodge
28 As we were about to walk out of our room at the lodge
29 Trails can be reached from outside of our porch, or from the front of the lodge

Tuesday, 24th, Mt Rainer National Park

We drove up to the highest point accessible by car, which is Sunrise Point Lookout at Mt Rainer National Park.

1 When flying to Seattle, we took this picture from the plane of the top of Mt Rainer
  1st stop, Tolmie Peak Trailhead
2 Tolmie Peak Trailhead road view of the river going along hiway 165.
3 Beautiful forest along the way
  At Sunrise Point Lookout
4 Parking our car, a great view of Mt Rainer, which we would see from the walking trails
5 At one of the first vantage points on the trails, this map mural describing Edmunds Glacier
6 Genia sitting at the Edmunds Glacier vantage point, enjoying the view of Mt Lanier
7 Same location with Genia standing, that shows the wide open and amazing view
8 At another vantage point, mural of moving mountains with Mt Rainer in the background
9 Genia holding up a note in the photo, which she sent to a friend in Russia. and a close up on the note
10 Genia and Keith with Mt Rainer in the background
11 A beautiful photo of Mt Rainer
12 Another beautiful photo of Mt Rainer showing part of a crystal blue lake in the ravine below the mountain

Wednesday, 25th, Japanese Gardens, ...

  Walk around the Lodge
1 Movie of the waterfall
2 Keith and Genia at a lookout point of waterfall at the lodge
3 Genia viewing the waterfall
4 Genia on the descending sidewalk areas near the lodge
5 Full morning view of the waterfall
6 Genia outside of the walking bridge across from the lodge
  Kubota Gardens - Japanese Garden
7 Genia at the entrance to the Garden
8 Marquee Bell
9 Genia at the main observatory point area that overlooks a beautiful pond area
10 Genia walking past the pond area
11 Keith looking down at Carp in another observation point with a pond
12 Genia enjoying some flowers along the trails
13 Genia sitting as we were about to get some tea at the London Place
  Central Public Library - Central Library and the area
14 Beautiful street flowers
15 Memorial to Fallen Firefighters
16 Extraordinary architectural design at the Public Library interior
17 Another interior photo
18 Genia looking at some interesting books
  Public Market Center
19 Waling up to the famous Seattle Market area
20 Genia inside the market main entrance area
21 The famous "First Starbucks" next to the market.  There was around 50 people waiting outside
22 The famous "Gum Wall".  Literally thousands of chewed bubble gum deposited to cover both sides of a huge wall by the market
23 Other side of "Gum Wall"

Thursday, 26th, Relaxing morning at Lodge, and
excursion to the waterfall electrical generation plant and observatory area

1 Genia walking around lodge
2 About to walk down the trails to river view point
3 WARNING SIGN - very funny images
4 Sign describing the hydropower generation
5 Water conduction piping that generate a water force to turn turbines that generate electricity in the power generation plant
6 Genia standing inside one of the massive water piping exhibits on the trails
7 Genia at the bottom along the last walking platform observatory area
8 Close up of the cave next to the waterfall, which was probably a dam water safety tunnel
9 Infuriately just 2 second movie of the waterfall from the observatory