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A Fire in the Sky

nobody@flickr.com (papalars) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 01:06:43 -0700

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A great fireworks show in Gasworks park on Lake Union in Seattle tonight!

Seattle Center

nobody@flickr.com (papalars) — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:59:18 -0800

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Seattle Pan HDR--Over 20k Views

nobody@flickr.com (papalars) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:08:25 -0800

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View On Black Taken from Alki beach area in West Seattle.

From the Ferry

nobody@flickr.com (papalars) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:29:14 -0700

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Seattle skyline from the ferry coming in from Bainbridge Island.

Seattle Center Dusk + Mt. Rainier

nobody@flickr.com (papalars) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:05:02 -0700

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This is the Seattle Center from Kerry Park on Queen Ann Hill....the mountain is Mt. Rainier.

BTW Mount Rainier is an active stratovolcano (also known as a composite volcano) in Pierce County, Washington, located 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It is the highest peak in the Cascade Range and Cascade Volcanic Arc at 14,411 feet (4,392 m). The mountain and the surrounding area are protected within Mount Rainier National Park. With 26 major glaciers, Mount Rainier is the most heavily glaciated peak in the lower 48 states with 35 square miles (91 km²) of permanent snowfields and glaciers. The summit is topped by two volcanic craters, each over 1,000 feet (300 m) in diameter with the larger east crater overlapping the west crater. Geothermal heat from the volcano keeps areas of both crater rims free of snow and ice, and has formed an extensive network of glacier caves within the ice-filled craters. A small crater lake, the highest in North America, occupies the lowest portion of the west crater below more than 160 feet (50 m) of ice and is accessible only via the caves.

Mount Rainier has a topographic prominence of 13,210 feet (4,026 m), greater than that of K2. It is a prominent feature of the southern landscape in most of the Seattle metropolitan area. On clear days, it can also be seen from as far away as Portland, Oregon, and Victoria, British Columbia. Because of its scenic dominance, Seattle-Tacoma-area residents sometimes refer to it simply as "the Mountain."

Happy New Year's

nobody@flickr.com (papalars) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:00:05 -0800

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The Needle & Rainier

nobody@flickr.com (papalars) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:04:15 -0800

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It really was a wonderful evening in Kerry Park for pictures!

Seattle Center Dusk + Mt. Rainier

nobody@flickr.com (papalars) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:12:36 -0700

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This is the Seattle Center from Kerry Park on Queen Ann Hill....the mountain is Mt. Rainier. I have been training to climb it since January and hope to reach the summit in August. Guess what? I will be taking my camera...

BTW Mount Rainier is an active stratovolcano (also known as a composite volcano) in Pierce County, Washington, located 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It is the highest peak in the Cascade Range and Cascade Volcanic Arc at 14,411 feet (4,392 m). The mountain and the surrounding area are protected within Mount Rainier National Park. With 26 major glaciers, Mount Rainier is the most heavily glaciated peak in the lower 48 states with 35 square miles (91 km²) of permanent snowfields and glaciers. The summit is topped by two volcanic craters, each over 1,000 feet (300 m) in diameter with the larger east crater overlapping the west crater. Geothermal heat from the volcano keeps areas of both crater rims free of snow and ice, and has formed an extensive network of glacier caves within the ice-filled craters. A small crater lake, the highest in North America, occupies the lowest portion of the west crater below more than 160 feet (50 m) of ice and is accessible only via the caves.

Mount Rainier has a topographic prominence of 13,210 feet (4,026 m), greater than that of K2. It is a prominent feature of the southern landscape in most of the Seattle metropolitan area. On clear days, it can also be seen from as far away as Portland, Oregon, and Victoria, British Columbia. Because of its scenic dominance, Seattle-Tacoma-area residents sometimes refer to it simply as "the Mountain."

Framing Rainier and Needle

nobody@flickr.com (papalars) — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:43:05 -0800

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The Space Needle at Christmas

nobody@flickr.com (papalars) — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:01:28 -0800

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The Space Needle is a tower in Seattle, Washington. It is a major landmark of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and the symbol of Seattle. Located in Seattle Center, it was built for the 1962 World's Fair, during which time nearly 20,000 people a day used the elevators — 2.3 million visitors in all for the World Fair. The Space Needle is 605 feet (184 m) high and 138 feet (42 m) wide at its widest point and weighs 9,550 tons. When it was completed it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.[1] It is built to withstand winds of up to 200 mph (320 km/h) and earthquakes up to 9.5 magnitude (which would protect the structure against an earthquake as powerful as the 1700 Cascadia earthquake) and has 25 lightning rods on the roof to prevent lightning damage.

The Space Needle features an observation deck at 520 feet (160 m), the SkyCity restaurant at 500 feet (152 m), and a gift shop.[1] From the top of the Needle, one can see not only the Downtown Seattle skyline, but also the Olympic and Cascade Mountains, Mount Rainier, Mount Baker, Elliott Bay and surrounding islands. Photographs of the Seattle skyline often show the Space Needle in a prominent position, even appearing sometimes to tower above the rest of the city's skyscrapers. This occurs because the Space Needle sits roughly four-fifths of a mile (1.3 km) northwest of these skyscrapers, and photographers must capture the city with the Space Needle in the foreground in order to include both it and the rest of the tall buildings. (This angle offers the added bonus of affording a view of Mount Rainier in the background.) At 60 stories it is not remarkably tall, and it is not as close to the cluster of downtown skyscrapers as one might think judging only from the typical angle from which the skyline photographs are taken. Visitors can reach the top via elevators that travel at 10 mph (16 km/h). This trip takes 43 seconds and some tourists wait in hour-long lines in order to ascend to the top of the tower. It was designated a historic landmark on April 19, 1999.[2] It is now owned by the privately held Space Needle Corporation.

Seattle Center w Rainier

nobody@flickr.com (papalars) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:54:12 -0800

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Seattle Center Fireworks

nobody@flickr.com (papalars) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:59:31 -0700

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Center at Sunset

nobody@flickr.com (papalars) — Sat, 09 May 2009 10:07:14 -0700

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Seattle Pan HDR

nobody@flickr.com (papalars) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:39:44 -0700

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View On Black Taken from Alki beach area in West Seattle.

Center at Sunset

nobody@flickr.com (papalars) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:12:34 -0700

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The Needle

nobody@flickr.com (papalars) — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:15:46 -0800

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Grass Blades, John Fleming and R/B/F Architects with Susan Zoccola, 2003. Painted steel sculpture. Seattle Center Collection. Fifth Avenue North and Harrison Street.

30' x 150' x 3' ~ Project given AIA Award 2003~

www.susanzoccola.com/ Seattle Center Seattle, Washington