only in  Seattle
                                                          Part 1

Random photos while touring Seattle, Puget Sound and Mount Rainier

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Outside a wood carving store.Street scene near entrance of Pike Market Place.Downtown Seattle from out on Puget Sound.Upper level to Pier 52 and looking towards downtown.Puget sound looking at downtown Seattle water front.One of several bus lines in Seattle.Street intertainers near the main entrance to Pike Market Place
My first venture to Seattle and probably not my last.  A fascinating city to explore, that has a multitude of nationalities from all over the World, architecture
 that pleases the eye and colors that make it all come together.  Outside of Seattle is equally enchanting as Mount Rainier graces over this area along
with the other mountains, coves and valleys that encompass Seattle.
From a distance when I first spotted this one, I wasn't quite sure what it was as it stood almost perfectly erect like a statue.Chipmunk at Mount Rainier National Park.Main entranceway to Mount Rainier National Park.This chipmunk didn't let me quite so close as it was eating a flower.Chipmunk in Mount Rainier National Park.Straight as a statue and they didn't move or blink an eye.Not quite as erect as the other one, but still frozen in place.

I've never gotten this close to chipmunks, but this was in a picnic area of Mount Rainier National Park and these obviously were looking
for a hand-out.  What was interesting was they would stand erect on a picnic table as one approached and in some instances
allowed me to get within just inches before they scampered away.  Never blinking an eye or moving, I was able to practically lay
the camera on the table and take the shot.

Near the Seattle city park area along Puget Sound.Cruise liner in Puget Sound.Starbucks Coffee down along the water front of Puget Sound, Seattle.Back side of Pike Market Place facing Puget Sound, Seattle.Inside the Pike Market Place, Seattle.Pike Market Place, Seattle.Inside Pike Market Place, Seattle.An area you can walk down and through to get where the market area is.

Pike Market Place and the general area was one of my hangouts for an entire day.  Seattle without Starbucks Coffee wouldn't
be Seattle, although there's Seattle's Best Coffee too.  Fresh vegetables, fruit, fish, clams, lobster in the market place were
all scenes rich in color.
View in Mount Rainier National Park.View in Mount Rainier National Park.Green meadows beneath the mountains in Mount Rainier National Park.Mount Rainier National Park.Another view in Mount Rainier National Park.Rear of tourist center, Mount Rainier National Park.

Green meadows, blue skies and a background of mountain tops is all inspiring in the area of
Mount Rainier National Park.
 

All images © 2005 by don Palmer