We were named for Chief Seattle, but it's also Sea-town. We're surrounded by an inlet from the Pacific Ocean, and Lake Washington; plus there are a lot of big lakes and channels within the city. So we have a lot of bridges, and the major ones come in pairs. A big one, carrying a freeway or major arterial, and a lower bridge for surface streets, opening for the larger boats.
That's Olympic National Park in the background. Someone's best friend didn't want to be left behind:
Some tourists in an amphibious tour bus:
The Montlake Cut is a narrow channel connecting Seattle and ultimately the ocean, with Lake Washington. It's pretty heavily trafficked, so the wake is pretty intense:
That's the Cascade Range overhead. |
