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... to Seattle though, the beautiful tall trees and picturesque lakes and mountains were fantastic.

We went to see the new Harry Potter movie on a huge screen at a 16-theater Lowes Cinema. We thought it was great, but like the last movie, missing lots of details that we enjoyed in the book.

Tomorrow we head by ferry for the Olympic Peninsula and what will hopefully be a highlight of our trip!

... Tavern. If you've spent any time in Seattle at all, you've at least probably heard of the Buckaroo. I hadn't been there since I threw a record release party at the house for my last TEAM 10 record. That night Tim put on his curly, blond hair wig and about 4 of us stumbled down there to get last call. They wouldn't serve us but we never determined if it was because Tim was a poor excuse for a transvestite or not. Telling he didn't remember this incident ...

... Francisco area who were really nice and spent the night chatting to them. Even tried two new beers with our new friends and Ally actually drank one! Jason reckons now I am a beer drinker and just need training! Monday 22nd Today we woke up, had waffles with maple syrup once again then caught a bus to a nearby surburb called Bellevue. This is a really pretty place that I am glad we went to see and more what I imagined Seattle was going to look like. I have ...

... stores became the underground. Although the area was condemned in the early 1900s, restoration started many years ago. So you can not only tour the underground, there's also new development/reuse going on down there. The tour was really fun and interesting. After going as low as we could go in Seattle, we then headed up: up the hill to the Columbia Center (also known as the Bank of America Tower), which is the tallest building in Seattle ...

... afternoon. Thursday Night Rain likely. Lows around 50. Friday Rain likely. Highs 60 to 65. Friday Night Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 50. Saturday Partly cloudy with a chance of showers ...

... but so far we have been 3 hours short of hitting our "goal" destinations. We'll keep you updated on our journey towards the estimated 5-10 feet of new snow that awaits us in the Sierra Mtns. Also, it was tough keeping up with the blog at times in Seattle, so here are a few pictures of various events we found memorable and wanted to add to the blog.

... Mt Rainier - it was fantastic to see - took photos. For walk, took (2) walking poles, hats, jackets, gloves, went on Skyline Trail. Saw deer, 2 stags, Marmots. Trail all tarmaced & wide, chatted to hikers along the way. We continued up off the trail aiming to get above the clouds to Camp Muir.Hiking through snowfields overlooking Nisqually Glacier thick mist came down. It was very tiring, boots sliding on the snow, high altitude. Still trying to reach the camp, we carried ...

... intent on reliving her favorite karate memories, complete with her award-winning jump-kick. Silly me, thinking I could get a little snooze. Oh, ya, but we're here to talk about Seattle. Seattle, home of the Monday afternoon Bush protests, complete with horsebound policemen, riot gear, and arrests. Seattle, home of Pikes fishy public market. Seattle, where it rains 413 days a year (including today, as I'm trying to ...

Moorehaven. Secluded fish ponds, water garden plants, and a variety of animals here and there. My friend Gayle told me her grandkids loved it, she went there to buy koi, me and Sam are going just to look around. First, gotta buckle that car-seat buckle. Oh! my back!

... it? Some decent restaurants right nearby. Sushi on night one, Indian on #2. Much better than the week of room service last week. Another plus? People I know. I met up with some friends, and friends of friends. Hell, even a guy I hadn't seen in 35 years! How is that for a long-time-no-see situation? We tried to hit the Honey Spot, but it was too busy, so off to The War Zone. Or War Room. Something like that. Hilarity ensued. We learned that Canada has 10 ...