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A-26 Invader Visitor
I have seen very few airborne A-26 Invaders in my life. They have been in museums and have been on this blog but the last time I think I saw one active was at North Weald in the late 80s. … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, military, Pacific Northwest, photo, vintage
Tagged a-26, aircraft, airplane, Douglas, Everett, invader, kpae, military, Paine Field, photo, Skyfair, vintage, Warbird, washington
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Jim’s Spartan Experience
I didn’t get to the Spartan Race in time for Jim’s start so he was out on the course when I got there. I wandered around seeing others making their way around and decided he must have already passed the … Continue reading
Posted in Pacific Northwest, photo, sport
Tagged Jim varela, Monroe, obstacle, photo, race, snohomish, Spartan, washington
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Dragon Rapide Before…
The first plane I ever flew in was a de Havilland Dragon Rapide. It was at a small air show at Bembridge on the Isle of Wight when I was a small lad. My Gran said I could have a … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, civil, de havilland, Dragon Rapide, Everett, kpae, Paine Field, photo, piston, Skyfair, vintage, washington
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Running from the Hurricane
With visitors in town, I took them to the Boeing factory tour at Everett. I know this might seem like I was doing this for my own benefit but I think they were happy to go and it helped to … Continue reading
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Tagged 787, aircraft, airliner, airplane, Boeing, civil, dreamliner, evacuation, Everett, Hurricane Florence, jet, kpae, Paine Field, photo, washington
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Stadium Over the Water
This post was originally going to be based on a shot I got of the University of Washington’s football stadium that I took while were hiking in the park nearby. However, things moved on a bit and I wasn’t too … Continue reading
Posted in Pacific Northwest, photo
Tagged aerial photo, football, Huskies, seattle, stadium, university, UW, washington
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Storch Delivery
The Fiesler Storch was a most unusual aircraft. It was used for utility purposes and was able to drop in to the smallest of locations and get back out again. Speed was not its thing but it was the one … Continue reading
737 First Flight
I was walking along the trail that goes through the park next to the airport at Renton taking a look at the stored jets. There is a bridge across the river that is used by Boeing to move jets from … Continue reading
Does Cold Water Help Tired Muscles?
Two of the later obstacles in the Spartan Race involved water. The first was crossing a small river. It wasn’t too deep but the cold water on tired leg muscles was not nice. The banks were also getting very muddy … Continue reading
Posted in Pacific Northwest, photo, sport
Tagged crossing, Monroe, mud, obstacle, photo, race, river, snohomish, Spartan, washington, water
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Eagles Scouting the Lake
The ospreys on Lake Washington have got some attention on the blog recently. However, they are not alone. Some bald eagles have also been showing up. They aren’t around in such large numbers and I didn’t see so much fishing … Continue reading
Posted in Pacific Northwest, photo, wildlife
Tagged bald eagle, bird, Kenmore, lake Washington, photo, raptor, washington, wildlife
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