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Blue Angels over Seattle

A record-breaking dry summer in the northwest is fueling fires from Northern California to Canada, with smoke incessantly hovering over Seattle many other areas. The Blue Angels, however, were not deterred and made their annual appearance for Seafair. Here's a few from a smoky West Seattle vantage point.

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Visiting the Olympic Peninsula with Sander Rodenhuis

Last week I met up with Sander Rodenhuis who was exploring the United States for the first time, beginning in New York and moving westward over a couple of months. Born and living in The Netherlands, he was certainly amazed at the contrast in cultures, as evidenced by our visiting of a Walmart in Aberdeen and his excitement when seeing a wall of Budweiser branded socks. He purchased a quite a few pairs and a grip of 4th of July beer koozies that proudly displayed a bald eagle, US flag, and the slogan "BEER ME!" (OK — I'll admit I purchased a pair of socks, too.)

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A Trip to the Desert

Fueled by binge watching Breaking Bad over the rainy winter, Breanne and I took a trip out to the much dryer Central Washington where we found some tall desert sand dunes overlooking the Columbia River. The place was called White Bluffs and was adjacent to the Hanford Nuclear site, where research was conducted that led to the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.  This was the first time we checked out the other side of the Cascades and we were impressed by the dramatic difference in scenery.

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