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posted 12/05/09 12:00 PM | updated 12/05/09 02:13 PM
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Holy Christ, the Mountains Are Gorgeous Today

By Seth Kolloen
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"Viewpoint" was taken back in November by The SunBreak Flickr poolster joshc. A little Orcas moment for you.

If you live in Seattle, and you do not get to a place where you can see the mountains today, you are fired from life. Yesterday's rain + today's cloudless sky = The mountains being 97 kinds of beautiful. I think I could see individual snowflakes on Mount Olympus.

If you've never been to the top of the Space Needle, this is the day to do it. (Shit, grab lunch there.) Or check out the Olmstead-designed view of Mount Rainier at the UW campus (though there's a football game at 3:30, so you may want to make haste). I-5 south toward Tukwila gives a tremendous view of Mount Rainer, and any of the crossings over the Ship Canal/Lake Union provide views of both the Olympics and Cascades. Or just park your car on Phinney Ridge and look down a sidestreet.

Other mountain-seeing-places that come to mind: The Volunteer Park Water Tower. The Bremerton Ferry. Kerry Park. ZOMG, Kerry Park (on the south slope of Queen Anne Hill) will be so beautiful today. Am I leaving out something obvious? Assuredly, so please to toss your thoughts in the comments.

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agreed
The Olympics as viewed from Capitol Hill at sunset were loverly.
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