Recently we decided to take a little trip to see some new places and meet an old friend who just moved up from Utah. The first place we stopped was the Washington State Capitol.
We happened to come on the same day as the State of the State address, so there were a lot of people there and we even got to see the Governor.
Here is the Rotunda. The chandelier is the largest ever made by Tiffany Studios.
This bust of Washington is a thing to see here. It is very large and Magnus wouldn’t get very close.
Our next stop was Flaming Geyser SP. At one time there was a 15 ft. tall geyser of flame and water (100 years ago), but now it is only about 4-6 in tall, with a trickle of water. We knew this going in, so it was still pretty interesting. To think that a pocket of methane gas more than 1000 ft. down has been burning for more than 100 years. That’s cool. There was also a bubbling pool and some pretty rivers.
Magnus seems a little unsure about the Flaming Geyser.
It was cold, but that made for some neat ice formations:
Before going to see our friend in Gig Harbor, we stopped to see the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and the new Narrows bridge recently built. You may have heard of the first bridge known as “Gallopin’ Gertie.” Dana likes to photograph bridges and these are very pretty ones. We looked at them from the east side then crossed and went to a small park to see them from the west.
The park had a nice view and a beach to walk around on. And if you were high enough you could see Mt. Rainier in the distance.
We then spent the evening with Prince, our friend from Utah. Thanks for letting us hang out with you.
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Flaming geyser was the go to park for ward functions growing up. I can't tell you how many times we started innertube rides down the river from there, and yet I never made it to see the geyser. Thanks to you I know what it looks like!
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