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DallasKarhu

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I grew up all over the Pacific Northwest, moved to the South before the pandemic, and recently relocated to the ancestral homeland of Finland. In my free time, I love to explore the weird and wonderful :)
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The world-famous Top of the Ocean Restaurant, recently open in 1947.

Tacoma, Washington

'Top of the Ocean' Monument

This waterfront restaurant was the life of the party until a crime syndicate burned it to the ground.

The Job Carr Cabin is a replica of the original 1865 cabin that founded Tacoma.

Tacoma, Washington

Job Carr Cabin Museum

This Old Town cabin tells the story of Tacoma's settlement through a replica of its first non-Native building.

Gehrke Windmill Garden

Grand Coulee, Washington

Gehrke Windmill Garden

An eclectic collection of wind-powered sculptures made from found and recycled materials.

9/11 Spirit of America Memorial

Cashmere, Washington

9/11 Spirit of America Memorial

A heartfelt tribute to all of the victims of one of the greatest tragedies in United States history.

Giant Cedar Stump

Arlington, Washington

Giant Cedar Stump

At a rest stop north of Seattle, the trunk of an ancient tree.

Trail of Two Forests

Cougar, Washington

Trail of Two Forests

See the imprints of ancient trees, burned and preserved by lava.

I took this photo in January of 2020

Ridgefield, Washington

Ridgefield's Heritage Sequoia

The largest non-native tree in Washington

The Whatcom Museum's John M. Edson Hall of Birds houses hundreds of taxidermied specimen, including this raven.

Bellingham, Washington

Whatcom Museum

Like your grandma's attic—if your grandma were a little weirder, extremely well-traveled, and had a great eye for art.

Looking down on the foundations from the old mill site for the Mazama Queen mine.

Mazama, Washington

Mazama Queen Mine

The crumbling remains of a gold mine that was operational in the 1930s.

Manresa Castle

Port Townsend, Washington

Manresa Castle

A historic hotel with many stories of haunted activity.

Tashkent Park

Seattle, Washington

Tashkent Park

This park celebrates a sister city relationship that survived the Cold War.

Roadside Marker at Willie Keil's Grave

Raymond, Washington

Willie Keil's Grave

The founder of a utopian religious community based on the Golden Rule laid his son to rest on this grassy hill.

Sunset over Dungeness Spit. The calm water in the foreground is Dungeness Bay.

Old Town, Washington

Dungeness Spit

The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Maiden of Deception Pass

Rosario Beach, Washington

The Maiden of Deception Pass

This statue and its surrounding plaques tells the story of Ko-kwal-alwoot and the kinship between the Samish people and the sea.

Landmark on the Sound

Des Moines, Washington

Landmark on the Sound

A historic Masonic building overlooking the Puget Sound.

Serpentine rocks at Green Point

Anacortes, Washington

Green Point

On the edge of this small Washington Park, a piece of the Earth's mantle has come to the surface.

Photograph of City Hall some time prior to 1947.

Port Townsend, Washington

Port Townsend City Hall

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

The Band.

Ashford, Washington

Recycled Spirits of Iron Sculpture Park (Ex-Nihilo Park)

Not far from Mount Rainer, an iron wonderland claims the landscape.

North Fork Survivors

Toutle, Washington

North Fork Survivors

Outside this souvenir shop is a statue of Bigfoot composed of volcanic ash, and plenty more to see inside.

Anastasia Zielinksi's "Rainbow Showers," a stairwell art installation.

Seattle, Washington

Inscape Arts and Cultural Center

This former INS center is now home to a thriving community of artists, from performers to painters to architects.

The World’s Largest Oyster

South Bend, Washington

The World’s Largest Oyster

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

Racers create human-powered vehicles to compete in the annual race.

Port Townsend, Washington

Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Sculpture Race

Quirky movable sculptures have been racing through the town since 1983.

Caribbean pineapple cornbread

Seattle, Washington

Nue

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.

Satsop Nuclear Power Plant

Elma, Washington

Satsop Nuclear Power Plant

From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.

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