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Des Moines Creek Trail 15th Ave
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I take photographs all the time of various places in Des Moines. What often drives me nuts is how few photographs there are of various landmarks from even five or ten years ago. You can find ten billion Sunset from my condo over the Olympics! but nary a photo of the hundreds of places I treasure (and took for granted). And frankly? That is why these things are so easy to replace.
As if that weren't enough? Here are all the cover images from my Weekly Updates and Facebook Page.
As the kids say, "Piccies or it didn't happen!"
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Jimi Hendrix Memorial
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Greenwood Memorial Park 350 Monroe Avenue NE Renton I try to post things that are Des Moines-y. But I was over in Renton last week at the Emergency Operations Center for the EMAC committee I serve on. And the EOC is down the road from this. I forget that, you know, people have moved here
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Washington State Capitol
Format GalleryLeave a comment on Washington State CapitolI was in Olympia this week in support of two important airport bills sponsored by Senator Tina Orwall. I mentioned to our lobbyist how beautiful the area is. In my previous life I visited a bunch of similar state capitols and let me tell you, many are well, not exactly Architectural Digest material. 😃 But
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Midway Park 2025
Format GalleryLeave a comment on Midway Park 2025Don’t hold it against me when I tell you that the story of Midway Park, and in fact all of Pacific Ridge, has to do with the airport. 😀 But when people wonder how/why Des Moines expanded east beyond Pacific Highway, well… like pretty much everything in Des Moines. There’s a story, more than there
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Construction (May 21, 2025) On my way home at 8:30pm I passed crews working to get the project done on time.
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Tribal Canoe Journey at Saltwater State Park
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So… the guy at the top holds the tribal flag of the Muckleshoots. There is a group that waits in the water and from time to time they chant. On the shore, there are drummers. When one of the boats approaches, the people in the water greet them and everyone hoists the boat onto the...
Des Moines Creek West (Barnes Creek Trail)
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Pet Haven Pet Cemetery
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Located just south of Kent Des Moines Road Pet Haven Cemetery 23646 Military Rd S. Kent, WA 98032 is one of those interesting spots you never knew existed. I took an interest recently when a cell tower was sited there and a local group began campaigning for the place to be given historical status. I’ll
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