What to do in Seattle?

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Hey, Johnny Mack and Travel is
back this week. Let's make our way

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to Seattle. Now, when I
do these guides, no matter where I

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take you on these trips, I
could see one of the locals being like,

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really, dude, look, this
is just a casual travel podcast where

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people popping into a place for a
couple of days. Again, if you

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came to my hometown of New York
City, I get it. You go

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to the Statue of Liberty. Johnny
Mack living in New York City, he

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doesn't go to the Statue Liberty,
so I totally get it. Well,

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let's kick off our trip to Seattle. Space Needle. Sorry, locals,

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we're gonna do it. Built for
the nineteen sixty two World's Fair, the

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Space Needle is six hundred and five
feet tall. You can make your way

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to the observation level in forty three
seconds on the elevator. From there,

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you could see Elliott Bay, the
Cascade Mountains, and even Mount Rainier.

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We're gonna check out some of those
places. You know how I'm gonna get

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to the Space Needle. I'm taking
the Mona Rail. You know why,

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because I'm obsessed with the Simpsons episode. If you put me near a mona

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rail. I will start going mona
and my family just wants to kill me

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because I don't stop doing it.
If you don't know what I'm talking about,

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YouTube Simpsons, Monareil, It's wonderful
the Seattle Center. Monareil links Seattle

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Center, home of the Space Needle, and several other notable attractions. It

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links that area with downtown's Westlake Center. It's an approximate one mile route.

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It's a historic landmark. Monareil.
Man who doesn't love for Monareils tops me

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to forty five miles an hour.
Gotta do it. Let's make our way

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over to the Museum of Pop Culture. Some of the exhibits going on right

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now in August Heroes and Villains,
the Art of the Disney Costume, Nirvana,

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Taking Punk to the Masses, Pearl
Jam Home and Away, Infinite Worlds

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of science Fiction, the Indie Game
Revolution, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall

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of Fame, Jimmy Andrick's Wild Blue
Angel, The Gazar Gallery. Are you

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kidding me with this? I'm so
in This is right up my alley.

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Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction is packed
with more than one hundred and fifty artifacts

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from iconic films and TV shows like
Startre, Battlestar Galactica, Blade Runner,

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Men in Black a War are the
worlds I'm so in might skip the Men

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in Black Port Fantasy Worlds of Myth
and Magic from the Wizard of Oz and

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The Princess Bride to Harry Potter.
Fantasy Worlds of Myth and Magic invites audiences

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on a fantastical journey to unearth the
inspiration behind the genre's most magnificent creations.

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I could spend a whole day there, man, Now we gotta make our

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way over to the Pike Place Market. From the iconic market sign Instagram and

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Rachel the Piggy Bang to the Gumwall, the original Starbucks and two hundred and

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twenty five local artists in selling their
wares, the famous fish tossing tradition and

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music playing street performers. Pike Place
Market. You could kill a whole day

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there. You got produce stands,
fish markets, restaurants, retail barbers,

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tattoo shops, crafts, farm tables, four public restrooms. Don't underestimate the

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four public restrooms. Do you know
how these trips go? Walking around?

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You're like, if you like me, You're like, man, got fun.

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I used to go, Well,
Mike's Place market do it? How

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about the Seattle Aquarium? You know
every trip I mentioned the aquarium, right,

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I won't bog down in it this
week. But down at the Seattle

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Aquarium on the waterfronts here fifty nine
you can learn all about salmon, and

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meet a few adorable sea otters,
and greet the various sea creatures of the

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Pacific Ocean from puffers two giant clambs. You can watch scuba divers feed the

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fish, gauket sharks swimming overhead in
the underwater dome, and even touch a

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sea anenemy. How about Seattle's Great
Wheel only built in twenty twelve, but

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it's on the edge of Pere fifty
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and one of the air conditioned gondolas
to see the city, water and mountains

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on the horizon. Want to jump
on a ferry take a ride across Puget

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Sound. You kind of have to
do that. You went to Seattle,

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right, Enjoy the breathtaking views they
add and what it gorgeous you from the

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bow of the boat as you cruise
to the nearby communities of Bainbridge Island or

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Bremerton, how about the Museum of
Flight, one of the largest air and

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space collections in the country. Yeah, you got that other one in DC

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I tells you about, but this
one's pretty cool too. And check out

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a Bowing lunar rover and an Air
Force one from the Eisenhower era. And

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you can do NASA Space Shuttle training
tours and flight simulators. You might find

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yourself pretending you were in an episode
of Community if you're immature like me.

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While we're in this genre. How
about the Future of Flight Aviation Center and

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Bowing Tour. You get to tour
a working Bowing factory, the world's largest

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building by volume, to see seven
forty seven seven seven sevens and Dreamliners in

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the making. After exploring the factory, you can learn more about airplane advancements

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from jet fuel to in flight entertainment
systems at the Future of Flight Aviation Center.

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I always make you hit a baseball
game. You know all my moves,

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right, Mariners t Mobile Park,
you should go. But you know

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what, let's mix it up.
Let's blow off baseball and let's go see

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the Sounders play at Lumen Field.
Sounders FC Seattle, great soccer town.

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Let no baseball this time? Sorry, Mariners, We're doing a soccer game.

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Some more instagrams. Let's head up
to Carry Park. Carry Park looks

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down at the Seattle skyline from the
north. It's a great place to get

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the quintessential view of the city,
including the Space Needle, Elliott Bay,

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these skyscrapers, and on a clear
day Mount Rainier. We're gonna get there.

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Don't worry. Pioneer Square Seattle's original
downtown, full of beautiful old buildings.

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I think Anthony Bourdaine went there in
one episode, right, and ever

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growing slates of hip shops and restaurants. How about we had just northeast of

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downtown to Lake Union and get out
on the water at the Center for Wooden

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Boat, which offers rentals and tours. You know I'm doing that. I

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love to be outside on these trips. This is so much fun. And

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if you like coffee, how about
the Starbucks Reserve Rostary and Tasting Room.

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If you can't find a Starbucks in
Seattle, you're not trying. But the

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Starbucks Reserve Rosary and Tasting Room is
a Willie Walk at ESK Coffee Wonderland,

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where you'll find exclusive beverages, various
brewing methods, a coffee library and more.

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That is a good sign, So
you're saying hisself, Yeah, yeah,

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Johnny Man can just remind me all
over the city with no real through

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line there, I want to experience
Seattle. Visit Seattle dot org has a

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wonderful page. It's called a Sense
of Seattle. Let's go through the list.

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You want to tickle. Your smell
will follow your nose to Fremont's Aromatic

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Chocolate Factory, theo chocolate from behind
the scenes toward the journey from coco plants

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to chocolate bar. There you can
get an earthy, dark chocolate peanut butter

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cup that makes me want to go
to Seattle right now, just for that.

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For an outdoor experience, about the
Fragrance Garden in the Center for Urban

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Horticulture, where brightly colored flowers produce
a heady perfume. How this works cold

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weather? It makes her relatively small
winder blossoms. These flowers compensate with powerful

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scents that attract both seattleites and potential
pollinators. If you want to see stuff,

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how about the Henry Art Gallery.
That exhibit in Plane Sight A is

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a museum wide exploration of narratives and
groups that are systematically overlooked and undervalued,

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using medium ranging from paper mache balloons
to delicate oil paintings, artists from a

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rock to El Salvador to document topics
like transliberation and other subjugated identities. Want

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to try out your taste buds.
How about the Freya Cafe, which honors

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Ballard's cultural legacy of Scandinavian immigrants through
food. Think seafood, pickled vegetables,

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and dark breads. My son is
not gonna like the pickled vegetables. How

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about More and More's pantry, a
personal Schmorgas board featuring juniper, smoke,

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king, salmon, collar, food, beat, pickled eggs, and warm

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pretzel right toast Again, my son
is gonna be like, I don't know

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that. Why did you come to
Seattle? Kid? Maybe he'll go for

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the off the Res Cafe, which
serves pre and post colonial cuisine like wild

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rice bowls with braized bison and Indian
tacos served on hot fluffy frybread, respectively.

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He's gonna be mad at me when
I tell him he ate bison.

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When we get to the Australia episodes, I've been holding those off because you

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can't get into Australia right now.
So there's no reason for me to get

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you hopped up about going to see
the Blue Mountains. You know what I'm

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saying. But my son ain't kangaroo, and he still thinks it's meat loaf.

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He's not sure. I'm kidding.
Would I even tell him point out

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now as kangaroo? But I digress, all right. Seattle Pinball Museum Basically,

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Seattle is everything I like. Not
only is there a pinball museum and

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a pop culture museum, and you
can go outdoors and you can visit aquarium

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and you can blow off a baseball
game, play soccer. The Seattle Pinball's

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Museum, the first thing you see
when you log on is a golden retriever.

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Seattle is made for me, man. I could do a whole episode

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on this museum. How many games
are in the museum over fifty plus games.

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They change out regularly. Can you
play the games? Yes? You

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pay admission to come in and you
can play to your heart's content. Can

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I rent it out? Yes?
Is it closed? Yes? Memorial Day,

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Thanksgiving, Christmas, even Christmas and
December twenty six not too bad.

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I mean, if you're spending Thanksgiving
at the Pinball Museum, You're not doing

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something right. Right for touch,
They suggest the Seattle Aquarium. We already

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talked about that. How about the
Pacific Science Center. The Tanker Tank is

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a perfect spot for children who require
more stimulating museum experience. You know me,

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I like to get outside. Seattle
is not nicknamed the Emerald City by

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accident. There's tons of greenery.
There's no shortage of ways to get out

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and explore in this nature filled mecca. Want to go on hike Discovery Park

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five hundred and thirty four acre city
park in Magnolia, a true wilderness with

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meadows, beaches, bluffs, mountain
views and tall trees. Stroll the nearly

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twelve miles of walking trails. Sounds
awesome. Mount Rainier. Make the day

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trip to Mount Rainier. It's a
two and a half hour drive to an

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active volcano. You don't get to
do that in New Jersey. You do

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guided stores, or you get just
start at the Paradise Visitor Area. There

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are trailheads that are both beginner friendly
and suited for expert climbers taking the alpine

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meadows or embark on a snowshoe excursion
in the winter. Renowned for its panoramic

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views of Mount Rainier and Emmon's Glacier. Sunrise Visitor Center is well stocked with

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maps, books, and information on
the park. Ranger lad programs are a

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staple during the summer season. Snacks, drinks, and souvenirs are available at

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the nearby Sunrise Day Lodge. You
can do the easy hike the Silver Forest

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Trail two miles you got that.
Far more difficult and far more rewarding and

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scenery is Burrows Mountain Trail, which
climbs steadily upward through wild, hour filled

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tundra to frozen lake at the edge
of Winthrop Glacier. Another great route is

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the seven mile hike to the Palisade
Lakes area. This is all beautiful,

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which starts at the parking lot for
sunrise point, and it's also the best

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place in the park to catch daybreak
over the hazy plains of central Washington.

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All right, let's break out our
bikes. That's another thing I like to

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do on these trips. I think
a great way to see a place is

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by riding your bike around. How
about the Burke Gilman Trail, winding twenty

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seven miles through many of Seattle's notable
northern neighborhoods Ballard Fremont in the University District.

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It's a cyclist delight, offering uninterrupted
pedaling pass spectacular scenery. You could

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take the Seattle Cycling Tour. It's
a two and a half introduction to the

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city on two wheels and you'll hit
Pioneer Square, South Lake Union, and

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Seattle Center. If you've already covered
the basics, try one of the other

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courses, like Georgetown or Bainbridge Island. That is a good suggestion. All

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right, you're feeling up to it, how about Seattle to Portland? Joining

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on the Seattle to Portland riding event
that takes bikers from Seattle's University of Washington

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to Portland's Holiday Park. Ten under
so participants do this in non COVID times

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and spend two days traversing the two
hundred miles, but the truly ambitious can

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complete it in one. As long
as I've done on a bike is about

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twenty five miles. It took me
a while. I don't think I had

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two hundred miles and made my butt. Definitely didn't. And if he wants

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something to eat, let me just
run through a couple of things quick.

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How about ninth and Hendupen Donuts,
Anchorhead Coffee, Anthony's Little Chinook Fish Bar

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Beer Star has forty eight beverages on
tap, mostly beer from the Greater Northwest,

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but also ciders, wine, and
a wild card of two that's awesome.

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The Bell Street Beer rooftop deck will
give you one of the best views

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of Seattle downtown, the waterfront and
beyond. Brimmer and Heel Tap has some

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awesome super thick bread Tosta to order. Serve with butter, salt and pepper.

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Simple but crazy delicious. Don't act
like you're not in the mood for

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some bread right now. Want to
mix it up? How about Easy Street

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Records in Cafe. Some call it
the city's definitive record shop, but also

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has a cafe where you can fuel
up for a big day. Ruben's Bruise

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one hundred eighty beers to choose from. And me, So, I'm gonna

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want some gelatto. Let's head over
to Nettie Squirrel and Gelato. Love the

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name, oh Man, so much
to do? All right? If I

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had one day in Seattle, boy, what am I gonna do? H

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Space Needle, I'm gonna do it. I can knock out Space needle and

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Monael at the same time. Museum
a pop culture. Oh, I want

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to do that, but it'll lead
up so much time. Right, the

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rulers only have one day Pike Place
Market, gotta do it. I'll get

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a bite to eat there, I'll
hit the place with one hundred and eighty

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beers. And then I guess I
gotta take the two and a half hour

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drive up to mountwein Ear. I
don't want to not do that, and

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then I want to hike, and
the sun's gonna set and I still haven't

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been on a ferry and we definitely
didn't hit a soccer game. Maybe the

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soccer games at night, we can
scram that in. I don't know.

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There's too much to do in Seattle. Book travel is back, baby,