July 19 - Seattle; Space Needle

The Space Needle was built in Seattle in 1962 for the Seattle World's Fair.  It was based on the design of Germany's Stuttgart Tower.  The trip to the top, although expensive, was quite worth taking ... the view is amazing!  Now, I'm sure that you'll soon find yourself wondering how someone could visit the Pacific Northwest and not photograph the mountains.  Let me point out that the peak of Mt. Hood (Oregon) was invisible due to cloud cover.  Mt. Ranier was invisible due to cloud cover.  And, Mt. Olympus was invisible due to cloud cover.  So, I feel completely justified in planning a new trip to that part of the country some time soon to see the mountains!  :-)
 

The view from the top of the Space Needle is wonderful.  But, yet again, I couldn't see "the" mountain.  Ah, well.  It just wasn't supposed to happen.