3 Fishing Trawlers
3 Fishing Trawlers, originally uploaded by briburt. Fisherman’s Terminal, Seattle And, yes, that gray sky is probably here to stay, more or less permanently, until next July. The splashes of color from these fishing boats, though, can help make up for all of the gray and rain of the coming months.
Canal with Drawbridge
Canal with Drawbridge, originally uploaded by briburt. This is the canal leading into Seattle’s Hiram M. Chittendon Locks, connecting Puget Sound (salt water) with Lake Union and Lake Washington (both fresh water) via a ship canal. I can bike here in about 10 minutes from my house, so I spent a lot of time down [...]
Seattle Waterfront Streetcar Tracks
Seattle Waterfront Streetcar Tracks Originally uploaded by briburt I used to love to ride the trolley along the Seattle waterfront, but this is all that remains of those times — some abandoned tracks that run the length of Alaskan Way. King County Metro (the transportation organization) claims that service is only temporarily suspended, but I [...]
East Waterway, Port of Seattle
East Waterway, Port of Seattle Originally uploaded by briburt A wider, panoramic shot of the East Waterway of the Port of Seattle. You can see a tugboat and two big container ships. The interesting about the container ships is that you can’t say whether or not they are loading or unloading because they load and [...]
The Freighter “Manoa,” Port of Seattle
The Freighter “Manoa,” Port of Seattle Originally uploaded by briburt Rode my bike down through downtown to West Seattle last weekend, and stopped at a little fishing pier by the port to take a few shots. This is one of them. I also got to wondering about the people fishing there: a) do they ever [...]