We started from Seattle Needle, observation tower in downtown, very crowded, but view was worth the waiting.
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| View from Seattle Needle |
Right next to the Needle was Chihuly Garden and Glass exibition.
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| Chihuly Garden and Glass |
Next attraction was Pike Place Market, very impressive, good selection of food and goods as well as some local features, for example, flying fish.
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| On the way to Pike Market |
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| Pike Place Market |
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| First Starbucks |
In the evening I decided to check out local flying site: Tiger Mountain. They have shuttles to launch, but we did not want to wait an hour and went for a hike. 2500 ft (780 m) elevation gain and heavy backup was difficult combination, but I made it.
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| Tiger Mountain launch |
Nice 50 minutes glass off flight with a lot of lift near mountain, my best altitude was around 500 ft over launch, not enough for any XC attempts, especially considering forest on the slopes and city in the valley.
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| Tiger LZ |
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| Landing |
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