The mountains appeared in all their glory for one last view on the Alaska Way Viaduct after 66 years. The new view will be tunnel walls that will be tolled after weeks (months, years?) of […]
Category Archives: Locations
The End is Near (Goodbye Seattle Viaduct)
They call it “Viadoom” and the beginning of the “Seattle Squeeze”, as if Seattle doesn’t already have enough traffic woes. Friday January 11, Highway 99 (aka the “Viaduct”) will officially be closed to traffic for […]
Special Places in a Place not Known for its Specialness
I don’t usually equate Cleveland, Ohio with the word ‘special’. But on a recent trip back there I reconnected with some special places and feelings I remember from my childhood.
Halifax, Nova Scotia & Acadia National Park: Power & Beauty
There was a poignant silence as I entered the port of Halifax, off the coast of Nova Scotia. The floating red bells that marked the channels tolled as we quietly passed by, while a lighthouse […]
The Canadian Maritimes–Prince Edward Island & Sydney, Nova Scotia
Charlottetown: a small town on the southern coast of Prince Edward Island in Eastern Canada. Colorfully painted pastel houses, spires jutting from churches built in the 1600s/1700s, luscious landscapes draped in soft golden yellows and […]