Ferguson Photography » First Day, Space Needle http://jfergie.us/gallery2 A Gallery of images by Jerry Ferguson Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:25:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 First Day in Seattle http://jfergie.us/gallery2/galleries/2010-vacation/seattle/first-day-space-needle/first-day-in-seattle/ http://jfergie.us/gallery2/galleries/2010-vacation/seattle/first-day-space-needle/first-day-in-seattle/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:20:10 +0000 fergiej http://jfergie.us/gallery2/?p=138 What a tiring day.  From getting up at 3am in Atlanta (too early as it turns out) and spending a full 24 hours up I was a tired boy.  We Spent most of the afternoon at the Space Needle.  There is a festival (Seattle Bites) going on this weekend and it was CROWDED.  Waited in line for @ 1 hour to ride the elevator up to the top.

After we left here we drove to an area where there is a canal between Lake Union and the Sound.  The elevation between the two bodies of water is several feet so they have built a lock system to allow boats to pass between the 2.  Chittendon Locks.  We hung out here for a while, watched a group of small boats pass through the locks.  There is also a fish ladder here to allow the salmon to pass upstream to the spawning grounds.  Watched a few big salmon jump up the little waterfalls.  There was a pretty resourceful seal just hanging out in the area.  He knew where the good eating was.  Then on to dinner and SLEEP…

It was a very full day.  Can’t wait for more.

Space Needle

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Going up the elevator at the Space Needle

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqBglZFZnCk

Going down the elevator again!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUczaWLm-ps

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