No. 18 Viewing Bald Eagles in Rockport, Washington

Bald eagles were officially declared an endangered species in 1967 in all areas of the United States south of the 40th parallel, under a law that preceded the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Federal and state government agencies, along with private organizations, successfully sought to alert the public about the eagle's plight and to protect its habitat. The 1972 ban on DDT has enabled eagles and other birds of prey to once again begin producing...

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No. 17 Planespotting at Paine Field Everett, Wa

Paine Field in Everett, WA is the home of Boeing’s largest factory and known best as the test field for the fresh off the line 777, 767, 748, and 787 frames. Daily arrivals included B1 First Flight 737 Next-Gen aircraft, coming in from Moses Lake, performing low missed approaches and touch and goes before they head to King County Airport south of Seattle. A few military p-3 Orions and helicopters can be scene in the pattern as well practicing touch and goes but those happen mainly during the summer time. Even if your not a bonafide avgeek or aviation...

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No.16 The Dalles, Oregon

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No. 15 Lake Sammamish State Park, Issaquah Washington

Distance from Seattle: 20 Miles Travel Time: 30min Lake Sammamish State Park is a 512-acre day-use park with 6,858 feet of waterfront on Lake Sammamish. The area around the lake was an important culture zone for local Indian tribes for centuries. The park provides deciduous forest and wetland vegetation for the enjoyment of visitors. A salmon-bearing creek and a great-blue-heron rookery are additional features. Park hours/updates: Summer:...

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No. 14 "Final Mission" closing 2011's Fly Day Schedule

Saturday September 25th, 2011 Mukilteo, WA The 2011 Schedule of Free Fly-Days at KPAE Paine Field in Mukilteo, WA came to a close this Saturday. There were over 24 weekends filled with sights and sounds of over 80 different types of flying machines both radial and jet aircraft, fixed wing and rotor wing.  Most areas of the country might see one or two local airshows or pancake fly-ins spread out over the summer but the Pacific Northwest boast...

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No. 13 Recap of Vinatge Aircraft Weekend 2011

Weather was hot & dry for the 2011 Vintage Aircraft Weekend. The sun came out early and kept brightly beating down on the Heritage Flight Foundation's Ramp. The problem with bright blue skies and flat areas is that there is harsh light and strong shadows. So its not the easiest venue for taking pictures of aircraft. Usually in this type of lighting situation I would ask the pilot to stage the aircraft just outside the hangar and use the buildings...

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N0. 14 Marina Beach Sunset

The past few days have been warm and hot n the Seattle area. Its almost as if summer 2011 was delayed a few weeks and now September is feeling like August. Since it just to nice to be inside we went to Edmond's waterfront to have a picnic and take some shots of the sunset. Last Thursday a wild fire started over in the Olympic National Forest. Its tough to reach since it is in an isolated area where fire fighters have to hike in 5 miles to start cutting...

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No. 13 Friday Arrivals - Preview of Vintage Aircraft Weekend 2011

Friday afternoon I spent an hour or so waiting for arrivals for the 2011 Vinatge Aircraft Weekend at Kilo 7, Paine Field. Since most of these aircraft are under their own navigation and VFR its hard to know when & who will be arriving. Its just sit and wait and hope your chose a good time to get setup. There were a good number already on the flightline at Kilo 7 when I got there, but I did get to see a few new tail numbers land this afternoon. Please...

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No. 12 B-17G image featured on Smithonian Air & Space Magazine

A few weeks ago I headed over to Paine Field to see Arizona wing of the Commemorative Air Force's flying restored B-17G "Sentimental Journey" while it was visiting for a few days on its west coast trip. Tagging your images definitely helps when you want to get your shots scene. I was contacted by the staff of Air & Space Magazine to have it my shot featured in their snapshot category. You can read other aviation news here http://www.airspacemag.com/snapshot/129120108.html or...

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