No. 121 Historic Flight Foundation

Historic Flight Foundation
10719 Bernie Webber Drive
Mukilteo, WA 98275
website: www.historicflight.org

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Historic Flight Foundation was established in 2003 as “John T. Sessions Historic Aircraft Foundation” with the intention to collect, restore, and share significant aircraft from the period between the solo Atlantic crossing of Charles Lindbergh and the first test flight of the Boeing 707. Throughout the intervening years, Historic Flight has acquired at least two aircraft annually and engaged the best restoration resources available to return the collection to original splendor.
Beginning in 2006, the primary focus became planning for a permanent facility to share the collection, maintain the aircraft for flight, and restore aircraft that might either be added to the collection or exchanged for aircraft better aligned with the mission and message. While a significant airport since 1942, Paine Field had not seen serious activity on its west side since WWII. The Kilo-7 site has particular appeal; its proximity to the main runway and elevation above the Mukilteo Speedway means that architectural features can be enjoyed from a distance. Snohomish County allowed a long-term land lease, and design began, both of the Restoration Center and the Education Center. The Restoration Center opened on March 5, 2010.

Hours of Operation

10am to 5pm Thursday through Sunday

ADMISSION INFORMATION

$12 Adult Admission
$10 Senior/Military (65+)
$8 Youth (6-15 years old)
5 and Under Free
$6 per person Group Tour Rate

Historic Flight Foundation stacked Hangar

Grumman F8F Bearcat

Grumman F7F Tigercat

P-51 Mustabg

Grumman F7F Bearcat "Bad Kitty"

war bird art air force photos The quaint sea side city of Mukilteo is the gateway to southern tip of Whidbey Island via the Clinton Mukilteo Ferry run. To check fares and ferry schedules visit Washington State Ferry Rates. The Puget Sound is a tidal waterway that influences the width of the public beach. Both during high and low tide Mukilteo Beach makes for great landscape and seascape photography. The Mukilteo Lighthouse Park is a popular senior, engagement and wedding photography backdrop for newly weds and families as well.
The sun sets behind the Olympic Mountain range and Whidbey Island. So if you are planning to take a beach stroll prior to sunset for some photography shots keep in mind that the sun will set sooner because of the geography of the mountains to the west.
For more interesting places around Mukilteo see all articles in and around Mukilteo
More shots of Mukilteo Lighthouse
Mukileto Lighthouse Park and Playground
Pioneer Cemetery along the Bluff in Mukilteo
Mukilteo Classic Car Show
A walk up Mukilteo Japanese Gulch 
Plane Spotting at Paine Field Snohomish County Airport
Paine Field KPAE Snohomish County Airport Attractions for everyone
Tails and Trails Mukilteo Off Leash Dog Park 


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No. 120 Flying Heritage Collection

Flying Heritage Collection
Paine Field
3407 109th Street SW
Everett, WA 98204
Website: www.flyingheritage.com

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The planes within the Flying Heritage Collection were created at a time when aeronautical discovery had evolved to aviation mastery. Finely crafted by distinguished design bureaus with leading technologies of the 1930s and 1940s, the main emphasis of the collection includes combat aircraft from World War II.
Examples include U.S., British, German, Russian and Japanese types, which were often pitted against each other in great air battles. These rare survivors were researched, hunted down and sometimes recovered from former battlegrounds and airfields. While a few specimens were rebuilt by previous owners, the majority on display have received restoration of the highest authenticity.
In 1998, Paul G. Allen began acquiring and preserving these iconic warriors and workhorses, many of which are the last of their kind. Allen's passion for aviation and history, and his awareness of the increasing rarity of original WWII aircraft, motivated him to restore these artifacts to the highest standard of authenticity and share them with the public.
While the education they provide is significant, we hope you take special pleasure in knowing that these historic aircraft are not meant simply for display in a static museum environment. As part of the Flying Heritage Collection, their destiny is to return once more to the sky, where they were always meant to be.
The Flying Heritage Collection is operated by Friends of Flying Heritage, a 501 (c)(3) organization committed to educating the public about these rare, historic aircraft.

Flying Heritage Collection B-25

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3 (Emil)

Flying Heritage Collection Fieseler Fi 156 C-2 Storch

Main Hangar of FHC

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Flying Heritage Collection Supermarine Spitfire MK. Vc

Flying Heritage Collection P-51D Mustang

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No. 119 Last Call to the Flightline 2012

Flying Heritage Collection
Paine Field
3407 109th Street SW
Everett, WA 98204

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This weekend marks the end of the 2012 Puget Sound Region Air Show. Flying Heritage Collection based at Paine Field in Everett, Washington will be holding its last Free-Fly Day on Saturday September 29th from noon till 1pm.
Weather and aircraft readiness permitting the collections P-47 and Il-2 , plus Historic Flight Foundation Tigercat and Heritage Flight Museum P-51 Mustang are scheduled to fly from noon till 1pm with maintenance flights at around 9am.

Flying Heritage Collection P-51D Mustang

Down the Centerline Series:  Republic P-47D Thunderbolt "Tallahassee Lassie"

Takeoff Power set, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-51B Mustang, P-51D Mustang

FHC's P-51 Mustang / P-47 back taxi on 34L

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NO. 118 Prosser Balloon Rally

Prosser Balloon Rally
105 W Old Inland Empire Hwy,
 Prosser, WA

http://www.prosserballoonrally.org/index.html

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The 23rd Annual Prosser Balloon Rally takes place this weekend, Friday September 28th through Sunday 30th. There will be 26 Northwest balloonists to launch hot air balloons into the skies for the Great Prosser Balloon Rally.
Getting up early before dawn is the best opportunity to see the rain-bow colored balloons take shape as the balloon's envelope is first inflated by a large fan, then rises skyward as propane heaters thrust hot flames heating the internal temperature to 125 degrees.
The balloon fabric can weigh in excess of 320lbs depending on size and shape of the envelope, cover 1,500 yards and requires 13 miles of stitching.
A Night Glow is scheduled for Saturday evening at the Fiker Stadium starting at 5pm

Balloon Teams setting up for the morning Flight

Full Flight Line

Balloonist head for the Yakima River

Pilots will drag their baskets through the Yakima River

Balloonist preps for splash down

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No. 117 Belvedere Park, West Seattle's Overlook with stunning views

Belvedere Park
3600 Southwest Admiral Way
Seattle, WA

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This park has a stunning view across Elliott Bay to downtown Seattle, and on clear days to the Cascade Mountains and Mt. Rainier. Divided into two parts on the east and west sides of Admiral Way, the east section features a totem pole depicting stylized beavers, fish and frogs.
Belvedere Viewpoint is a popular spot for scenic photos and as a backdrop for wedding and other ceremonial photos.

Belvedere Viewpoint was named after the "Belvidere District" subdivision. It comes from the Italian words for "beautiful" and "to see."
The original 25-foot totem was a gift to the city in the 1930s from E. "Daddy" Standley, owner of Ye Olde Curiosity Shop on the downtown waterfront and a booster of the viewpoint, from his collection. It was carved by Bella-Bella Indians from the Queen Charlotte Islands.
It became famous from use on postcards and telephone directories. Deemed beyond repair in 1966, its replacement was carved from a cedar log cut from Schmitz Park. Robert Fleischman and Michael Morgan, both Boeing engineers, donated some 300 hours of work carving the new totem.

Looking across Elliot Bay at Seattle Skyline and Shipping Terminal

Looking south east for the morning sunrise







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No. 116 Bell Harbor Marina

Bell Street Pier/Pier 66

2203 Alaskan Way

Seattle, WA 98121

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The Bell Harbor Marina along Alaskan way is just north of the Seattle Aquarium and Pier 63. There are roughly 70 vessels ranging from dinghis to 150' yachts. On occasion there will be a larger cruise liner docked here as well. Depending on conditions the Olympic Mountain range can be visible in the background.

Bell Harbor south corner

Looking down at Bell Harbor Marina from Bell Conference Center David Irons Jr

Find more Seattle Attractions in the Scenic Washington - Seattle Photography Travel Guide 

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No. 115 Hamilton Viewpoint Park

Hamilton Park
1531 California Avenue SW
Seattle, WA

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Hamilton Park in West Seattle neigborhood is one of the best places to get sweeping views of downtown Seattle from across Elliott Bayfor both evening sunsets and early morning sunrises. Depending on weather conditions so can also see the westerns ide of the cascade mounatin range behind the city skyline.
The park hours are 4am to 11pm and there is a gate at the entrance to the parking lot.
In spring and summer the bluff has full shrubs and trees that add to the foreground. In late fall and winter the viewpoint opens up more. Some locals even ski and snowboard here when there is enough snow on the ground to build moguls.

Sunrise shot from the railing around 5am

Recent fire in central Washington cast and orange and red tones into the atmosphere

Seattle Skyline at 450mm

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No. 114 Fremont Peak Park

Fremont Peak Park
4357 Palatine Ave N
Seattle, WA

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Fremont Peak Park is a half-acre park on a bluff in the Fremont neighborhood just south of N. 45th Street at 4357 Palatine Ave. N.  The neighborhoods street are quite narrow and the road up to the park is fairly steep. Park on the left side of the street and make sure your tires are set to the curp and your parking break works: )
The park opened to the public on November 10, 2007 and features native plants, artifacts, integrated art projects and short walking trails that showcase the how landscape and art can work together in a public space.
The park has two main design concepts: one mythological, the other cosmological. The mythological elements stem from the idea of mapping a ritualistic path out to view. It is based on the Greek myth in which Ariande gave Theseus the end of a spool of thread that he unwound as he made his way through the labyrinth to slay the Minotaur. In this park the labyrinth is represented by concrete walls.  Ariadne’s silver thread begins as a spool at the entry, then moves into the sidewalk paving, picks up again along a path through the woods, and terminates in a Y embedded in the view terrace, with legs pointing to locations of the sunset at the winter and summer solstices. 
The cosmological aspect of the park ties into the myth, and is also a link to Fremont’s self-proclaimed identity as the “Center of the Universe."  The solstice lines at the view terrace and moon paving at the entrance reference solar and lunar cycles.  There are two locations where pipes in the patterns of constellations are embedded in walls, and the seating boulders in the view terrace are in the pattern of the constellation Corona Borealis, or Ariadne’s crown.

Corona Borealis Balls

Peak Bluff

Cosmic Rays

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