Category: Olympia Present

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Chasing Cars

  “11:35 a.m. – 4th Avenue Roundabout I have seen buses, cars, bikes, U-hauls, log trucks, school buses, and ambulances pass in the few minutes I’ve been standing here. As I write, a sheriff’s...

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Dam

At the dam today, I could smell the lake water very strongly and hear it rushing under the grates on the top of the dam. The little booth on top reminded me oddly of...

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Duck….. Duck………. Duck!

The ducks are one of my favorite parts of this Place. It’s entertaining to watch them dive beneath the water in one place and then reappear in another. They’re just out there living their...

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Tickled Pink

To be completely honest, I only liked Heritage Park and the surrounding area in my last visits. I felt an initial pull to the area, then I walked the area and liked it, then...

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Coming and Going

  I have had an interesting experience with the cars and drivers here, to say the least. Each time I have been to my site, I have been shouted at from open car windows....

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That Dammed Lake

The reason I was so drawn to observe and research this particular area of Olympia was Capitol Lake. It is quite beautiful, I must admit, but it is more the history and current controversy...