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WELCOME TO OLYMPIA

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Set on the shores of South Puget Sound,
with the rugged Olympic Mountains rising in
the distance across the water, and the dome
of Washington's Capitol soaring above the
town, Olympia ranks as one of
America's loveliest cities!

Aerial view of Olympia.

The first.

Old Washington State Capitol Building.

New..circa early 1900s

The present Capitol Building has a
dome 287 ft. high.

Executive Mansion.

Oldest Building on the Capitol campus.

Lovely.

Near the Capitol Building.

Trail's End!

A boulder in Olympia's Sylvester Park
marks the end of the old "Oregon Trail."

The Plaque.

Tivoli Fountain.

A replica of Denmark's Tivoli Fountain
on the Capitol Campus.

Mukilteo Lighthouse.

(Muck-il-TEE-o) an Indian term meaning
"Good meeting place"

Sailboats..

In Puget Sound.

Next an aerial view of Tacoma!

A city almost surrounded by water!

And...

On a good day you can see Tacoma.

Beautiful!

A lovely home in Tacoma.

Mt Rainier..

And the Ellensburg desert area.

A mountain lake.

Next stop.. Seattle.

At twilight time.

And..

The Space Needle.

A pretty picture!

Flowers at Seattle Center.

Across the water..

Another lighthouse.

Now..

Double Rainbows!

Day's end!

A Washington sunset!

We are still on...

And we will be travelling on
to Skagit county, a lovely place!

Click on the mariners and,
we'll be traveling on!