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Saturday,
February 8th, 2003
Taking a chance on
the morning fog clearing (it didn't!), we headed east
to Snoqualmie Falls - an attraction we had passed several
times but never visited. Alas, we didn't get a good look
at the Falls, but it was nice to get the layout of the
land for our next trip there.
"Snoqualmie, a
rural community founded early in the region's history, is
located about 30 miles east of Seattle along the Snoqualmie
River just above Snoqualmie Falls. The three forks of the
river converge near the town to form Snoqualmie Falls, a
spectacular 276-foot waterfall. The Snoqualmie tribe considers
the falls to contain powerful magic for peace. The world's
first underground power plant, built in 1898, also is found
here.
City website: http://www.snoqualmiefalls.com/index.shtml
History link: http://www.historylink.org/output.CFM?file_ID=292
We decided to continue
for a while, driving northwards through the quaint little
towns of Fall City, Carnation and Duvall. The road took
us towards Monroe, Sultan, Startup, Goldbar and Index
where we meandered along the south fork of the Skykomish
River. For a while, the sky turned blue and the sun shone
upon the craggy peaks which surrounded the area. It was
a welcome break, for as we headed south for home, the
mist descended again.
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