Tacoma Narrows Bridge

For a structures engineer, a visit to Tacoma is not complete without seeing & crossing the suspension bridge. The original bridge callapsed in 1940 due to wind-induced oscillation. The event was captured on film and has entertained/amazed engineering students ever since. (For more info & the video, click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galloping_Gertie).

Sunrise at Old Town Tacoma Waterfront

We stayed over the water at the Silver Cloud Inn on Ruston Way, Tacoma, and this was the view from the hotel pier. While the road & adjacent walking path is quite busy during the day, in the early morning, it was calm, quiet & peaceful.

E is for Extremes in Tacoma (abc Wednesday)

A very "touristy" photo but it was extermely scenic. Taken while wondering around in the early morning.
The extreme heat of the cone (Museum of Glass Hot Shop with furnace & theatre),
the extreme tension of the cables on the SR509 cable stay bridge, and
the extreme height of Mt. Rainier at 14,410 ft (4,392 m).
(Missing is the extreme roundness of the Tacoma ___?___.)
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Tower of the Old City Hall - Tacoma

Tacoma has numerous grand old buidings, but the nicest is the Old City Hall (the link has a paper cutout model of the building!) The photo was taken with the early morning sun on the clock tower.

Art on Monday: Glass in Tacoma

Quote from the Museum of Glass web site: "Living Legacies: Homage to a Maestro presents a selection of sculptural work in glass by fifteen distinguished contemporary artists who have an historic and enduring association with glass master Lino Tagliapietra. Artists represented in the exhibition include Nancy Callan, Dale Chihuly, Paul Cunningham, Dan Dailey, Jen Elek, Flora C. Mace and Joey Kirkpatrick, Dante Marioni, Richard Marquis, Benjamin P. Moore, James Mongrain, Janusz Pozniak, Richard Royal, Preston Singletary, and David Walters."
(http://museumofglass.org/exhibitions/living-legacies/)