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The Woods

The beginnings of the National Parks Service and the story behind the US Forest Service are fascinating.

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Ben's Tree

Climbing trees in the backyard is something we all do as kids, but to climb high into the elders is to join the tree in its scale, scope, and tempo. A truly magical experience.

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Grandpa Samuel's Barn

Grandpa Samuel isn’t very organized, so who knows what you’ll find in here!

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Topics

• Paranormal
• Spirituality
  • Spiritualism
• GLBT
• Music
• Seattle History
• The Timber Barons
• Tree Climbing
• USFS/National Parks
• Grandpa Samuel's Barn

Riddell House

You can’t talk about the history of the Northwest without talking about the history of trees, and those who profited from them.

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The Cemetery

From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night, Good Lord deliver us!

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The Gazebo

Our spiritual relationship with this universe is an ongoing conversation; if we are deaf to the echoes of our past, we will stumble rather than ascend.

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Railroad Tracks

The railroads played a huge part of the development of the Northwest, both in terms of bringing supplies to the area, and exporting product out.

» More about early NW railroads

The Cottage

When mansions like Riddell House were built, the project foreman often first built a small but comfortable cottage on the property. The cottage on The North Estate was the perfect place for Ben and Harry to share time together.

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Seattle

The "modern" history of Seattle is compact, having begun only about 160 years ago...

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Music in the Meadow

“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.” Victor Hugo

» Hear the music