Swift flowers

May 13, 2011. Tumwater

I get a handle on where this was taken

May 12, 2013. Olympia, probably

Woodstove and pool tables

May 12, 2012. McMenamins Olympic Club, Centralia

Wm. Hoss, 1909

May 12, 2012. Centralia, Tower Ave., William Hoss 1865-1933. According to local legend the bottom floor was a moonshine operation and the second floor was a brothel.

Another giant Yard Bird

May 12, 2012. Chehalis

Momma Yardbird under restoration

May 12, 2012. Chehalis.

Claquato

May 12, 2012. "This pioneer town founded in 1853 on the donation claim of Louis H. Davis, once was the county seat and important stop-off for travelers between the Columbia River and Puget Sound. The sturdy little church, built in 1858 with hand-forged nails and lumber sawed in a water-powered mill, doubled as a school-- Claquato Academy. The bronze bell in the belfry came around Cape Horn from Boston in 1857. In the 1870s, when the railroad by-passed Claquato, most of the town moved 3 miles east to Chehalis."

Dryad, State Park, 1 miles

May 12, 2012. Lewis County, State Route 6.

Deteriorating into obscurity

May 12, 2012. Phone booth in Rainbow Falls State Park

Extinct species

May 12, 2012. Rainbow Falls State Park

Chehalis River at Rainbow Falls State Park

May 12, 2012. Lewis County

Main Street Market, teriyaki, pizza and burgers

May 12, 2012. Pe Ell. Upon closer inspection it appeared to be dead, Jim.

Flower pots and chairs

May 12, 2012. Pe Ell

Old Chevy truck

May 12, 2012. Pe Ell

Multi material wall

May 12, 2012. Pe Ell.

Pe Ell Garage

May 12, 2012

Hitching post?

May 12, 2012. Pe Ell

1. For Sale - 2. US Post Office - 3. The Pub

May 12, 2012. Pe Ell

TombStone Willey's Saloon and Grill

May 12, 2012. Directly across the highway from the grave of Willie Keil.

Willie Keil grave

May 12, 2012. Menlo.

"On the hill behind is the grave of Willie Keil. Nineteen year old son of Dr. William Keil, leader of the Bethel Colony that came west to settle here in November 1855. Willie was to have driven the leading team in the wagon train which was to leave Bethel, Missouri in May 1855. Four days before their departure Willie died. Because of his great desire to go west with the group, the decision was made to take his body along. It was placed in a lead-lined box filled with alcohol. The sealed coffin was carried in a wagon remodeled as a hearse, which led the wagon train west. In the evening by lamp-light, Willie was buried here November 26, 1855."

More information on the strange story of Willie Keil (1836-1855) can be found on HistoryLink:

http://www.historylink.org/File/5453

Raymond Grocery and Deli

May 12, 2012.

Eat-It-All

May 12, 2012. Artic

Chehalis River flowing west

May 12, 2012.

River grass

May 12, 2012. Chehalis River

Chehalis River near Melbourne

May 12, 2012.

The old wooden silo is all that remains

May 12, 2012. Between Satsop and Elma

Cemetery fence

May 12, 2012. Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Elma

William O'Leary 1821-1901

May 12, 2012. Elma, St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.

This Irishman was a very mysterious character in the history of Grays Harbor County

http://www.historylink.org/File/7766

Cherry blossom confetti celebrates spring

May 12, 2011. Tumwater

Rainbow over Tumwater cherry blossoms

May 12, 2011.