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We usually fly the odd year winter storm deployment from Elmendorf AFB, AK but the threat of Mt. Redoubt erupting near Ancherage forced us to fly out of McChord AFB in Tacoma, WA. And a trip to the Tacoma area would not be complete without seeing Mt. Rainier.		A fisherman tries his lock in the river below Snoqualmie Falls.		Pike Place Market in Seattle.			Pike Place Market in Seattle.
A view of Seattle at sunset from the top of the Space Needle.		A crew takes advantage of some downtime to hike a beautiful trail at Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge east of Portland, OR.		One of five falls on the trail at Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge east of Portland, OR.			Seattle is a very picturesque city and no photo collection from Seattle would be complete without the night skyline shot of Seattle from Kerry Park on the north side of the city.