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Some fall color and a hint of Olympic snow framing Bremerton's beloved Hammerhead crane which has stood at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for ninety years!
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Some fall color and a hint of Olympic snow framing Bremerton's beloved Hammerhead crane which has stood at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for ninety years!
Tanks for nothin'
November 8, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Tanks for nothin'
The Chornobyl Exclusion Zone has been closed to most visitors since russians invaded Ukraine in 2022, but you can get a small taste of radioactive wasteland by visiting this Сільпо (Silpo) grocery store in a suburb of Kyiv!
November 7, 2025 at 6:17 AM
The Chornobyl Exclusion Zone has been closed to most visitors since russians invaded Ukraine in 2022, but you can get a small taste of radioactive wasteland by visiting this Сільпо (Silpo) grocery store in a suburb of Kyiv!
The tails of two Ukrainian Tu-22M swing-wing bombers, one Tu-134UBL trainer, and a former Soviet Tu-142M3 anti-submarine and maritime patrol plane.
November 3, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The tails of two Ukrainian Tu-22M swing-wing bombers, one Tu-134UBL trainer, and a former Soviet Tu-142M3 anti-submarine and maritime patrol plane.
In case you've ever wondered what the Ballard Locks look like below the water!
October 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
In case you've ever wondered what the Ballard Locks look like below the water!
Peacekeeper ICBM launch silo T-09 near Chugwater, Wyoming
October 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Peacekeeper ICBM launch silo T-09 near Chugwater, Wyoming
Built as a civilian DC-10, this plane was bought by the Royal Netherlands Air Force and converted to an aerial tanker. In 2019 the RNAF switched to Airbus A330s and sold two of these tankers to Omega Aerial Refueling Services Inc, which provides refueling services for military customers.
October 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Built as a civilian DC-10, this plane was bought by the Royal Netherlands Air Force and converted to an aerial tanker. In 2019 the RNAF switched to Airbus A330s and sold two of these tankers to Omega Aerial Refueling Services Inc, which provides refueling services for military customers.
That part of Chernobyl's Golden Corridor where things start to get serious...
October 21, 2025 at 5:18 AM
That part of Chernobyl's Golden Corridor where things start to get serious...
Hell Gate Bridge between Astoria, Queens and Randalls Island in New York City.
October 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Hell Gate Bridge between Astoria, Queens and Randalls Island in New York City.
Easily the best floatplane paintjob in the Pacific Northwest.
#seattle #pnw #pacificnorthwest #washington #airplanes #planespotting
#seattle #pnw #pacificnorthwest #washington #airplanes #planespotting
October 12, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Easily the best floatplane paintjob in the Pacific Northwest.
#seattle #pnw #pacificnorthwest #washington #airplanes #planespotting
#seattle #pnw #pacificnorthwest #washington #airplanes #planespotting
October 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
T-10M (or IS-8) heavy tank at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War in Kyiv.
The tank has changed locations since I first saw it in 2019. It has since been repositioned so that the gun is aimed toward the front, toward russian invaders.
The tank has changed locations since I first saw it in 2019. It has since been repositioned so that the gun is aimed toward the front, toward russian invaders.
October 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
T-10M (or IS-8) heavy tank at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War in Kyiv.
The tank has changed locations since I first saw it in 2019. It has since been repositioned so that the gun is aimed toward the front, toward russian invaders.
The tank has changed locations since I first saw it in 2019. It has since been repositioned so that the gun is aimed toward the front, toward russian invaders.
Busy day at the tugboat factory!
Western Towboat Company getting ready to launch their twentieth boat, designed and built here in Seattle.
Western Towboat Company getting ready to launch their twentieth boat, designed and built here in Seattle.
October 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Busy day at the tugboat factory!
Western Towboat Company getting ready to launch their twentieth boat, designed and built here in Seattle.
Western Towboat Company getting ready to launch their twentieth boat, designed and built here in Seattle.
Slothy chilling out over above I-5 just south of Bellingham.
The original Bellingham sloth stuffed toy was stuck about 20 feet up a tree just off the freeway. The Washington State Department of Transportation removed it, citing a possible distraction for drivers or, worse..
The original Bellingham sloth stuffed toy was stuck about 20 feet up a tree just off the freeway. The Washington State Department of Transportation removed it, citing a possible distraction for drivers or, worse..
October 3, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Slothy chilling out over above I-5 just south of Bellingham.
The original Bellingham sloth stuffed toy was stuck about 20 feet up a tree just off the freeway. The Washington State Department of Transportation removed it, citing a possible distraction for drivers or, worse..
The original Bellingham sloth stuffed toy was stuck about 20 feet up a tree just off the freeway. The Washington State Department of Transportation removed it, citing a possible distraction for drivers or, worse..
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10), America's only heavy icebreaker, sporting a fresh paint job and original-style stripe in recognition of 50 years of service! Polar Star just spent time in drydock at Mare Island in preparation for this year's Operation Deep Freeze mission to Antarctica
September 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10), America's only heavy icebreaker, sporting a fresh paint job and original-style stripe in recognition of 50 years of service! Polar Star just spent time in drydock at Mare Island in preparation for this year's Operation Deep Freeze mission to Antarctica
A herd of elk making their way across the former Rocky Flats site, where plutonium cores for nuclear weapons were mass-produced from 1952-1994
September 19, 2025 at 2:23 AM
A herd of elk making their way across the former Rocky Flats site, where plutonium cores for nuclear weapons were mass-produced from 1952-1994
Overgrown remains of Missile Alert Facility B-01.
This MAF was deactivated in 1998 and belonged to the 446th Missile Squadron out of Grand Forks Air Force Base. One MAF controlled ten remote Minuteman II nuclear missiles.
This MAF was deactivated in 1998 and belonged to the 446th Missile Squadron out of Grand Forks Air Force Base. One MAF controlled ten remote Minuteman II nuclear missiles.
September 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Overgrown remains of Missile Alert Facility B-01.
This MAF was deactivated in 1998 and belonged to the 446th Missile Squadron out of Grand Forks Air Force Base. One MAF controlled ten remote Minuteman II nuclear missiles.
This MAF was deactivated in 1998 and belonged to the 446th Missile Squadron out of Grand Forks Air Force Base. One MAF controlled ten remote Minuteman II nuclear missiles.
TURN YOUR KEY, SIR
September 17, 2025 at 3:30 AM
TURN YOUR KEY, SIR
The Interstate Bridge carries I-5 3,500 feet over the Columbia River, across the Oregon-Washington state border.
September 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The Interstate Bridge carries I-5 3,500 feet over the Columbia River, across the Oregon-Washington state border.
USX-1 Defiant being tested in Puget Sound. It is a fully autonomous prototype warship meant to spend up to a year at sea by itself under the DARPA NOMARS unmanned surface vessel program.
September 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
USX-1 Defiant being tested in Puget Sound. It is a fully autonomous prototype warship meant to spend up to a year at sea by itself under the DARPA NOMARS unmanned surface vessel program.
GOTCHA!
JA894A usually does routes between Tokyo, Hong Kong, Manila, and Sydney. But every few months it makes a trip to Seattle. I've missed the last few times to great frustration. Today I absolutely lucked out.
JA894A usually does routes between Tokyo, Hong Kong, Manila, and Sydney. But every few months it makes a trip to Seattle. I've missed the last few times to great frustration. Today I absolutely lucked out.
August 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
GOTCHA!
JA894A usually does routes between Tokyo, Hong Kong, Manila, and Sydney. But every few months it makes a trip to Seattle. I've missed the last few times to great frustration. Today I absolutely lucked out.
JA894A usually does routes between Tokyo, Hong Kong, Manila, and Sydney. But every few months it makes a trip to Seattle. I've missed the last few times to great frustration. Today I absolutely lucked out.
Nagasaki, Japan today with the approximate size and location of the Fat Man atomic bomb detonation for scale.
August 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Nagasaki, Japan today with the approximate size and location of the Fat Man atomic bomb detonation for scale.
July 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
July 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I love a good fucked-up-looking skyscraper.
July 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I love a good fucked-up-looking skyscraper.