Trip Back To Seattle for Thanksgiving (Photos)

Posted on November 24, 2007 by Nate Whitehill

Yesterday (Thursday) I flew back to Seattle to visit my family for Thanksgiving. For those of you who don’t know, I NOW reside in Scottsdale, Arizona, where I run UBD with Josh, Matt and Dave.

I spent most of my life in Gig Harbor, a town which is 50 miles south of Seattle. Gig Harbor is a quiet little fishing village that is a great place to raise a family in, but slightly unfulfilling for young and hungry entrepreneurs.

I moved to Scottsdale in July of 2006 to pursue school and business, only one of which I am still involved in.

Anyway, I had not visited Seattle since I moved, so this was an interesting trip to see what has changed over the past 18 months.

The first thing I noticed that hadn’t changed is how insanely cold the weather is up there. It was a shock being back in 37°F (2° C) weather, since I have become quite accustomed to 80°F (26°C) over the past year and a half. No wonder everyone is endlessly sipping hot cups of coffee!

One interesting development was the new $800 million bridge (connecting Tacoma and Gig Harbor) that was completed since I left. The bridge has been under construction since 2002 or so and they finally opened it in July of this year.

The Narrows Bridge Before The New Bridge

WHOA! A New Bridge!
Narrows Bridge

On the flight back to Arizona, I flew right over Mt. Rainier. These are some photos from my iPhone.

Over the Grand Canyon on the way back to Arizona, Land of Sun and Warmth!

Hopefully everyone had a safe and happy holiday!

Discussion: 30 Comments

30 Responses to “Trip Back To Seattle for Thanksgiving (Photos)”

David Wilkinson

- 24th Nov, 07 01:11am

NICE! Great shot of the Grand Canyon.
Josh Buckley

- 24th Nov, 07 04:11am

Awesome, the iphone takes really nice pictures
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- 24th Nov, 07 05:11am

These are great photos and the thanks for thnaksgiving goes to you and also iphone for capturing such beautiful images
Music Recording

- 24th Nov, 07 06:11am

All the photographs are of excellent quality. The new bridge is truly awesome. Thank you for your good wishes which I heartily reciprocate.
DrMBW

- 24th Nov, 07 11:11am

Sweet pictures!
Anthony

- 24th Nov, 07 01:11pm

On November 7, 1940, at approximately 11:00 AM, the first Tacoma Narrows suspension bridge collapsed due to wind-induced vibrations which caused the entire bridge to oscillate and ultimately fail.

Canadian Engineers, wear a silver pinkie ring on their ‘working’ hand made from the carbon steel of this bridge to remind us to always design with public safety being paramount. These Engineering rings are given during a secret indoctrinating ceremony when we graduate.
Matt Blancarte

- 24th Nov, 07 02:11pm

Nice pics, man. It seems like the initial shock of paying tolls to cross the bridge has subsided for most people because there is NO rush-hour traffic now.

“Gig Harbor is a quiet little fishing village that is a great place to raise a family in, but slightly unfulfilling for young and hungry entrepreneurs.”

^_^ lol so true
Dean @ Technical Itch

- 24th Nov, 07 03:11pm

I’m impressed with the iPhone photos. They look great. We could do with some Arizona warmth in the UK now, but the chances of that are zero
Alex Shalman

- 24th Nov, 07 04:11pm

I think the secret is out!
Alex Shalman

- 24th Nov, 07 04:11pm

I’m really glad you got to see your family instead of being cooped up at work through this holiday!
Vik Dulat

- 24th Nov, 07 06:11pm

Man those photos are nice especially since they come from the iPhone. I would buy the iPhone but AT&T’s service sucks in my area. Either way, sweet pictures.
Neil Duckett

- 24th Nov, 07 08:11pm

Love the photos of the snow from the plane … looking forward to a big ski season here this year.
F1Wolf

- 24th Nov, 07 08:11pm

you can use iPhone on the plane ?
Nate Whitehill (author comment)

- 24th Nov, 07 08:11pm

Just the iPod and camera – not the phone or Internet.
Israel

- 24th Nov, 07 09:11pm

i agree. awesome camera you must have. i have taken shots from a plane before but they dont come out looking like that.
Recliners

- 25th Nov, 07 08:11pm

Beautiful pictures. That phone’s a real honey.
Jalaj

- 26th Nov, 07 02:11am

Hi Nate,
Please link the pics to their high resolution versions… I love the first one and would love to see it as my desktop wallpaper. Pics from plane are also great.
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- 26th Nov, 07 07:11pm

I’ve been to Seattle a few times. Love that city! Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!
ScottUA

- 27th Nov, 07 07:11am

Good pictures…what type of camera do you use?
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- 27th Nov, 07 11:11am

Really unique and quality pictures. Love it, what camera did u use?
Tevin Anderson

- 27th Nov, 07 12:11pm

Hey! I know that bridge…

And I don’t drink coffee. But I do bathe in sbux stock. heh.
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- 27th Nov, 07 02:11pm

Those are great shots! iPhone takes some amazing pics!
Jalaj

- 28th Nov, 07 11:11pm

many cameras fail to get picture clear from moving vehicles… may be plane was stationary over grand canyon
The picture of bridge seems to be from a high building (the first one) and second one from a vehicle on road.
Sara

- 30th Nov, 07 03:11pm

Nate!

How old are you and which high school did you go to? I grew up in Gig Harbor. Graduated from Peninsula in 1996.

Small world, huh?

Sara
Nate Whitehill (author comment)

- 30th Nov, 07 04:11pm

Hey Sara! WOW! It is such a small world! I am 23 and I graduated from Gig Harbor High School in 2003. That’s crazy! Where do you live now? I moved away about a year and a half ago.
Sara

- 1st Dec, 07 12:12pm

Nate,

I moved to Seattle in 1996 after high school and now I live in Silverdale. Craziness!

Sara
Kristine Owen

- 8th Jul, 08 06:07pm

Hi,
I also moved to Arizona from Gig Harbor. We live in Gilbert now. If you ever found a wallpaper as a desktop picture I would love to know where. I was searching for one when I came accross your site. I miss Gig Harbor!
Kris
Lana

- 23rd Sep, 08 02:09am

really good photos I can’t believe its frm iPhone