From top: The lovely path north of Seward Park in Seattle, right along Lake Washington; the Boeing plant in Renton, seen from across the lake; new construction sweeps away old industrial artifacts on...
From top: The author sets out in Kirkland; in solitude, looking out at Lake Washington from a bench in Wetherill Nature Preserve; and the view at Enatai Beach Park.
From top: The view east across Lake Washington from Seattle at Interstate 90 (right), with Bellevue in the distance (upper left); Foster Island in the Arboretum; and the view looking up Sammamish...
"Country" says he has lived on the streets on and off for 8 years. "I wish people would treat me like a human ... I always feel like a fish out of water," he says, underneath the Spokane Street bridge...
Just look at this place: We're living the dream. The economy is booming. People and employers are arriving in droves. But it has become abundantly clear that not everyone is profiting from this...