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	Snoqualmie Falls
		Snoqualmie Falls, thirty miles east of Seattle, Washington, is sacred to the Snoqualmie Tribe of the Puget Sound region.
		Snoqualmie Falls and the surrounding area have been severely impacted by Puget Sound Energy’s hydroelectric plant, and by the millions of visitors who are drawn to the site.
		The ultimate goal should be removal of the generating station, the relocation of tourist facilities away from the falls, the restoration the area to its natural state, and co-management of the falls by the Snoqualmie people.
	www.sacredland.org /historical_sites_pages/snoqualmie_falls.html (1207 words)

	Snoqualmie Falls - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Snoqualmie Falls is a 268 ft (82 m) waterfall on the Snoqualmie River between Snoqualmie and Fall City, Washington, USA.
		For the Snoqualmie People, who have lived for centuries in the Snoqualmie Valley in western Washington, Snoqualmie Falls is central to their culture, beliefs, and spirituality.
		Overlooking Snoqualmie Falls is the historic Salish Lodge and Spa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Snoqualmie_Falls (613 words)

	HistoryLink Essay:Snoqualmie Falls
		Snoqualmie Falls is a 276-foot waterfall on the Snoqualmie River about 30 miles east of Seattle on the way to Snoqualmie Pass.
		The force of the fall drove four turbines in a subterranean chamber, and this resulting energy was brought up through cables to a transformer house which and converted it into 32,000 volts of electricity.
		In 1919, the Snoqualmie Falls Lodge was opened on the north side of the falls to cater to weekend motorists.
	www.historylink.org /essays/printer_friendly/index.cfm?file_id=281 (782 words)

	Snoqualmie Falls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		We took the 202 down through Fall City, a more scenic drive than the I-90, and certainly more becoming for the B. We left around lunchtime, which is close to noon now that I am no longer in school.
		I guess it is pretty common around here to get married at the falls, there is a nice little restaurant and hotel which is at the top of the falls.
		Snoqualmie is famous for trains for some reason, I think they still have a steam train show every year.
	www.ece.cx /falls (531 words)

	Snoqualmie Falls Map and Info
		Snoqualmie Falls is a place sacred to many, including the Snoqualmie and other Native American tribes of Western Washington.
		The falls and the associated park area are maintained by Puget Sound Energy (PSE) which built two electric power plants there, one of which is buried deep in the rock.
		The falls are about 270 feet high, though the water level of the river itself varies by many feet throughout the normal year so this figure is not entirely meaningful.
	images.beggerlybend.com /photos/snoqfalls/SnoqFallsInfo.html (295 words)

	Beans Around The World - Snoqualmie Falls, WA
		Snoqualmie Falls is found at the base of the Cascade Mountains in the Western part of the state, about 30 miles East of Seattle, and is a favorite picnic/hike/ooh-let's stop-and-look-at-the-water place for tourists and locals alike.
		The falls themselves are 270 feet high, and each year more than a million and a half people trek out here to the observation deck to watch the falls fall, making them one of the state's most visited tourists attractions.
		The amount of water that pours over the falls varies, depending on how quickly the snow pack up the hill is melting.
	www.beans-around-the-world.com /snofalls.html (519 words)

	The Seattle Times: Opinion: Lost in translation: a connection to the sacred
		We gather together at the falls to pray for the Sacred Spirit of Snoqualmie Falls — that it will not die and, along with it, the people who share its name.
		Snoqualmie Falls is an inherently sacred place that is visited by an estimated 1.5 million visitors annually.
		Lois Sweet Dorman is Snoqualmie Falls ambassador and acting chairwoman of the Snoqualmie Falls Preservation Project, a coalition of the Snoqualmie Tribe, Church Council of Greater Seattle, Washington Association of Churches and other religious, environmental, recreational and Native American organizations and individuals from across the region.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/opinion/2002342282_snoqualmie21.html (764 words)

	Snoqualmie Falls
		Snoqualmie Falls is a 268 ft (82 m) waterfall on the Snoqualmie River between Snoqualmie and Fall City, Washington State.
		The Snoqualmie Tribe (a subgroup of the Coast Salish) established a camp at the base of Mount Si.
		Snoqualmie is the English pronunciation of "sah-KOH-koh" or "Sdob-dwahibbluh," a Salish word meaning moon.
	www.chinatownconnection.com /snoqualmie-falls.htm (371 words)

	Snoqualmie Preservation Initiative
		The Snoqualmie Preservation Initiative is a series of actions intended to preserve critical forestlands, viewsheds and trail corridors in and around the City of Snoqualmie, while at the same time, finalizing planning for the City's future growth.
		A series of actions to achieve protection of the Falls, the trail corridors and the Raging River watershed, along with the necessary tradeoffs for these protections, are embodied in a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the King County Executive, the Mayor of the Snoqualmie, Cascade Land Conservancy and WRECO on March 15, 2001.
		Snoqualmie Ridge would, over time and subject to extensive environmental and public review, be allowed to expand by up to 525 acres to the south of the current development, and up to 200 acres to the northwest of the current development.
	www.metrokc.gov /exec/spi (1531 words)

	Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce
		Snoqualmie Valley is known as the gateway to Snoqualmie Pass and Eastern Washington.
		Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Club, a PGA tournament course designed by golf pro, Jack Nicklaus, is located at Snoqualmie Ridge and open to members only.
		Twin Falls is a fairly easy trail along the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River to a view of the falls.
	www.snovalley.org /vg_recreation.html (1159 words)

	Snoqualmie Falls, Sacred Site
		For the Snoqualmie People, who have lived for centuries in the Snoqualmie Valley, in western Washington, Snoqualmie Falls is central to their culture, beliefs, and spirituality.
		The Snoqualmie People had no say when this supposed miracle of modern engineering was first built at the end of the last century; they have no say now concerning a federal agency's proposal to allow continued operation of the power plant.
		The SFPP, a coalition of the Snoqualmie Tribe, Church Council of Greater Seattle, and Washington Association of Churches, has proposed decommissioning of the power project and in its place a Spirit of the Falls Sanctuary Park to be co-managed by the Tribe and another entity, either public or private.
	cnie.org /NAE/docs/snoqualmie.html (1869 words)

	Snoqualmie Falls Tribe
		The Snoqualmie people have lived in the Snoqualmie River Valley from at least 1844 to present.
		We are determined to restore and preserve Snoqualmie Falls.
		Snoqualmie Falls is the center of creation for the Snoqualmie Tribe.
	www2.ihs.gov /PortlandAO/about/Snoqualmie.asp (217 words)

	News: Snoqualmie's qualms (Seattle Weekly)
		The planning commission, which will make a detailed recommendation to the Snoqualmie City Council for final approval, has indicated dissatisfaction with the company's plan to protect the view with a buffer of trees— trees that could be knocked down by the area's high winds.
		Careful observers at the Falls observation deck can indeed see a sliver of the 2,500-home Snoqualmie Ridge development on the crest to their right—a flat, light green sliver of a golf course that lies incongruously between towering evergreens.
		Snoqualmie's qualms - Residents battle a new development next to Snoqualmie Falls.
	www.seattleweekly.com /2000-04-05/news/snoqualmie-s-qualms.php (1212 words)

	A brief history of Snoqualmie Falls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Snoqualmie Tribe (a subgroup of the Coast Salish) established a camp at the base of Mount Si.
		Snoqualmie is the English pronunciation of "sah-KOH-koh" or "Sdob-dwahibbluh," a Salish word meaning moon.
		Long before, the falls became a tourist destination; pioneer women would edge as close to the falls as they could while friends held on to their dresses to keep them from falling.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /getaways/107345_hikebar06.shtml (639 words)

	Snoqualmie Falls in Seattle, WA - AOL City Guide
		Although this remains one of the Northwest's premier destinations, it's probably due more to the fine lodgings and cuisine at the Salish Lodge than the admittedly astonishing Snoqualmie Falls.
		If you think that taking the mile-long trail to the base of the falls is exciting, keep in mind that the trail is extremely steep and tends to be very crowded.
		The falls is a great place to go to, I live in the near town of Issaquah, and I ride my mountain bike down to the falls, and sit and watch as other people enjoy the views, if...
	cityguide.aol.com /seattle/entertainment/snoqualmie-falls/v-63106 (419 words)

	Snoquamie Falls Project
		The Snoqualmie Project consists of a diversion dam located 150 feet upstream from Snoqualmie Falls, and two powerhouses (Plants 1 and 2) with a total installed capacity of 44.4 MW.
		Snoqualmie Plant 1 was originally constructed in 1898 and contains the world's first completely underground powerhouse, built in a cavity 270 feet below Snoqualmie Falls.
		Snoqualmie Plant 2, about ¼ a mile downstream from Plant 1, was built in 1910 and expanded in 1957.
	www.pse.com /energyEnvironment/HydroSnoqualmie.aspx (180 words)

	Snoqualmie Falls
		The USGS monitoring station on the Snoqualmie river charted flows over 50k cfs and I had to see it for myself.
		Wet because of the mist coming off the falls, and wet because it was still raining pigs and chickens (that's when the deluge goes beyond cats and dogs).
		When I saw the falls on Nov 7, the flow rate was just under 50,000 cfs, which amounts to three of these swimming pools full of water going over the edge every second.
	homepages.tscnet.com /rickc/falls (947 words)

	Power Plant at Snoqualmie Falls, Sacred Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Snoqualmie People had no say when this supposed miracle of modern engineering was first built at the end of the last century; they have no say now concerning a federal agency's proposal to allow continued operation of the power plant.
		In their decision making, they ignore the importance of Snoqualmie Falls to the spiritual and cultural life of the Snoqualmie People, and the federal laws and policies governing protection of sacred sites and licensing of hydroelectric projects.
		The SFPP, a coalition of the Snoqualmie Tribe, Church Council of Greater Seattle, and Washington Association of Churches, has proposed decommissioning of the power project and in its place a Spirit of the Falls Sanctuary Park to be co-managed by the Tribe and another entity, either public or private.
	www.yvwiiusdinvnohii.net /news/snoqtrib.htm (1804 words)

	Snoqualmie Falls — Cascade Land Conservancy
		"Snoqualmie Falls is a natural treasure of local, regional and even national significance," said Mayor Fletcher.
		The 145-acre Falls Crossing property is now owned by the City of Snoqualmie, which will develop trails on the property.
		The mitigation would include more payments toward the Falls Crossing preservation cost, thereby reducing the County's financial commitment in the initiative, as well as permanently signing over development rights to forestlands WRECO owns in the Snoqualmie area.
	www.cascadeland.org /conservation-program/gallery/snoqualmie-falls (574 words)

	Hidden Falls \| Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest
		A second, possibly larger falls (Tokul Falls) occurs downstream about 1/4 of a mile, however, the only safe way to see it is to proceed down the road for a short distance to the signed Tokul Creek Forrest trail (built by Weyerhaeuser), which winds down towards the creek in about 1/3 of a mile.
		A 20 - 30 foot falls can be seen on the main portion of the creek upstream several hundred feet (but a large boulder prevents good photo ops), and a small 10 foot falls can be seen below and to the left of the main falls.
		Park on the east side of the bridge, and find the small beaten path on the far (west) side of the bridge which leads to good views of the falls (which are 'hidden' from view on the bridge) in a few yards.
	www.waterfallsnorthwest.com /waterfall.php?num=355 (458 words)

	Snoqualmie Falls - a hiking trail in Washington
		Snoqualmie Falls are a very popular destination - according to http://snoqualmiefalls.com/ the falls are visited by more than a million visitors every year.
		The trail starts at Salish Lodge and Spa (http://www.salishlodge.com/) and descends through a dense forest to the foot of the falls.
		The signs there clearly state that it is dangerous to go down to approach the falls, but there are oftentimes several adventureous people downthere.
	www.hikipedia.com /trail/23 (454 words)

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	shopzilla.com /7Y_-_cat_id--13020202__keyword--falls+lodge+snoqualmie (446 words)

	Snoqualmie Falls
		Between Snoqualmie and Fall City, 25 miles east of Seattle, Snoqualmie Falls is one of Washington's most popular natural attractions.
		Surrounding the spectacular falls is an attractive two-acre park that includes an observation platform 300 feet above the Snoqualmie River.
		From this observation platform there is an outstanding view of the falls as they plunge 270 feet into a 65-foot-deep pool before rushing downstream.
	www.byways.org /browse/byways/2228/places/12237 (122 words)

	Snoqualmie, WA : Snoqualmie Falls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Snoqualmie Falls ranks second, just behind Mount Rainier, as the most visited tourist attraction in Washington State.
		Being just 25 miles east of Seattle, Snoqualmie Falls Park is the perfect place to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
		The falls will be less than a mile down the road (WA-202) on the left.
	snoqualmie.kulshan.com /Washington/King_County/Snoqualmie/Attractions/Snoqualmie_Falls.htm (600 words)

	Snoqualmie Valley Record (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Richard Todd of Snoqualmie is running as an independent, write-in candidate for Congress.
		The fish-inspired sculpture was commissioned by owner Mike Brown to liven up the interior of his Snoqualmie Ridge restaurant.
		Several new businesses near Center Boulevard on Snoqualmie Ridge are projected to open their doors in late November or early December, according to Mark McDonald, developer.
	www.zwire.com /site/News.cfm?brd=965 (435 words)

	Celebok at Snoqualmie Falls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Snoqualmie Falls, located about 20 miles east of Bellevue, or 30 miles east of Seattle.
		For a while after I'd moved to the Seattle area, I'd heard a few vague references to Snoqualmie Falls, that it was something cool to see, but I never got around to checking it out for the longest time.
		The main entrance to Snoqualmie Falls Park, near the top of the falls, is located just a few miles from I-90.
	home.earthlink.net /~celebok/SnoqualmiePics (260 words)

	Snoqualmie Valley Record
		Nearly two years after the Snoqualmie Inn was damaged by a kitchen fire, King County Prosecutors have charged a Fall City man with arson and fraud in connection with the blaze.
		Normally, Fall City firefighters have to roll out in a fire truck to respond to fires.
		Deep under Snoqualmie, a tireless machine is crawling, peering down the sewers or peeking up at manhole covers.
	www.valleyrecord.com (592 words)

	The Forest at Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theater (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theater's mission is to provide training and experience in creative and performing arts in the Northwest, to provide conservation and controlled development of the Snoqualmie Falls area for public enjoyment, and to provide recreational facilities for members' use and enjoyment.
		There is one type 4 stream, O Creek, that transects the property from the South to the North with numerous abandoned beaver ponds that have become swampy areas.
		The southern boundary of the property is adjacent to the Preston-Snoqualmie Trail that terminates in an overlook of Snoqualmie Falls.
	www.foresttheater.org /forest.html (329 words)

	Snoqualmie Falls, Washington - Brief Article Sunset - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		When the spring melt begins in the northern Cascades, Washington's Snoqualmie Falls pours forth like a slice of Niagara, plunging 268 feet into a deep pool that overflows and rumbles back into a lively but small mountain river.
		Down on the flats at the foot of the falls, mist rises in a frigid cloud.
		If you want to overnight at the falls, Salish Lodge & Spa is a woodsy but elegant 91-room resort: from $289; (425) 888-2556 or www.salishlodge.com.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1216/is_3_206/ai_70910614 (179 words)

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