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2007 Marshall
Thundering Herd
With a third straight losing season, Marshall got even further away
from the glory days when bowl games and league titles were annual
events. The Herd finished respectably, winning three of its final
five games, but wasn't able to dig out of an 0-6 hole to start the
season. Although Marshall showed a knack for moving the ball, the
defense never recovered from the season-ending injury to its top
performer, DE Albert McClellan.
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Bernard Morris
Defensive Player of the Year: S C.J. Spillman
Biggest Surprise: Marshall was the reason UCF, and not East
Carolina, won the Conference USA East Division. The Herd shocked
the front-running Pirates, 26-7, on Nov. 10, getting a terrific
all-around game from Morris, and an unexpected effort from the
weather-beaten defense. The win propelled UCF into first place, a
position the Knights would never relinquish.
Biggest Disappointment: Playing New Hampshire in Week 3 was
supposed to be the Herd's get-well game after opening the season
against West Virginia and Miami. Nope. Marshall got ambushed,
48-35, by QB Ricky Santos and a Wildcat offense that rung up more
than 500 yards, freely moving the ball on the ground and through the
air. The Herd was obviously shell-shocked from the loss, needing
more than a month before it finally broke into the win column.
Looking Ahead: It's make-or-break time in 2008 for Marshall
head coach Mark Snyder, who's been unsuccessful replacing Bob
Pruett. He needs to find a capable quarterback to replace Morris,
but does welcome back a slew of returning starters, including
McClellan, that'll help push the program back toward the .500 mark.
Prediction: 6-6
2007 Record:
Sept. 1 at
Miami L 31-3
Sept. 8 West
Virginia L 48-23
Sept. 15
N Hampshire
Sept. 22 at
Cincinnati L 40-14
at Memphis
13 at
Tulsa L 38-31
So Miss L 33-24
at UCF
East Carolina
17 at
Houston L 35-28
Nov. 24
Marshall 46 ... UAB 39
Marshall pulled out the win in the shootout when Bernard
Morris capped off an 11-play, 78-yard drive with a one-yard
touchdown plunge with 1:07 to play. UAB bombed away with Joe
Webb and Sam Hunt combining to throw for 389 yard and two
touchdowns, but it was a four-yard Rashard Slaughter touchdown
run with 5:22 that gave the Blazers their first lead of the game
before the Herd's final drive. Kevin Saunders returned a punt 58
yards for a fourth quarter UAB score, and Darius Marshall
returned a kickoff 91 yards for a Herd score after Mario
Wright's second touchdown of the game. Will Dunbar made 16
tackles for the Blazers.
Player of the game:
Marshall QB Bernard Morris completed 26 of 36 passes for 309
yards and a touchdown, and ran ten times for 55 yards and a
Stat Leaders: UAB - Passing: Joseph Webb,
14-26, 200 yds
Rushing: Sam Hunt, 8-64. Receiving: Frantrell
Forrest, 7-64
Marshall - Passing: Bernard Morris, 26-36,
309 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Darius Marshall, 9-60. Receiving: Cody
Slate, 6-72
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ...
As bad as the season was, closing
out with two wins in the final three games, and battling hard in
a tough loss to Houston, is a plus. The biggest problem was the
lack of consistent defense. If Mark Snyder is supposed to be a
defensive coach, there's no reason his team should've been so
bad against UAB in the final game of the year. The offense
simply wasn't good enough to keep up in Conference USA
shootouts, so once the defense starts to improve, so will the
Nov. 17
Houston 35 ... Marshall 28
Anthony Alridge scored on a three-yard run and took a pass 26
yards for a score, and Case Keenum ran for a touchdown and threw two
touchdown passes including a 62-yard play to Mark Hafner for a
touchdown to stay two steps ahead of the Herd. Marshall made it
close late on a one-yard Kelvin Turner run, but the onside kick
failed and the Cougars were able to run out the clock. The Herd got
touchdown runs from Darius Marshall and Chubb Small, and a 32-yard
scoring grab from Emmanuel Spann.
Player of the game:
Houston RB Anthony Alridge ran 25 times for 103
yards and a touchdown, and caught five passes for 44 yards and a
Stat Leaders: Marshall - Passing: Bernard
Morris, 20-32, 260 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Darius Marshall, 12-66, 1 TD. Receiving: E.J.
Wynn, 6-66
Houston - Passing: Case Keenum, 24-32, 298 yds,
Rushing: Anthony Alridge, 25-103, 1 TD. Receiving: Mark
Hafner, 6-128, 1 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ...
The Herd couldn't capitalize on the win
over East Carolina with Houston able to move the ball far too
easily. It wasn't a bad overall performance in the loss, but there
weren't many big stops on third downs and the offense failed to get
the chains moving. With a home game against UAB to close out,
there's no excuse for not winning in a walk. The Blazer offense
isn't doing much of anything, and the Herd can't go into the
off-season with yet another loss and a 2-10 record.
Nov. 10
Marshall 26 ... East Carolina 7
East Carolina was stuffed for just 259 yards and managed only
a four-yard Chris Johnson touchdown run in the third quarter as
Marshall took a 16-0 lead highlighted by a 23-yard E.J. Wynn
touchdown pass and a 75-yard Bernard Morris scoring run. Emmanuel
Spann caught a 17-yard touchdown pass to put the game was in the
fourth quarter, and Anthony Binswanger iced it with his second field
goal coming with just under six minutes left. Morris became the
first Marshall quarterback to run for 1,000 yards in a season.
Player of the game:
Marshall QB Bernard Morris completed 24 of 32
passes for 238 yards two touchdowns, and ran 11 times for 126 yards
and a touchdown
Stat Leaders: East Carolina - Passing: Patrick
Pinkney, 13-21, 109 yds
Rushing: Chris Johnson, 12-72, 1 TD. Receiving: Dwayne
Harris, 4-18
Marshall - Passing: Bernard Morris, 24-32, 238
yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Bernard Morris, 11-126, 1 TD. Receiving: E.J.
Wynn, 6-51, 1 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ... As bad
as the season has been for the Herd, it has won two of its last
three games and came up with a stunner against East Carolina to
potentially make the final few weeks more fun. The defense came up
with its best game of the year, swarming all over Chris Johnson
while not letting the Pirate offense get on track from the start.
This was nice, but beating Houston on the road would be an even
better indication on how far the program has come.
Nov. 3
UCF 47 ... Marshall 13
UCF took advantage of three Marshall interceptions and Kevin
Smith first half rushing scores from two and 87 yards out to win in
a walk. Marshall wasn't able to get into the end zone until the
fourth quarter on a 45-yard Chubb Small run, but by then, UCF was up
33-13 helped by two Brian Watters touchdown grabs from 23 and 30
yards out. The Knight defense got in the act late with Darin Baldwin
talking an interception 37 yards for a score.
Player of the
UCF RB Kevin
Smith ran 29 times for 188 yards and two touchdowns, and caught four
passes for 48 yards.
Stat Leaders: Marshall - Passing: Bernard
Morris, 18-31, 239 yds, 2 INT
Rushing: Chubb Small, 2-45, 1 TD. Receiving: Cody
Slate, 9-91
UCF - Passing: Kyle Israel, 14-21, 203 yds, 2
Rushing: Kevin Smith, 29-188, 2 TD. Receiving: Brian
Watters, 6-88, 2 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ...
Marshall simply isn't doing the little
things right. It's not pass protecting, getting sacked seven times
by UCF, it lost the turnover battle, 3-1, and committed eight
penalties to none. The consistency just isn't there with not enough
help from the running game and no time for Bernard Morris to
operate. Things don't get much better coming up with East Carolina
and Houston coming up.
Oct. 27
Marshall 34 ... Rice 21
Marshall jumped out to a 17-0 first half lead with Bernard
Morris and Kelvin Turner each running for short touchdowns, and
then Morris put it away midway though the third with a 26-yard
scoring run. Rice fought back with a Chase Clement 20-yard
touchdown run and two scoring passes, with a two-yarder to Toren
Dixon pulling the Owls within six with 3:12 to play, but the
Herd answered with Kelvin Turner's second touchdown run of the
day to close things out.
Player of
the game:
Marshall QB
Bernard Morris completed 15 of 33 passes for 227 yards, and ran
13 times for 120 yards and two touchdowns
Stat Leaders: Rice - Passing: Chase
Clement, 29-48, 281 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Chase Clement, 11-76, 1 TD. Receiving:
James Casey, 7-101, 1 TD
Marshall - Passing: Bernard Morris, 15-33,
227 yds
Rushing: Bernard Morris, 13-120, 2 TD. Receiving:
Cody Slate, 3-41
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ...
Finally, finally the Herd gets a win, but it wasn't
exactly perfect. Considering there were 254 rushing yards
against Rice, the offense didn't do enough to control the clock.
11 penalties for 119 yards is inexcusable, and the defense had
too tough a time slowing down the Owl offense in the final 17
minutes, but a win is a win. There weren't any turnovers and
there was good offensive balance. Now the key will be the run
defense with a brutal three-game stretch against UCF, East
Carolina and Houston ahead.
Oct. 21
Southern Miss 33 ... Marshall 24
Damion Fletcher ran for two first quarter touchdowns and
Torris McGee caught an 85-yard touchdown pass as USM jumped out to a
21-0 lead. But Marshall fought back, despite turning it over four
times, the Herd pulled within two in the fourth quarter on a 47-yard
Darius Passmore catch. But the USM offense went back to work, going
91 yards in 13 plays with Fletcher scoring from two yards out to put
it away.
Player of
the game:
Miss RB Damion Fletcher ran 30 times for 152 yards and three
touchdowns, and caught four passes for 34 yards
Stat Leaders: Marshall - Passing: Bernard
Morris, 20-38, 309 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: Darius Marshall, 14-62, 1 TD. Receiving:
Darius Passmore, 5-105, 1 TD
Southern Miss - Passing: Stephen Reaves,
23-30, 310 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Damion Fletcher, 30-152, 3 TD. Receiving:
Torris Magee, 7-156, 1 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ...
Marshall has to stop getting behind early. It's done a great job
mounting comebacks over the last two weeks, but it doesn't have
enough firepower to get over the hump. This isn't a good enough team
to keep making mistakes, like the turnovers it kept giving up
against Southern Miss, but it's so close to pulling off a win, it
seems like one big play could finally turn things around. This is a
better team than the 0-7 record.
Oct. 13
Tulsa 38 ... Marshall 31
Tulsa rolled up 578 yards of total offense with Paul Smith
running for a one-yard score and throwing three touchdown passes,
taking the lead for good on a 73-yard play to Brennan Marion with
just over five minutes to play. Cody Slate caught a two-yard
touchdown pass with 1:18 to play to get the Herd within seven, but
Tulsa recovered the onside kick and held on. Tarrion Adams scored
twice for the Golden Hurricane in the first half, but Marshall
stayed alive with two Chubb Small touchdown runs and a four-yard
Shawn Lauzon scoring grab.
Player of the
Tulsa QB Paul
Smith completed 24 of 39 passes for 385 yards and three touchdowns
and ran for a score.
Stat Leaders: Marshall - Passing: Bernard
Morris, 21-37, 260 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Darius Marshall 13-63. Receiving: Cody Slate,
Tulsa - Passing: Paul Smith, 24-39, 385 yds, 3
Rushing: Tarrion Adams, 15-134, 1 TD. Receiving: Tarrion
Adams, 6-35, 1 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ... 0-6.
Tulsa's offense might be blowing past everyone, and the Herd attack
was decent this week, but the record is still an ugly 0-6 with
Southern Miss up next. To have any hope against the Golden Eagles
next week, the defense has to get more stops on third down and has
to get off the field earlier. So what's going right? Tight end Cody
Slate. In a tough year, he's one of the team's stars, deserving of
All-Conference honor as both a receiver and a blocker.
Oct. 2
Memphis 24 ... Marshall 21
Playing just two days after the death of defensive tackle
Taylor Bradford, Memphis got three Matt Reagan field goals and two
second half touchdown passes from Will Hudgens to pull off the win.
The two teams traded scores throughout, with Marshall getting a
20-yard Cody Slate touchdown catch for its first points, and a
four-yard Darius Passmore scoring grab with 5:22 to play for the
final points. The Herd's final drive got to the Memphis 41 before
Player of the game:
Memphis QB Will
Hudgens completed 30 of 45 passes for 346 yards and two touchdowns
Stat Leaders: Memphis - Passing: Will Hudgens,
30-45, 346 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: T.J. Pitts, 14-57. Receiving: Duke Calhoun, 6-74
- Passing: Bernard Morris, 23-32, 220 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Darius Marshall, 15-90, 1 TD. Receiving: Darius
Passmore, 7-69, 1 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ...
Despite all the injuries and all the consistency issues, the Herd
came up with a decent game in the loss to Memphis. This was a game
it had to have, and now it's still winless with Tulsa and Southern
Miss to follow. Bernard Morris was accurate, but he didn't get
enough long passes, and things didn't open up for the ground game.
Against almost everyone on the schedule the rest of the way, MU has
to win the turnover battle and has to come up with more big plays.
That hasn't happened so far.
Sept. 22
Cincinnati 40 ... Marshall 14
In an ugly game, Cincinnati overcame an intentional grounding
call in the end zone for a safety with 26 straight first half points
on two Marcus Barnett touchdown catches, a 17-yard Greg Moore
scoring run, and a safety of its own off a fumble. Marshall tried to
get back on the game with two Bernard Morris touchdowns passes,
highlighted by a 33-yard throw to Darius Passmore, but the Bearcats
scored the final 14 points wit a seven-yard Connor Barwin catch and
a 42-yard Jacob Ramsey run. The two teams combined for 23 penalties
for 186 yards.
Player of the game:
Cincinnati QB Dustin Grutza completed 14 of 20 passes for 142 yards
and two touchdowns and ran six times for 28 yards.
Stat Leaders: Cincinnati - Passing: Dustin
Grutza, 14-20, 142 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Greg Moore, 6-70, 1 TD. Receiving: Marcus
Barnett, 6-77, 2 TD
Marshall - Passing: Bernard Morris, 20-30, 252
yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Darius Marshall, 7-63. Receiving: Darius
Passmore, 7-106, 1 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ...
the moment, this doesn't appear to be a well-coached team. 13
penalties for 106 yards against Cincinnati, breakdowns in the
running game, and few big plays from the defense. The season
couldn't have started any worse for the Thundering Herd, but on the
plus side, the Conference USA season hasn't started yet. With a win
over Memphis next week, things could quickly change. With Tulsa and
Southern Miss to follow, beating the Tigers is a must. To do that,
the offense has to figure out how to crank out a few long scoring
Sept. 15
New Hampshire 48 ... Marshall 35
New Hampshire stunned Marshall with a 24-0 halftime lead
highlighted by two two first quarter touchdowns from Robert Simpson,
but the Hard managed to come back on two Kelvin Turner touchdown
runs and an 80-yard Cody Slate touchdown. MU pulled within seven
late in the fourth quarter on a 25-yard Darius Passmore touchdown
catch, but UNH answered with a crushing 13 play, 70-yard drive that
ate up 5:38 of fourth quarter clock, culminating in a two-yard Ricky
Ward touchdown run to put the game away.
Player of the game:
New Hampshire QB
Ricky Santos completed 23 of 33 passes for 289 yards and three
touchdowns, and ran 13 times for 45 yards and a score
Stat Leaders: New Hampshire - Passing: Ricky
Santos, 23-33, 289 yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Chris Ward, 19-99, 1 TD. Receiving: Scott
Sicko, 6-78
Marshall - Passing: Bernard Morris, 31-42, 417
yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Chubb Small, 5-45. Receiving: Cody Slate,
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ... Call it
a sandwich game, call it a hangover from the West Virginia loss,
call it looking ahead to Cincinnati, but
Marshall basically blew its chances at a
winning season by not showing up against New Hampshire until it was
too late. The offense bombed away with Bernard Morris having a great
second half, but the defense couldn't come up with a late stop to
finally turn the momentum. UNH was able to convert 11 of 16 third
down chances.
Sept. 8
West Virginia 48 ... Marshall 23
West Virginia was shut down in the first half as Marshall held
a 13-6 lead helped by a 38-yard Darius Passmore touchdown catch, and
then the Mountaineer offense turned things up a notch. Darius
Reynaud caught his second touchdown pass of the day on a 23-yard
play, Pat White ran for a 20-yard score, and Steve Slaton and Noel
Devine each ran for two scores in a 42 point second half. Marshall
stayed alive on a 42-yard Cody Slate touchdown catch, but a 21-0
Mountaineer run in the fourth quarter put it away.
Player of the
game ...
West Virginia QB
Pat White completed 13 of 18 passes for 149 yards and two touchdowns
and ran 18 times for 125 yards and a score
Stat Leaders: Marshall - Passing: Bernard
Morris, 19-29, 256 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Darius Marshall, 11-81 Receiving: Cody
Slate, 5-82, 1 TD
West Virginia - Passing: Patrick White, 13-18,
149 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Steve Slaton, 24-146, 2 TD Receiving: Darius
Reynaud, 8-126, 2 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ...
Marshall might have ended up getting
blown out by West Virginia, but there were a bunch of positive signs
after an ugly season-opening performance against Miami. The defense,
for just over a half, played extremely well, especially on the line,
and Bernard Morris had a nice day throwing the ball. He didn't make
many mistakes, and if he keeps playing like this, MU will win more
than its share of C-USA games. Again, as crazy as it might sound
after being blown out by 25, this was an overall step in the right
Sept. 1
Miami 31 ... Marshall 3
Javarris James ran for touchdowns from five and eight yards
out and Kirby Freeman connected with DahLeon Farr for a one-yard score
as Miami easily blew past Marshall in head coach Randy Shannon's debut.
The Herd was held to 51 rushing yards and only managed a fourth quarter
37-yard Anthony Biswanger field goal, but four turnovers and a variety
of mistakes, helped caused by the Cane defense, never gave MU a chance.
The Canes ran for 260 yards and three touchdowns.
Player of
the game ...
The Miami
running back tandem of Graig Cooper and Javarris James combined for 227
yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries.
Stat Leaders: Marshall - Passing: Bernard
Morris, 16-26, 162 yds, 3 INT
Rushing: Bernard Morris, 17-29 Receiving:
Darius Marshall, 5-17
Miami - Passing: Kirby Freeman, 9-21, 81
yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Graig Cooper, 12-116 Receiving: Lance
Leggett, 4-31
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ...
Miami has one of the nation's best defenses,
so having so many problems on offense wasn't a shock. Marshall's big
problem was how it shot itself in the foot time and again with four
turnovers and 12 penalties. The defense did a nice job against the
Hurricane passing game, but couldn't hold up against the run and should
have a bigger nightmare of a time with the West Virginia ground attack
next week. Basically, the Herd has to find offensive playmakers in a big
Sept. 1 – at Miami
Offense: After a miserably inconsistent year finishing 87th in
the nation in both total and scoring offense, the attack needs to play
up to its talent level. The backfield will be amazing with Javarris
James and true freshman Graig Cooper each good enough star for just
about anyone in the country. The line has potential with two good
tackles in Jason Fox and Reggie Youngblood to work around, and now the
passing game has to be far better. The Kyle Wright vs. Kirby Freeman
quarterback battle will be an ongoing debate, and the receiving corps
has to step up and be better. Lance Leggett emerging as a true number
one target would be a start.
Defense: The defense finished seventh in the nation last year
despite not getting any help from the offense. The starting 11 should be
good enough to shut everyone down, but there will be early concerns with
the depth on the defensive line and the secondary. Safety Kenny Phillips
and end Calais Campbell might be the two best defensive players in the
nation, and everything will revolve around them; they must stay
healthy. The linebacking corps might not have name stars, but it'll be a
rock against the run with a good rotation of talents.
Sept. 8 - West Virginia
Offense: Unlike most schools that run the spread offense,
West Virginia aims to open lanes for its prolific ground game, rarely
putting the ball in the air more than 20 times a game. The Mountaineers
want the ball in the hands of its two junior Heisman candidates,
quarterback Patrick White and running back Steve Slaton. Along with
receiver Darius Reynaud, they form the fastest offensive trio in
America, and are threats for six with even a hint of daylight. White is
an underrated passer that rarely misses his target, but needs more help
from a receiving corps that's suspect after Reynaud. Few schools
rebuild on the offensive line better than West Virginia, but how will
the unit react without its long-time quarterback Dan Mozes and long-time
coach Rick Trickett?
Defense: Lost in all the yards the Mountaineer offense gained in
2006 was all the yards the defense allowed. West Virginia allowed 35 or
more points three times last fall and was torched through the air
repeatedly over the second half of the year. Worse, this once
relentless defense had trouble getting to the quarterback and looked a
step slow. Rich Rodriguez is banking on a few tweaks to the back eight
and an influx of faster players as the solutions in the team's 3-3-5
stack formation. Led by playmaking senior safety Eric Wicks, the
secondary has a glut of really talented athletes that need to gel into a
cohesive unit.
Sept. 15 – New Hampshire
Sept. 22 – at Cincinnati
Offense: Take whatever you knew about last year's Cincy offense
and delete it. Nothing will be the same, as Brian Kelly and his staff
dismantle Mark Dantonio's plodding run game in favor of a fancy spread
attack. There'll be growing pains, to be sure, but by mid-season, there
should also be improvement if a consistent quarterback, such as Wake
Forest transfer Ben Mauk, develops and the line adjusts to a zone
blocking scheme. A receiving corps that's led by juniors Derrick
Stewart, Dominick Goodman and Connor Barwin has a chance to blow up in
the new system.
Oct. 2 – at Memphis
Offense: The offense had its moments, but it was consistently
mediocre and not nearly explosive enough. The ground game struggled
behind a bad offensive line, and now the hope fill be for Joseph Doss to
get more room behind a more experienced front five. The passing attack
should shine, led by veteran quarterback Martin Hankins and the usual
array of tall, athletic Tiger receivers. Duke Calhoun is a rising star
touchdown maker, while Earnest Williams is a solid target to keep the
chains moving.
Defense: A disaster last year, especially against the pass and at
getting into the backfield, the defense is undergoing an almost complete
overhaul with several newcomers taking over for established veterans.
The 4-3 needs to start making more big plays behind the line, and the
hope will be for a steady rotation of players to keep everyone fresh and
be more productive. The key will be the play of corners LaKeitharun Ford
and Michael Grandberry, who need to beef up a secondary that allowed 231
yards per game and finished 116th in the nation in pass efficiency
Oct. 13 – at Tulsa
Offense: Can Gus Malzahn's hurry-up, no-huddle offense really
work at this level … take two. All the buzz about Malzahn's fancy
playbook fizzled in Fayetteville last year, but unlike at Arkansas,
Tulsa coach Tood Graham is on board and prepared to see all of the
offense's bell and whistles. The system aims to control the tempo,
physically and mentally wear out opponents, and sort of run a two-minute
offense for four quarters. Senior quarterback Paul Smith is liable to
go berserk running this offense, but a makeshift offensive line and a
whole new set of receivers will be two major stumbling blocks. When the
Hurricane runs the ball, it'll turn to senior Courtney Tennial and
junior Tarrion Adams, arguably the best running duo in Conference
Defense: Head coach Todd Graham brings the 3-3-5 and a very
aggressive style back to Tulsa, where he led the defense from
2003-2005. The fact that he coached and recruited many of this year's
players should make for a smoother-than-expected transition. Graham
will showcase a swarming unit that brings turnovers back to Tulsa. In
his final season as the defensive coordinator, the Hurricane had 36
takeaways. Without him last year? 14. The strength is at linebacker,
which features three senior starters and Nelson Coleman, one of the
nation's best middle linebackers you've never seen play. With so much
over pursuing going on in 2007, a retooled secondary could give up as
many big plays this year as it has in the last two combined.
Oct. 21 - Southern Miss
Offense: While it's become fashionable for programs across the
country to switch to some fancy derivative of the spread offense,
Southern Miss is content to pound the ball on the ground, control the
clock and let its defense win games. Sure, the Eagles prefer balance,
but in Hattiesburg, the run continues to set up the pass. Last year's
league-leading rusher, sophomore Damion Fletcher, is back for an encore,
and this time, he brought friends. Southern Miss is deep in the
backfield, which will take pressure off versatile, yet erratic, senior
quarterback Jeremy Young. His favorite target will again be tight end
Shawn Nelson, a future pro with All-America potential. For a change,
there are restless moments about an offensive line that's replacing
three starters, two of which were First Team All-Conference USA in 2006.
Defense: The "Nasty Bunch" defense that's become the trademark of
Southern Miss football under Jeff Bower should be one of the nation's
top ranked units in 2007. It's fast and experienced, and if Bower gets
his way, about to become as physical as his vintage teams of the late
1990s. The Eagles return nine starters, including the entire front
seven and five players that earned all-Conference USA recognition in
2006. Good luck moving the ball on this veteran group. If there's a
weak link on defense it's in the secondary, where two new starting
corners will be broken in. One way to help rookies Eddie Willingham and
Michael McGee will be to get more pressure on the quarterback than last
year, when USM was No. 81 in the country in sacks.
Oct. 27 - Rice
Offense: Todd Graham and his staff are gone, but the spread
attack is alive and well at Rice, good news for an offense that returns
its starting quarterback and All-American wide receiver. Although Chase
Clement to Jarett Dillard will be a familiar phrase this fall, the Owls
are also developing a bunch of good-looking, young pass-catchers that
are ready to contribute. The quest for offensive balance, however,
won't be so easy now that underappreciated running back Quinton Smith
has exhausted his eligibility. Last year was a painful transition for
the offensive line, but with four starters back and a full year in the
system, there are no excuses for not being much better in pass
Defense: In an attempt to bolster a run defense that allowed more
than 300 yards to five straight opponents in 2006, Rice is shifting from
the 3-3-5 to the 4-2-5. The move puts another big body in the box, but
also puts an enormous burden on a line that lost three of last year's
best linemen to graduation. The new scheme encourages constant pressure
from a back seven that boasts the young athletes, such as junior
linebacker Brian Raines and sophomore safety Andrew Sendejo, to create
havoc for opposing quarterbacks. Lost in last year's statistically
awful season was the fact that the opportunistic Owls paced Conference
USA in turnovers and sacks.
Nov. 3 – at UCF
Offense: Quarterback Steven Moffett and premier receiver Mike
Walker have graduated, so logic dictates the Knights will lean on junior
Kevin Smith for a while. He's as good as any back in the league when
he's healthy, and has the luxury of four starting linemen returning.
Don't expect any drop-off from Moffett to senior Kyle Israel. In fact,
the veteran of 16 games and five starts was so sharp down the stretch in
2006, some around the program feel he could be even better running the
pro-style offense if a couple of the young receivers emerge.
Defense: Nothing typified UCF's collapse in 2006 more than the
shoddy play of the defense, which finished 106th nationally
and allowed almost 30 points a game. The secondary was a particular
mess, prompting George O'Leary to open up the competition at every spot,
despite the return of four starters. The coach had a chance to take the
wrappers off some of his young kids late last year, which will benefit
players, such as tackles Torrell Johnson and Travis Timmons and end
Jared Kirksey, this season. More than anything else, the Knights are
looking to improve their team speed after looking a step slow throughout
the 2006 season.
Nov. 10 - East Carolina
Offense: Skip Holtz likes to spread the field out and turn his
quarterback loose, but with the battery of James Pinkney and Aundrae
Allison gone, the Pirates will put more emphasis on the ground game.
That means extra carries this year for versatile senior Chris Johnson
and his young understudies, Dominique Lindsay and Norman Whitley. While
strong-armed sophomore Rob Kass will replace Pinkney behind center, an
adequate replacement for Allison will be much tougher to find. Look for
the quarterback to utilize a group of tight ends that has the potential
to be as good as any in Conference USA. For ECU to improve on last
season's weak offensive output, the veteran line needs to give Kass an
extra second or two in the pocket and create more daylight for the
Defense: If the Pirate defensive line doesn't outright dominate
at times this season, heads will roll at the end of the year. There's
way too much talent and depth on this unit for it not to make a quantum
leap from 2006. Junior end Marcus Hands, in particular, has the size
and quickness to be special after underachieving last fall. Penetration
up front figures to help a secondary that's easily the weak link of this
defense. Three starters, including both corners, need to be replaced
from a group that was one of the underrated team strengths for the past
two seasons.
Nov. 17 – at Houston
Offense: The
graduation of four-year starting quarterback Kevin Kolb signals a new
era in Houston, but it doesn't mean the Cougars will be inept on offense
in 2007. There's too much explosiveness and veteran leadership for that
to happen. Last year's backup, sophomore Blake Joseph, is expected to
get the nod at quarterback. He's got a huge arm and about as much fear
as he does experience. Surrounding Joseph will be a half-dozen players
that earned all-league honors last year, headed by senior running back
Anthony Alridge, one of the nation's fastest players.
Defense: Defensive coordinator Alan Weddell's goal is to bring
pressure from every angle and invent ways to get as much speed as
possible on the field. With that in mind, he'll be installing some
elements of a 4-2-5 package in 2007 to periodically get an athletic
rover into the mix. The personnel is deep and reliable, especially with
a front seven that includes dynamic junior end Phillip Hunt and a couple
of all-league linebackers in junior Cody Lubojasky and senior Trent
Allen. If senior safety Rocky Schwartz is all the way back from knee
surgery and the corners hold up, the pieces are in place for this to be
Conference USA's stingiest defense.
Nov. 24 - UAB
Offense: From the staff and the system to the personnel, the
offense will be getting a complete facelift in 2007. Nothing will look
the same which isn't such a bad thing considering how poorly the unit
executed last season. New coordinator Kim Helton is installing a
pro-style attack that sprinkles in some no-huddle and option calls, but
realizes he'll have to tailor the first-year playbook to the talent he
inherits. All eyes in August will be on the continuing quarterback
battle between senior Sam Hunt and sophomore Joseph Webb, a potential
savior once he gets up to speed. Whether or not the offense climbs out
of the Conference USA cellar will depend heavily on the maturation of a
rebuilt line that's replacing four senior starters.
Defense: While the back seven of the defense figures to be a
strength in 2007, you might not know it unless the defensive line can
effectively replace three key starters from last year. Senior end
Brandon Jeffries will be productive, but after him, UAB is feverishly
searching for answers to prevent opposing passers from having all day to
throw. Junior college transfer Antonio Forbes is being counted on to
deliver right out of the gate at tackle. The linebackers have a budding
star in junior Joe Henderson and senior free safety Will Dunbar is one
of just a handful of Blazer defenders with all-league potential.


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The good, the bad, the still-to-be-achieved.
Last week, DoubleClick released a study, "The Decade in Online Advertising, 1994-2004." This "milestone" paper and other recent online advertising news, such as record profits for Google and strong earnings by Yahoo, got me thinking as I sat down to compose this week's column.
It might be hard for some to believe online advertising has lasted even a decade when a mere two years ago, it could have been written off as dead. Given we're an industry addicted to our own hype, it's only appropriate we now trumpet our resurgence, which can serve to better whet the palettes of potential advertisers. Where are we really?
Are Ad Resources Any Better?
Ironically, DoubleClick, one of the original ad networks, is no longer an ad space broker. Other original ad networks imploded or sold out when the bubble burst. Those that seemed to survive most robustly during the lean times were performance-based networks such as Advertising.com and Tribal Fusion. Newer networks such as BURST! Media and Adtegrity cropped up, and the survivors have better technology for ad serving, tracking, and optimizing a campaign.
Are things really better from the buying side? There's still no single reliable resource for online media planners as there is for traditional planners, such as SRDS and The Advertising Red Books. Building a custom-tailored ad campaign typically remains a highly manual, hunt-and-peck process.
Is Search Advertising a House of Cards?
Both Google and Yahoo released earnings last week. The two Internet superpowers are in a neck-and-neck heat. Google posted quarterly earnings of $1.256 billion. Yahoo wasn't far behind with $1.17 billion. Smelling ripe opportunity and armed with case studies, analyst predictions, and plenty of press, both companies achieved their growth through aggressive pursuit of big-brand advertisers. Corporate CEOs, many of whom were woken from their slumber by a CBS "60 Minutes" segment on Google, climbed onto the bandwagon.
Is there enough search ad inventory to accommodate this influx of new advertisers and their increased demands? Google cleverly grew its inventory through its AdSense program for publishers. AdSense sites accounted for no less than 47 percent of Google's total revenue this past quarter! Yahoo will likely soon launch a competitive program. Can it all last?
Google has yet to make it easy for advertisers to truly control ads distributed to content sites. If you ask me, the company likes it this way. The tactic helps grow and protect ad revenues. If Google made it easier for advertisers to control the price of the content side of their ad campaigns as Yahoo does, both Google and its AdSense publishers would lose out. With nearly half its earnings at stake, why would Google change the current model? Perhaps it will be forced to.
Since Yahoo makes it easier for advertisers to differentiate costs for search versus content, it probably will earn less from its new content program than Google did when it started. If Yahoo offers a competitive program for publishers, giving them a greater percentage of click revenue, would it chip away at Google's dominance and revenue? Or will both players chip away at other players, those brokering banner and graphic space? One could argue it would depend on the nature of a site's advertisers. Branders want big spaces to communicate big messages. But with users' attention spans and tolerance for online advertising ever waning, it will be the most guaranteed and reliable advertising income that wins prime real estate on ad-supported sites.
Top this off with the fact there are still grumblings about discernable differences between paid and organic search listings (Consumer Reports' Consumer WebWatch will host a free conference in June called "Trust or Consequence: How Failure to Disclose Ad Relationships Threatens to Burst the Search Bubble"). A few nasty trademark lawsuits are still pending. It makes you wonder where search advertising will be 10 years hence. I remain a proponent of content as an online advertising vehicle. In fact, I'd like to see more of it. Stay tuned for a future column on the topic.
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Mima Mounds
NOTE: As of July of 2011, it is required to have a Discover Pass or pay a day use fee for Washington public lands.
Local Native American tribes tell the story of a girl that refused to wash her face, due to the possible severe repercussions such a washing might have. When they were finally able to convince her that she really should wash her face, a thunderstorm formed after the washing. This storm caused the formation of thousands and thousands of mounds of earth south of Olympia. These mounds, regularly spaced, mostly round, and most of them six to eight feet tall, remain on the flatlands south of Olympia to this day - except in places where development has removed them.
Scientists have argued about what caused the Mima Mounds (named after the Mima Prairie on which they sit) south of Olympia to form for many decades, and still there is no good explanation as to what has caused these odd soil lumps to be created. In the absence of a good scientific theory, the Native American legend is as good as anything else that has been proposed.
Early American explorers thought they might be burial mounds, but discovered after digging that all they found inside, beside, and under the mounds was more dirt, and sometimes rocks. Also, the Native American traditions do not treat this as a holy or forbidden place of any sort, and so most likely it has nothing to do with any creation of the First People.
Today, decades of urban development and farmland creation have left only a portion of the Mima Mounds remaining, and one of the best preserved examples of this odd geological formation is located in the 636 acre Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, owned by the State of Washington.
The natural preserve has approximately two miles (3.3 km) of unpaved trails, a 1/2 mile (0.8 km) paved trail, a small parking area, and an information kiosk with an elevated viewing deck that is only accessible by staircase. Resroom facilities are limited to a pit toilet.
A slightly elevated wooden platform with a ramp up to it exists along the paved trail, about halfway around the paved loop.
Dogs, horses, and bicycles are not allowed into this or most other locations managed by the Washington State Fish and Wildlife.
The trails are almost entirely within the unshaded section of the plain, and therefore on a hot sunny day this area is also going to be uncomfortably hot.
If you hear a lot of gunshots, try not to worry too much. There is a firing range on the other side of the natural preserve, but the gunfire is supposedly aimed away from the natural preserve.
The wild flowers here, though being put to the test by various invasive species, are a very special feature of the mounds. This includes camas (which was a very important plant in the diet of local Native American tribes) and several very rare wild flowers that only grow in the Puget Trough (the narrow band of land in which Puget Sound sits).
There is a bike rack here for those who arrive by bike and wish to lock up their bike while they walk the trail. Bikes are not permitted on the preserved prairie, even on the trails.
For a few additional photos, see my Mima Mounds tip in Littlerock and my Mima Mounds tip in Washington.
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- Hiking and Walking
Capitol Lake
The above photo shows Capitol Lake from the trail that surrounds the northern part of the lake. To the left side it is possible to see the dome of the "new" (as of the 1910s) Capitol Building. The northern part of Capitol Lake and the forests surrounding the lake dominate this scene.
Many years ago, a dam and dike were constructed across the mouth of the Deschutes River, creating a fresh water lake at the former tidal flat and river delta. This created an artificial lake that was to be an attraction and benefit for the people of Olympia.
The creation of the lake was proposed as part of an architectural plan for creating the "new" (for 1911) State Capitol building. The lake was proposed to serve as a large reflecting pool for the capitol building, which was built on a small rise directly above the lake. While construction of the Capitol Building and campus was started just after the plan for it was in 1911, it was not until 1951 that the dam across the mouth of the inlet was created, forming the new lake.
Such massive changes to the natural landscape were common in the early 1900s as part of the "City Beautiful Movement" and creating the architectural style called "American Renaissance", which involved buildings but also modifying the landscape to fit the buildings.
Today, the lake is split into two sections. The northern part, closest to the dam creating it, has a 1.5 mile (2.5 km) trail around its perimeter. There are two parks around the edge of this northern part of the lake, but unfortunately approximately 1/3 of the loop around the northern part of the lake right next to a busy road (Deschutes Parkway). The remaining 2/3 of the loop around the northern part of the lake include some park land that is heavily developed, but the land that is closest to the "new" (for 1913) Capitol building itself is maintained in a reasonably natural state.
The trail around the north part of the lake has a number of memorial stones in it, which commemorate each county in the State of Washington. This wall is called the Arc of Statehood. The trail also features a number of signs that give a little history about the area, as well as some plans and ongoing disputes about the future (for example, what should be done with Capitol Lake today, as it is slowly filling up with silt and in a number of ways functioned best as a tidal salt water estuary).
During the winter months, the lake has quite a number of different waterfowl that winter on it. This includes canvasback, ring necked duck, bufflehead, scaup, and coot. Bald eagles are year-round residents in the forests around the lake. Kingfishers are also year-round residents but live closer to the edges of the lake. See my Capitol Lake Bird Life travelogue and December 28th Photos for a few photos of the birds that are found here in the winter.
The section of the lake that is south, which comprises some 2/3 of the actual lake body, does not have a loop trail as the land on the east side of the lake is private. The sidewalk along the road on the west side of the lake (Deschutes Parkway) is somewhat unpleasant to walk along due to the amount of traffic on the road, but there are enough breaks in traffic that there are periods of rest and going early in the morning on a Sunday or some other very low traffic time will make the visit more pleasant here. However, even during the higher traffic periods there are brief interludes where it is possible to hear birds in the lake and in the surrounding forest, which give glimpses of what the area was like before it was a popular thoroughfare. The very south side of the lake has busy and loud Interstate 5 along it, making it also somewhat unpleasant, but the forest surrounding it at least muffles the freeway noise quite nicely - and in some places the trail on the south side of the lake is more pleasant that the one along Deschutes Way.
The southern part of the lake icontinues south all the way to the city of Tumwater and the falls located in Tumwater Falls Park. After passing along the north side of the fill created by Interstate 5 the trail then passes under the freeway and through Tumwater's Historical Park. See my Tumwater to Olympia Trail tip.
If you follow the sidewalk south along the lake you will eventually come to a place where it branches off to the east. If you follow this, it runs along the south side of the lake, passes under Interstate 5 at a bridge, and then enters Tumwater Historical Park, connecting the cities of Tumwater and Olympia. You can then continue up the hill on a trail in this park to get to Tumwater Falls Park. See my Tumwater - Olympia Trail and Tumwater Historical Park and Tumwater Falls Park tips for more information.
Unfortunately, there are many problems with the lake. There is an invasive snail that inhabits the lake water, and there have been infectious diseases spread by people dumping human waste into the lake. Therefore, all access (boat, swimming, etc.) has been cut off from the water of the lake itself.
The web site below is for Heritage Park, which is as close as one can find for an official web site about the lake itself.
- Hiking and Walking
- Birdwatching
Wasington State Captitol
the state Capitol of Washington State lies in Olympia, Lying along Interstate 5 south, about 60 miles south of Seattle and a few minutes drive from the Outlet Stores of Centralia. The Capitol houses the state legislative building and the State Supreme Court and State Governor's House.
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Childrens Hands on Museum
A wonderful experience for our three grandchildren of between 3 and 7 years old and well worth the 4 hour drive from Canada down the I5
There is so much of truly hands on activities that even after a long trip, they all managed to keep more than busy from noon until the closing time of 17.00hrs.
Wish we had something like this in Vancouver as although Science World Vancouver is good, it has nothing like the hands on activities of the Olympia Museum
It is a bonus to travel to the Hands on Museum during the third week of August as in the surrounding streets there are numerous activities going on including a display numerous designs all made from sand, plus a huge range of foods from around the world from food carts in the area.
The Museum has recently opened a Outdoor Discovery Center which is currently being further developed
see http://www.hocm.org/page.php?id=487
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Chehalis Western Trail
In the early 1980s Weyerhaeuser decided it was time to cease operation of its railroad between its properties in the Cascades foothills and Puget Sound. Parts of this railroad remained in operation into the 1990s, and one shop facility stayed open until around 2005.
However, today, there are some 35 miles of ex-logging railroad that have been converted into a bicycle trail. Much of the route is fairly suburban, but other areas are reasonably rural. The right of way is paved for much of the distance.
Far from being only an Olympia thing to do, the trail goes through Lacy, passes near Tenino, the community of Rainier, and reasonably far into the forest. At milepost 21, the trail intersects the Yelm to Tenino Trail. The section past this junction is not very well developed.
The trail also intersects the Woodland Trail, which runs east to west somewhat south of Interstate 5, between a suburban area of Olympia and a suburban area of Lacy.
The north end of the Chehalis Western trail is located on Puget Sound on Woodard Bay. The trail head and parking lot are just south of the intersection of Woodard Bay Road and Lemmon Road. See my Woodard Bay Trailhead tip, located in Boston Harbor (the closest community to that location). It has a reasonably nice paved parking area in heavy shade and a portable toilet, but to go south from there on the trail you must cross several busy roads at grade.
Another trailhead exists near Chambers Lakes, towards the south side of Olympia. See my Chambers Lakes Trailhead tip. This trailhead features flush toilets. Here, there are also road crossings but there are also a few bridges over the worst of the roads.
One short section of the trail does not exist and requires the use of local roads to complete the trail as the railroad route has been completely obliterated due to road expansion and real estate development. This is the section from Pacific Avenue (which is busy and not easy to cross - and an obstacle has been placed in the middle of the road in order to prevent people from crossing here) to the Woodland Trail - a distance of about 300 feet / 100 meters.
Various other trailheads exist, scattered along the length of the trail. Currently, only the four or five major trailheads have restroom facilities and developed parking facilities.
The trail passes right next to the Monarch Sculpture Park, which has led to the suggestion that the entire trail be populated with various works of art along its entire length.
Milepost markers are located approximately every 1/2 mile so that the map of the trail may be connected with your actual location along it.
In my opinion, the section from Pacific Avenue north to Woodard Bay is probably the less interesting part of the trail, as it is mostly suburban development. The more rural areas that are further away from the suburban sprawl provides more unique areas to pass through.
- Hiking and Walking
- Cycling
Visiting the Capitol and its Grounds
In the very early 1900s, there was a movement to create artificial and massive classical public works as part of the "City Beautiful" efforts. This era reached its pinnacle in such structures as the 1911 designed (and not completed until the late 1920s) Capitol Building in Olympia. The plan called for the capitol campus to overlook a freshwater lake created from a former tidal marsh (completed in 1951 and now called Capitol Lake) and many other features inspired by mixing American culture with European inspired classical architecture.
100 years after it was designed, the Capitol building still dominates the skyline of Olympia. The top of the capitol dome is visible from Interstate 5 in both directions as the freeway comes down the hill towards downtown Olympia, but remarkably the freeway and its noise has been mostly hidden from the capitol grounds. The dominating effect of the building has much to do with its position on a small hill overlooking the city and surrounding area, making the building seem much taller than it actually is.
The grounds are fairly extensive, especially when you include the surrounding park lands such as Capitol Lake, and there are a number of monuments on the grounds as well. This includes the World War I and World War II monuments.
Naturally the main attraction here is the huge Capitol Building itself. There are self-guided and guided tours of this structure. Tours of this structure operate on weekdays and weekends, but not on major holidays. For those interested in architectural details, the huge chandelier, which is about the size and weight of a large automobile, should be visited. The closest you can get to it is from the upper level balconies, but this is close enough to get an idea of the sheer size and huge amount of ornamental details on this light. (See photo 2).
However, many of the other public buildings on the campus of the capitol are also open for touring on your own, but they are only open on weekdays. Thus, my suggestion to visit the capitol campus on a week day if possible due to the possibility of visiting these other buildings if you are interested in them.
Unfortunately, one of the great landmarks of the Capitol Campus was removed in 2010: The Chief William Shelton Story Pole had decayed beyond safe limits and therefore had to be taken down, after serving as a reminder and monument to First Nations and settlers peaceful relations. It was dedicated in 1940.
There are over 17 different smaller artworks and memorial sites scattered through the Capitol grounds, and in my opinion the state has put a much better and extensive effort into documenting this for its tourists than the State of Oregon capitol building and its campus.
The web site below requires some exploration to find everything, but it is the best source of information about what you will find here.
- Architecture
- Arts and Culture
- Historical Travel
Tumwater: Its Parks and Falls
Olympia and Tumwater are cities that today essentially form one urban area. At one time downtown Tumwater was slightly south of Capitol Lake. However, much of what was once downtown Tumwater was destroyed over the years due to construction of what is now Interstate 5. The two are very close, and in fact today it is very difficult to distinguish the borders of one from the other. Walking south on the trail from Capitol Lake, you pass from Olympia to Tumwater without really realizing it has happened.
For many years, Olympia's most famous tourist attraction was actually in Tumwater: the Olympia Brewery was next to the Tumwater falls of the Descutes River. Unfortunately, the building has been up for sale since 2003 as Olympia Beer is now made in California by new owners SAB Miller. Tours are no longer offered of the building as it is no longer an active industry.
However, Tumwater remains an interesting little town that is worth a look if you are visiting the Olympia area. What little of the old downtown area that has survived has been preserved in Tumwater Historical Park.
The falls of the Descutes River that sparked the community and the industry that started the town are now surrounded by Tumwater Falls Park
This little park offers a loop of trails that go down the hill on which the falls occur, with a total length of somewhat less than 1 mile.
See My Tumwater Page for more information on this city that makes up part of the Olympia - Tumwater - Lacy urban area.
- Family Travel
- Historical Travel
- Hiking and Walking
The purple azaleas at the Capitol
During the Spring time, the Capitol is like painted in pink and purple. There are the Cherry blossoms in pink and the petals would fall and color the ground pink! The tiny shrubs of purple azaleas are giving contrast to the gray and dull cement structures and pavements overlooking the Heritage Park.
The purple azaleals are beautiful and if they are planted in groups make an outstanding color of the landscape of the Capitol grounds!
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- Budget Travel
- Family Travel
The beautiful Cherry Blossoms at the Capitol
My sisters said the Cherry Blossoms in Japan are beautiful and I told them that we also have Cherry blossoms in Washington State. These were imported by the Americans, if not most of the cherry blossom trees were donated by the Japanese government a long time ago. I had seen rows and rows of cherry blossoms at the University of Washington Campus in Seattle, and the walkways of an college in Vancouver, Washington.
Then when I visited the capitol, I saw once again rows of beautiful Cherry blossoms. They were stunningly beautiful!
My sisters were with me and we were taking a lot of pictures of us with the Cherry blossoms.
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- Budget Travel
- Family Travel
The view of the Heritage Park
Once you are at the Capitol, you can go to the side of the hill and see the view of the Heritage Park.
During the Spring time, there are many rhododendron here with different colors. When we came here, the flowers were so beautiful.
Sometimes, you also see people lying down an elongated cemented chair. They come here to see the view or just lie down and take a nap.
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- Family Travel
- Budget Travel
The Heritage Park
Heritage Park is a 24-acre state-owned park adjacent to the State Capitol Campus, Capitol Lake and downtown Olympia. It is the northern extension of the historic West Capitol Campus. For more information, see:
Walk/run the park
Plan an event at the park
Tour the park
Learn about park history
Park hours:
Dawn to dusk. Security provided by the Washington State Patrol.
Metered city parking can be found on Water Street, and free parking is available in the lot within the park, at 5th Avenue and Yashiro Street.
Walk/run the park
The park features walking/running paths that encircle the entire perimeter of the park and Capitol Lake, and connect to other pedestrian paths. The Heritage Park Trail, a switchback trail at the south end of the park, winds its way up to the historic Capitol Campus on the bluff above.
For more information, see Capitol Lake trails.
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- Budget Travel
- Historical Travel
The Wing Victory
Location:You can see this Wing Victory Statue once you got in to the grounds of the State Capitol. It is on the circular drive around before you can go to the Capitol Building and/or the Legislative Building. This was created by artist Alonzo Victor Lewis who was born in 1886 and died in 1946. This statue was made because of the joint cooperation of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars although this was funded by the public through the sale of lands and federal grants. The material is bronze on granite base.
East face: WA State Seal, "To the memory of the citizens of the State of Washington who lost their lives in the service of the United States during the World War 1917 – 1918",
North face: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friend"
West face: "Their sacrifice was to vindicate the principles of peace and justice in the life of the world"
South face: "They fought to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom, and democracy."
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The Legislative Building
This is where the laws of the State of Washington are presented for approval by the State Representatives.
In the State of Washington, there are two Senators representing the state: (2011) Senator Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell.
The House has 8 representatives .
There are tours here and you can sign up for it. You can tour the State Capitol, Legislative Building, Governor's Mansion and listen to history of the building.
Here's a glimpse from the website of the Washington Capitol website tour:
The Legislative Building is the crowning piece of the Washington State Capitol Campus and is home to the Washington State Legislature and the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, and State Treasurer. Completed in 1928, it boasts one of the tallest free standing masonry domes in the world and houses the largest chandelier ever made by the Tiffany Lighting Company. The tour of the Legislative Building includes the North Foyer, Rotunda, State Reception Room, and Legislative Galleries. This tour is targeted to all groups and last approximately one hour.
Governor's Mansion Tour
The oldest standing building on the Capitol Campus, the red-brick Georgian style Executive Mansion has been home to Washington's Governors since 1910. Fully restored and furnished with many antiques from the American Federal period, the mansion is open for public tours on most Wednesdays by reservation. Morning and afternoon tours are available, but group size is limited to 25. This tour is available for 4th grade and up.
Please note: School group tours of the mansion are limited to a 15 minute walk-thru if part of a Civic Education or Legislative Process Tour.
Civic Education Tour, available to groups of 10 or more (Available from September-June only)
This tour will focus on the three branches of government and includes information on the Legislative Building's function, operation, symbolism and history. Also included in this tour is a visit to the Temple of Justice where your class will participate in a mock court hearing. This tour may include visits to the offices of the elected officials, Capitol Rotunda, State Reception Room, and Legislative Galleries of the House and Senate. The Civic Education Tour is three hours (including a lunch period) and is targeted to Elementary and Middle School Students.
Legislative Process Tour, available to groups of 10 or more (Available from September-June only)
This tour is an in-depth look at the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branch of Washington State Government. This tour can be customized in many ways, but the standard process tour includes a one hour class on the legislative process, hosted by the Legislative Information Center, and tour visits to legislative process locations. Additionally, your group may wish to participate in a mock court hearing in the Temple of Justice. This tour is three hours (includes a lunch period) and is specifically targeted to High School and Adult Groups
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Priest Point Park: preserved woodlands by water
Located just north and east of downtown Olympia, Priest Point Park was set aside around 1904, and was the first land purchased for the construction of a city park. Prior to this, the park was owned by logging interests, and there are still some very old and very large tree stumps in the area that testify to the logging of the land over 100 years ago.
Today, much of the park is preserved second growth forest, and as such is the home of a fair amount of wildlife. As the park has a fair amount of shore line, it is also possible to see wildlife out in the water as well. For example, on a visit to this park on July 21, 2011 there was a harbour seal only about 100 feet out in the water from one of the viewpoints, eating a huge fish - almost as large as he was. He was having to dive from time to time in order to protect his prize catch from the various gulls that were determined to obtain pieces of fish with little effort of their own.
Also present in the park during that visit was an osprey nest with one young bird that appeared to be nearly ready to fledge from the nest, plus two adults hunting for fish. There was also a bald eagle attempting to hide in one of the trees, though the local crow population was not tolerating his presence at all.
The park has a number of trails through it, many of which have short steep uphill and downhill sections. One of the trails is closed due to blow down from trees. Unfortunately, the park does not appear to have a good map of the complete trail system, but instead the maps of the trails are located at various points on the trail system, and feature only a detailed view of the trails in that local section of the park.
There are several picnic shelters throughout the park, and these are set up similar to camp sites with a few dedicated parking places for them, but overnight camping is not allowed in the park. The shelters are really nice structures that include food preparation areas, nearby water faucets, and electrical outlets. Restrooms are close to some shelters and farther away from others.
A huge new playground has been recently opened near an open grass area just west of East Bay Drive Northeast. There is also a small rose garden. Information about the local ecosystem and area history are scattered through the park along the various trails.
Getting to and into the park by private automobile is fairly easy, and fairly elegant as a light weight bridge has been built over East Bay Drive. This allows those entering and exiting the park to do so only by making right turns from and to this divided road, and is a huge help during busy traffic periods as there is no way to make a left turn onto this busy road, nor is it desirable to do so. From the north or south as you approach the park there is a fairly good sized entrance sign where you turn right. If you exit going back the way you came, you drive across the bridge and turn right onto East Bay Drive. There are a number of signs pointing the way to the park once you get downtown. While East Bay Drive is not extremely pleasant to walk next to due to the high traffic volume, the speeds are not extremely high (or at least shouldn't be due to a 30 mph speed limit) and there are sidewalks beside it from downtown Olympia all the way to the park - which is slightly over 1.5 miles (2.5 km). The nearest bus service to the park is bus route 21 at Bethel Street and 26th Avenue, which is east of the park some distance.
Priest Point was named after late 1840s Roman Catholic missions in the area, primarily aimed at ministering to local First Nations tribes. With the First Nations population being consolidated at reservations on an island northwest of Olympia in the 1850s and the establishment of urban areas by white settlers, the mission had no reason to exist at this point and the land was sold to logging interests.
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Washington State Capitol
The Capitol (legislative) building just reopened after a post-earthquake retrofit. It looks better than ever. The capitol dome is one of the largest masonary domes in the world. It's entirely constructed of stone without metal support.
Guided tours are offered for free seven days a week between 10am and 3pm. The tour guides range from exciting and thorough to boring and droning. No matter what kind you get, the narration will be full of facts and trivia about Washington State and its government. Asking questions can help perk up a boring tour. There is symbology throughout the building, from the carpets to the crown molding.
Park in the visitor parking lot along Capitol Way. While there, drop into the visitor's center and pick up a map of the memorials and art displays that are scattered around the capitol campus. The main fountain on campus is a replica of the Tivoli Gardens fountain in Denmark.
You can also view the Temple of Justice building if the state supreme court is not in session. The library and courtroom are really quite beautiful. Other buildings are for public business only.
The legislative session is brief: generally running from February to May or June depending on the year. You can view sessions of the house and senate during floor debates.
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An edge of your seat romance!
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Just finished this book and had to smile. You know it will always end right (it is a love inspired) but this one kept me wondering. I loved the secondery romance. A fast and happy read and some scotland to boot.
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Highland Hearts by Eva Marie Hamilton
Logan McAllister has returned to Scotland from the Americas to claim his bride. Five long years ago her father sent him off to be an indentured servant to prove he loved Sheena Montgomery and wasn't just after her money. The problem was that he had to promise not to tell Sheena why he was leaving. He survived the hard work and sea travel. If he can't win Sheena back, his heart may not survive.
Sheena can't believe that Logan has returned to Scotland after she begged him not to leave in the first place. And his bad timing includes her being betrothed to a stranger and a wedding that is planned in a mere two weeks. Not that she would take Logan back even if she wasn't betrothed because she don't trust that he wouldn't just take off and leave her again. Can a missing heirloom with a mysterious letter hidden in it bring their two hearts together again?
An enjoyable read accept that I wanted to jump into the book to pummel a couple of the women, Eva definitely did a good job or writing realistic characters. She also did well in describing their homes and showing how those who had less seemed so much more content than those who had more. Plenty of adventure and romance as well.