olympia

  1. Mrcharwe

    Photos I just bought a new 24' boat in Olympia, WA

    I finally ended up grabbing a boat in Olympia. I learned in the process i know very little about sailing and less about what makes a boat good or bad. I looked at probably 20 boats from 22' -32'. I looked at Catalina's, rangers, columbias, San Juans, tanzers, and more. I almost got a free albin...
  2. D

    anyone know of Olympia WA SQUATS?

    Anybody know of any active squats in olympia?
  3. S

    How's Olympia?

    I was thinking that with the infamously left-wing college there I could do pretty well, as in, a lot of commie students willing to help out a transgender homeless girl. And with the college and the place generally being out of the way of the kind of bums I don't want knowing about my gender...
  4. black

    questions about surviving in the Puget Sound wilderness (food availibility, weather, community)

    So I know there's some of you that have some experience in that particular area and my first post on this was pretty vague, and was about general tips on the area and where to be. this post is different in that it's inspired by my general green-ness and fear of transitioning. so I have some...
  5. black

    headin' out to the Puget sound area soon. tips?

    possibly Oly, possibly a few other places. me and my queen @syrinyx really wanna be in like Aberdeen, Forks, or La Push. shes been through there and says its the place to be. might concede to Olympia though because resources. any tips on good places to hide out in the woods in/ right out of...
  6. feralxfeline

    Abandoned Olympia Beer Brewery

    This is one of the largest, most expansive abandoned structures ive explored. there are several large buildings, some of which are over 9 stories high, all connected by above ground and underground corridors. These pictures don't quite give justice to the amount of space there is to explore. The...
  7. Y

    Rails or hitching from Olympia

    Headed southbound out of Olympia today, any tips/advice for a new traveler? Or tips of the turf? (From Seattle and don't know Olympia well)
  8. tony longshanks

    Tony Longshanks says hello

    Hello fellow squatters & misfit travelers! Tony Longshanks here, currently in Portland, Oregon, soon to set forth on a journey by foot into Washington state. I believe I've been looking for a site of this general description for a while now. A friend of mine from the Slingshot (newspaper, based...
  9. Cosmic

    Salutations from Olympia- Preparing for Launch

    I came to Washington for some temporary work, and decided to stay for the rainforests, islands, mountains, and rivers. That's the stuff I like most, so if I'm not out unicycling, I'm out exploring. Now I sleep on the couch of a relative in Olympia, and work part-time to pay off the car I arrived...
  10. MYstoopid face

    NEED TO GET FROM BALTIMORE TO OLYMPIA WASHINGTON ASAP

    My boyfriend is tryING to transport our two tiny baby goats from Baltimore Maryland to Olympia Washington asap. Have gas$$$. Plzzzzz help
  11. blackroze

    Squat in Olympia

    I've opened up a squat in East Side Olympia so if any of y'all are looking for a place to stay (Long term or just need a place to crash, I've got 2 extra rooms) or just wanna come chill or get involved or w/e shoot me a message and I'll let you know where it's at! I'm hoping to hold onto this...
  12. Migrant Whisper

    [May 1, 2013] May Day General Strike Solidarity (Olympia, WA)

    May Day 2013 Olympia, Washington Call to Action Everywhere we go we are reminded of the sickening and deadly growth of cancerous capitalism. We see its parasitic grasp in the form of environmental devastation, running the gamut from the Tar Sands project, the XL pipeline, coal trains, oil leaks...
  13. X

    Wilderness squatting, Olympia WA

    A friend of mine just told me about wilderness squatting in the forests around Olympia, WA. Apparently camping out in the woods is common among students at Evergreen. Can anyone corroborate this statement, and/or provide some more information? I'm planning on going up there, and I'm thinking...
  14. iamwhatiam

    Free Sailboat in Olympia

    Hey, just found this on craigslist. Not sure if this sure be moved to Projects, or Black Market. ---- Free 1968 25' sailboat. I would look into it, but am not in Washington. Check it out! http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/boa/3042769463.html
  15. X

    The Red House, Olympia, WA

    An individual here told me about it via PM, but I was wondering if anyone here had any more information -- where it's located exactly, some method of contact, and such.
  16. Acidosis

    IN OLYMPIA FOREVER!!

    I'm going back to school because i'm an idiot and I need it. + i'd like to chalk up enough outstanding debt to kill the banks again. But anyway I got a house, or rather a basement to a house, that is the TITS! Its right on the water and connected to Burfoot park. Right now i got a moped that i...
  17. earlthepearl

    makin the migration from centralia to olympia on june 25th!

    so im currently staying in centralia, wa, with my girl. shes moving to spokane in like a week, and because im on DOC i cant go with her. so im grabbin the CAP bus up to Oly to explore a beautiful and interesting city... and stay really fucked up of course. i already know weasel (or scab,) and...
  18. mkirby

    Olympia

    I've never been there...is it true what they say about it being squat heaven? I've heard all kinds of shit about Evergreen being like a chill place for travelers to get an education, too. And stuff about tree squats near the campus. Anybody ever been and had a good time?
  19. Dandeforeshadow

    Olympia to San Luis Obispo

    Ok so my friend/travel buddy and I are going to go from Olympia WA to San Luis Obispo CA, by way of trekking and any other way we can think of outside of train hopping (neither of us know how too and we don't much care to do so either simply 'cuz it's not our thing). We'll be going through...
  20. macks

    Olympia vd-day happenings

    http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20080215094111783 Kinda crazy eh? Got some info from people up there that said the guy they arrested was pointed out by someone outside and wasn't even involved in the fight. He was also black and pointed out by white kids. Only speculation though...
  21. macks

    DNC/RNC Resistance Conference Olympia, WA 2/9

    There is a conference for the DNC/RNC resistance in Olympia weekend after this.. check out the link for details. http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20080110172259716 http://www.recreate68.org Hoping to take a contingent of folks up from Eugene. Anyone live up there? Happy to work...