Photos: King Tides
King tides in the Northwest
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Eric Shalit watches the sunset during a bike ride on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, in West Seattle.
Megan Farmer / KUOW
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A boat is shown through the morning fog on Wednesday, December 6, 2017, during a King Tide in Olympia.
Megan Farmer / KUOW
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Water spills over a set of stairs that typically lead to the beach during a King Tide at Alki Beach Park on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, in West Seattle.
Megan Farmer / KUOW
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Water spills over a set of stairs that typically lead to the beach during a King Tide at Alki Beach Park on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, in West Seattle.
Megan Farmer / KUOW
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Ely Thomas, 7, runs from water spilling over stairs during a King Tide at Alki Beach Park on Friday, January 5, 2018, in West Seattle.
Megan Farmer / KUOW
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Eric Christensen plans for sea level rise for the City of Olympia's Public Works Department.
Eilis O'Neill, KUOW / EarthFix
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This January's king tide in Olympia's Budd Inlet was 17 feet high.
Eilis O'Neill, KUOW / EarthFix
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The Cawrses say the ocean is getting closer and closer to their Port Townsend home.
Eilis O'Neill, KUOW / EarthFix