Eighty-feet up in the tree canopy near North Bend, John Grade, left, Sam Kuniholm and Nicholas Dankers make a mold of the Western hemlock's trunk for a sculpture Grade is creating called "Middle Fork."
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Photos of the Day: June 27, 2014
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Robyn performs at Marymoor Park
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