The chain's 1,681 restaurants are nothing compared to true mega-chains, like McDonald's, which has more than 34,000 restaurants worldwide, or Starbucks and its 20,600-plus shops. Today, Chipotle has only 17 restaurants overseas, with plans to open more company-owned stores internationally in the coming year.
Whales & Whale Watching. Once hunted for oil and bone, today the whales of the northwest coast are recongnized as being unusually intelligent, gentle creatures. The most common whales you are likely to see in Alaska are orcas, or killer whales and humpbacks.
PHOTOS: Orcas frolic off Burienâs Three Tree Point Saturday. Courtesy Elston Hill comes these great photos of Orca Whales, who frolicked off Burien's Three Tree Point for a while on Saturday, April 15. They stayed around more than any I have seen in four years, Elston said. Hung off Three Tree Point very close..