Southwest Washington State - Wink Travel Guide


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Southwest Washington is a lush, forested region of Washington. The Southwest Washington region includes the Cowlitz, Clark, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania, and Wahkiakum counties. To the west, it is bordered by the Pacific Ocean and includes many broad sandy beaches and popular tourist towns. Southwest Washington includes mountains and volcanoes such as Mount Saint Helens, which experienced one of the largest volcanic eruptions in the known history of the United States. Wink Travel Guides introduce you to the best world travel destinations, in a clear and concise way, illustrated by photos.




South Sound (Washington State) - Wink Travel Guide


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South Sound is in Puget Sound within Washington. South Sound consists of Pierce County and Thurston County as well as Olympia, the state capitol The Mount Rainier National Park is the premier natural site in Washington State. Wink Travel Guides introduce you to the best world travel destinations, in a clear and concise way, illustrated by photos.




Washington State (USA) - Wink Travel Guide


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Often referred to by its full title, Washington State, to distinguish it from national capital Washington, D.C. on the other side of the USA, Washington offers rugged coastline, deserts, forests, mountains, volcanoes, and hundreds of coastal islands to explore. The Cascade Mountains bisect the state, with the damp forested coastal areas to the west, and pine forests, deserts and irrigated farmland of the Columbia River Plateau to the east. Unlike many areas of the country, the prehistory of the region is rich and evident. Areas such as Suquamish still actively practice Native American traditions and Northwest Native American art is a common theme even in contemporary urban public artworks. Wink Travel Guides introduce you to the best world travel destinations, in a clear and concise way, illustrated by photos.




Seattle (USA) - Wink Travel Guide


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Seattle, Washington sits at one of the most beautiful spots in the United States. Occupying a narrow isthmus between the Puget Sound and Lake Washington, it is the biggest city in the Pacific Northwest. Seen from above, carpets of evergreen trees, pristine blue waters, and snowy white mountains surround the downtown's metallic skyscrapers, earning the city its nickname The Emerald City. On the ground, you will find a vibrant and cosmopolitan city. Next to the progressive downtown and the freewheeling feel of Capitol Hill, you can find a laid-back atmosphere in the districts to the north and ethnically diverse neighborhoods to the south. The many restaurants, coffee shops and microbreweries are worth indulging in after a day spent strolling through the city's many parks and beaches or admiring the arts and architecture. And just outside the hectic city are snow-covered mountains, evergreen forests, and stunning coastline to explore. Wink Travel Guides introduce you to the best world travel destinations, in a clear and concise way, illustrated by photos.




Northwest Cascades (Washington State) - Wink Travel Guide


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Northwest Cascades is in the North Cascades region of Washington. This subregion consists of Whatcom County and Skagit County The region is home to several National Parks. Wink Travel Guides introduce you to the best world travel destinations, in a clear and concise way, illustrated by photos.




Palouse (Washington State) - Wink Travel Guide


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The Palouse is a region that covers parts of southeastern Washington and north-central Idaho, with some definitions also including parts of northeastern Oregon. For our purposes, the Palouse consists of Spokane, Whitman, Columbia, Garfield, and Asotin counties. The most popular site is just SW of Pullman near Lower Granite Dam. However, you cannot follow the river by car any further downstream. Wink Travel Guides introduce you to the best world travel destinations, in a clear and concise way, illustrated by photos.




Roadside Geology of Washington


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Since the first edition of Roadside Geology of Washington appeared on the book shelves in 1984, several generations of geologists have studied the wild assortment of rocks in the Evergreen State, from 45-million-year-old sandstone exposed in sea cliffs at Cape Flattery to 1.4-billion-year-old sandstone near Spokane. In between are the rugged granitic and metamorphic peaks of the North Cascades, the volcanic flows of Mt. Rainier and the other active volcanoes of the Cascade magmatic arc, and the 2-mile-thick flood basalts of the Columbia Basin.




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Explorer's Guide Washington (Second Edition)


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Iconic sites like Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier, and Grand Coulee Dam are complemented by those undiscovered places that only a longtime local can show you. From the eastern deserts to the western rainforests, Washington is home to some of the most varied and beautiful places in the country. Iconic sites like Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier, and Grand Coulee Dam are complemented by those unknown and undiscovered places that only a longtime local like the author can show you.