washington

media type="custom" key="29374785" align="right"usa / Washington
on this page: Indigenous spotlight editing: [|Washington]


 * Washington** is the Northwestern-most state of the contiguous United States . It is bordered to the north by the Canadian province of British Columbia, to the south by Oregon, to the east by Idaho and to the west by the Pacific Ocean.

Nickname: The Evergreen State

time
media type="custom" key="4760675"

Facebook
[|Tulalip Resort Casino]

Flickr
[|Seattle]

Tourism Portals
http://www.experiencewa.com - https://twitter.com/experiencewa http://www.visitseattle.org - https://twitter.com/VisitSeattle

radio
[|http://kexp.org]

Twitter
[|@visitmtrainier] [|@MountRainierNPS]

Planeta.com http://planeta.com/seattle

Headlines
[] []

Elsewhere on the Web
[] [] [|The Evergreen State College] [|The country’s bad mood may doom state heritage-tourism plan] Washington Trust for Historic Preservation Fyddeye

Olympic Rain Shadow
http://www.olympicrainshadow.com/olympicrainshadowmap.html http://www.olympicrainshadow.com/sequimweather.html#forecast http://komonews.com/weather/faq/what-is-the-olympic-rain-shadow

Bainbridge Island
[|kitsap tours] [|Attractions - Trip Advisor]

George
[]

Kirland
[]

Mount Rainer
http://www.visitrainier.com

Mount Rainer National Park
http://www.nps.gov/mora/index.htm https://www.flickr.com/groups/MountRainierNPS [|@MountRainierNPS]

media type="custom" key="27772985"

Mount Saint Helens
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/st_helens http://www.mshinstitute.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_eruption_of_Mount_St._Helens https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/st_helens/st_helens_geo_hist_99.html

Olympic National Park
[] [|http://onesquareinch.org] - [|@OneSquareInch]

Summers tend to be fair and warm, with high temperatures between 65 and 75 degrees F. July, August and September are the driest months, with heavier precipitation during the rest of the year. While winters are mild at lower elevation, snowfall can be heavy in the mountains. It is common for different weather conditions to exist within the park at the same time. At any time of year, visitors should come prepared for a variety of conditions.

Salish Sea
The U.S. Board on Geographic Names has adopted the name Salish Sea for the inland waters that stretch from Olympia north to Canada's Desolation Sound. The name was proposed to describe the region's far-reaching ecosystem, which until now has not had an official name but includes Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Strait of Georgia - all well known marine waterways in the Pacific Northwest.

San Juan Islands
https://www.visitsanjuans.com https://twitter.com/visitSJIslands https://www.visitsanjuans.com/

Spokane
Spokane [|has the largest number of city parks per capita] of any city in the entire United States.

Seven colleges and universities including [|Gonzaga University] and [|Whitworth College] are located within the city limits. [|Eastern Washington University] is a short drive away in Cheney.

[|http://www.visitspokane.com] [|http://cyclingspokane.blogspot.com] [|http://www.spokesman.com]

[|Riverfront Park] is //the// destination for foodies every September when the [|Pig Out in the Park] is held over Labor Day weekend.

//Carousel// is the Americanized spelling, but the official website for the Looff uses the original French //carrousel//. There is even a [|3D SketchUp model] of the Looff now for Google Earth fans

Tacoma
http://www.traveltacoma.com

[|Tacoma Art Museum] connects people and builds community through art. The museum serves the diverse communities of the region through its collection, exhibitions, and learning programs, emphasizing art and artists from the Northwest. The museum’s five galleries display an array of major national shows, the best of Northwest art, creatively themed exhibitions, and historical retrospectives. In addition, there is an Education Wing for children, adults, and seniors with an art resource center, classroom, and studio for art making. Tacoma Art Museum is located in Tacoma’s Museum District, near the Museum of Glass, the Washington State History Museum and historic Union Station. [|Flickr] [|You Tube]

Forests
[|Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest - Wikipedia] [|Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest]

Indigenous Peoples
[|Quileute - Wikipedia] [] [] []

http://www.experiencewa.com/articles/discover-washingtons-american-indian-heritage-sites-and-museums

Parks
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Some say the 110,000-acre monument should be a national park.

Tourism
Washington Lodging Association http://www.walodging.org