8 Weeks 8 StatesWashington

Presenters

• Louise LeCompte• One Foot in Two States

• Peg Ashbrock• National Park Aficionado

Geographic Areas

When To Visit

http://choosewashingtonstate.com/research-resources/about-washington/climate-geography/

Weather

Tacoma - May

Paradise (Mt. Rainier) 9/28/18UW Campus (Seattle) – Early Spring

Cascades Drive – Mar. 30

Skagit Valley Tulip Festival]April

Sequim Lavender

Festival -July

Transportation

To/From OH

Regionally

Around Seattle

To/From OH

Flights

Train: Amtrak: +/- 60 Hrs. from Cincinnatihttps://tickets.amtrak.com

Driving:34-36 Hrs.+/- 2400 miles

OPTIONS to Consider:• Auto

• Need chains or AWD in winter via Mtn. passes• Tolls for select Bridges, Tunnels, High Volume Traffic

• Consider “Good to Go” Pass• Ferries

• Seasonal Schedules & Fares• Senior Discount w/ Medicare Card

• Regional Bus • Consider ORCA Card

• Train (Sound Transit (Sounder), Amtrak, Light Rail)• Tour packages from Seattle• Local Day Cruises • Seaplanes• Clipper Ship to Victoria (or Ferry from Pt. Angeles)

For Regional Transportation overview:http://choosewashingtonstate.com/research-resources/about-washington/getting-around/

Ferry Schedules: https://www.wsdot.com/ferries/schedule/

Good to Go Pass: https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/goodtogo/getting-started-what-you-need-know-be-good-go

RegionalTransport

ORCA Card: https://orcacard.com/ERG-Seattle/p1_001.do

Dining & Accommodations

• Anything Coffee,• IPA’s & local brews• Wineries• Seafood (Sockeye salmon, Dungeness Crab, Clams, Oysters)• Farm to Table• Apples/Cherries• Asian Influence (Poke, Teriyaki, Sushi, Thai, Vietnamese, Pho with lots of puns)• Recreational marijuana

Main Attractions – Eastern WA

• Yakima• Spokane• Ellensburg• Wenatchee• WallaWalla• Tri Cities (Kennewick, Pasco, West Richland)• Columbia Valley

Main Attractions – National Parks & Nearby Sites

North Cascades National ParkMt St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

Mt. Rainier National Park Olympic National Park

Lewis & Clark National TrailSan Juan Islands

First Stop: North Cascade National Park

3 Hours from Seattle

Gorge Creek Falls

One of least visited National Parks

“The American Alps”

Lake Chelan Mt. Baker

One road; other travel plane, boat or on foot inLake Chelan National Recreation Area

Often Seen

Columbia Black Tailed Deer

Mountain Goats

Pika

Leavenworth

Snoqualmie Falls

More info: http://www.snoqualmiefalls.com/

Salish Lodge

Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

(Drive is in Oregon)

For More Info: https://www.fs.usda.gov/crgnsaBridal Veil Falls Multnomah Falls

Mt St. Helens

Visitor Center

Regrowth after eruption

Next Stop: Mt. Rainier

What we saw;

What It Could Look Like

June

Paradise Inn

Exterior in Rain

Lobby with Fireplace

Historic Dining Room

Grove of the Patriarchs Trail

Next Stop: Olympic National Park

Lake Quinault Lodge

Lake Crescent Lodge and Cabins

Hoh Rain Forest24 miles140-167 inches of rain each year

Hurricane Ridge

Sol Duc Hot Springs

HR Visitors Center

Lewis & Clark NationalHistoric Park

16 States4900 MilesStraddles Oregon and Washington

Last Stop: San Juan Islands

• Roche Harbor:National Register of Historic Places

• The McMillin Mausoleum• Alpaca Farm• San Juan County Park • Lime Kiln State Park• San Juan island National Historic Park:

British Camp / American Camp • Interior (farm land)• Friday Harbor

McMillin Mausoleum

Roche Harbor

English Camp

American CampFor more info: https://www.nps.gov/sajh/index.htm

American Camp

Lime Kiln Point State Park

Madrone Trees

San Juan County Park

Friday Harbor

• Outlook Inn (East Sound)• Orcas Is. Pottery (Crow Valley)• Rosario (Historic Inn)• Moran State Park / Mountain Lake

• & Mt. Constitution trails

Outlook Inn

Rosario Resort

Crow Valley Pottery

Moran State Park /Mt. ConstitutionLittle Summit

Whale Watching

San Juan Excursions-3 hour trip on water to see Orcas

Whidbey Island

• Anacortes (abt. 90 min. from Seattle)• Deception Pass State Park• Fort Ebey State Park &• Ebey’s Landing State Park• Fort Casey State Park• Langley (& other Towns)

Deception Pass State ParkLighthouse Point Trail

Ebey’s Landing National Historic PreserveFort Ebey State Park & Fort Casey State Parks

Seattle by Neighborhood

1. Ballard2. Fremont3. Wallingford / Green Lake4. University District5. Queen Ann6. Seattle Center7. South Lake Union8. Bainbridge & Vashon9. Belltown10. Downtown11. Capitol Hill12. Central District13. Waterfront14. Pioneer Square15. International District16. West Seattle17. SODO / Georgetown18. Columbia City

Seattle - Near

• Snohomish (Antiques)• Everett (Boeing Factory Tour)• Edmonds (Waterfront /Ferry)• Issaquah (Nearby Cougar Mt.)• Redmond/ Bellevue (Microsoft)• Kirkland (Waterfront)• Woodenville (Wineries)

Great web resource for surrounding small town visits:https://seattle.curbed.com/maps/small-towns-day-trip-vacation-washington

Nearby towns without a car:https://seattle.curbed.com/maps/car-free-day-weekend-trips

Tacoma & Surrounds

• Ruston Way Waterfront• Museum of Glass• Washington History Museum• Point Defiance Park • (Trails, Zoo, Japanese garden,

Ft. Nisqually)• LeMay Car Museum• Chambers Bay (US Open 2015)• Steilacoom

Tacoma Glass Museum

Tacoma Narrows Bridge Chambers Bay

LeMay Car Museum

Ruston Way WaterfrontPoint Defiance Park

Olympia & South

• Olympia (Capitol)• Northwest Trek Wildlife Park• Nisqually Nature Preserve• Joint Base Lewis/McCord• Mima Mounds• Monarch Sculpture Park• Westport / Ocean Shores /

LongBeach

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge

Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve

Northwest Trek Wildlife Park

Lewis Army Museum JBLM

Westport

Kitsap Peninsula Drive

• Gig Harbor • Bremerton / Port Orchard• Poulsbo (Little Norway)• Port Townsend • Fort Worden State Park• Hood Canal

Gig Harbor

Bremerton Naval Base Hood Canal HWY 101

Poulsbo

Port Townsend

Fort Wordenhttps://parks.state.wa.us/511/Fort-Worden

Last Thoughts

• Indigenous influences • Downsides:

• The “BIG ONE”• Traffic• Cost• Homeless in Seattle

• State Parks: https://parks.state.wa.us/281/Find-a-ParkConsider purchasing Discover Pass

• Museum Monthly Free Days (varies by locale)• Upcoming Happenings in Seattle:

• https://www.seattleweekly.com/• https://www.seattlemet.com/

Nearby Places

• Victoria BC

• Vancouver BC

• Columbia River Gorge OR