The State of Washington is divided by the North-South Cascade Mountains, a line of "extinct" volcanoes. The scare-quotes are real (see 1980's eruption of Mount St. Helens). The climate (in more ways than one) of each half of the state is dramatically different. The Western half is known as the "wet" half, due to the …
We live in Western Washington, but one of my favorite environments has always been rural Eastern Washington. On this side of the Cascades, it's often wet and rainy, with gray cloudy skies for most of the fall and winter. Eastern Washington is much drier, with brown, rolling hills. Eastern Washington grows wheat, hops, and, increasingly, …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #245: Environments
We have just returned from a road trip to Boise, Idaho for a Hillsdale College Economic Forum. My readers know what Washington looks like already! Here are some photos from Eastern Oregon, on I-84. Holey Stump, Batman! Seen in Pendleton. The Blue Mountains, snowy near Baker City. My favorite Shrub-Steppe Terrain near Baker City. More …
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