I will stop with this one
before anyone has to remind me what the topic of the thread is!. Here is Hurricane Ridge in the Northern Olympics, from which a traveler may look northwards to our great neighbor, Canada, across the Straits of Juan de Fuca, and feast the eyes on lovely Victoria, BC. Down the road a piece, at turn-outs facing east, one may enjoy the vast expanses of Puget Sound and the Cascade Range, notably Mt. Rainier and her sisters. Taking a sea plane from Seattle to Victoria is a hoot. You fly at about 700' altitude so you get to see
everything. I've got better photos of Hurricane Ridge that I took myself, but I don't have a scanner, and apparently the good ones online are in some sort of copyright cabal so I will link to this fuzzy one. It's one of the most spectacular things I've ever seen. Nice trails to hike around on, too. On the other side of the mountains is the ocean, so this rugged old range shelters us from many ravages of the sea.
Remember, here we have waterfalls, rain, forests, rain forests, ocean, rivers galore, majestic mountain ranges, rain, volcanoes, a salt water sound, ferries, rain, canals, lakes, and a lushness that could almost make a person (me) cry. For those who prefer hot and dry climes, Eastern Washington will meet one's desires perfectly.