Washington State does have a diverse landscapes. That was very evident on two very different morning commutes this past week.
Start of the day with temperatures heading towards upper 90s. This area gets just over 6 inches of annual rain
Note the hazy lower sky - smoke from a fire to the west. Based on the fire location I altered my route back home to avoid breathing the smoke.
The fire on Yakima fold belt ridges southwest of Ellensberg.
Buildings are hay storage facilities. The dry windy climate is excellent for high quality feed hay.
This fire brought some smoke to western Washington a couple days later when the overall air flow reversed and flowed from east to west. For the most part this summer has been a low smoke year in Washington State.
Next morning a very different commute. Heading across the Puget Sound to the Olympic Peninsula.