Reading the Washington Landscape

Observations of Washington State Landscapes, Geology, Geography, Ecology, History and Land Use

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Crossing David Thompson's early days

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  Traveling to see family, we had a stop over for a few days in London. During a walk about I spotted this plaque noting that David Thompson...
Saturday, December 20, 2025

Hike to Cape Alava

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Last week I had a couple of work adventures on the Olympic Peninsula. I was very prepared to get wet, but rain shadowing resulted in the fir...
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Blue River and Rare Earths in British Columbia

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Flying back to home I recognized the small British Columbia town of Blue River through a break in the clouds.  Blue River (town) and Mud Lak...
Monday, November 24, 2025

Vivianite Notes

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Hurowitz and many others (2025 ) discuss organic carbon bearing mudstones on Mars that have bluish nodules. The analysis of the reaction fr...
Thursday, November 13, 2025

Blog Pause

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I have been on a bit of a pause from posting. The pause has been for a vaiety of reasons: personal, other schemes, starting posts that bog m...
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Sunday, May 18, 2025

Rocky Mountain Trench Rivers

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On my way home I had a nice view of the Rocky Mountain Trench. Rocky Mountain Trench looking towards the north.  The north arm of Kinbasket ...
Thursday, May 1, 2025

Returning Home with a 'View' of the BC Coast Range

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 Returning home the southern portion of the BC Coast Range was obscured by low clouds; hence, I was unable to observe some of the challengin...
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Dan McShane
Bellingham, Washington State, United States
Dan McShane is an engineering geologist with Stratum Group, a geology and environmental consulting company based in Bellingham, Washington. Dan has been reading Washington State landscapes since driving across the Horse Heaven Hills with his father and brother in 1970. Dan's wife has started painting Washington landscapes. The intent of this blog is to help all Washington travelers better understand the landscapes we see and share field observations.
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