Reading the Washington Landscape

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

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...
Friday, April 4, 2025

The Apple State and Tariff Talking Points

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Washington State grows a lot of apples. Washington State apple growers grows far more apples than we can possibly eat. Washington State expo...
Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Cold Weather Flowers

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  Galanthus Snowdrops Our cold weather has ended in northwest Washington. It reached 50 F today with misty rain. Given that I had a water v...
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Saturday, February 15, 2025

1950 Jackson Creek, Skagit County Debris Flow

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The Highway 9 corridor from Sedro-Wooley to Kendal follows the Samish River Valley and then after crossing a very subtle divide follows the ...
Sunday, January 26, 2025

Highway 397 Road Cut West of Nine Mile Canyon, Part I

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  Highway 397 is a spur highway off of Interstate 84 south of Kennewick that accesses the Finley area to the east of Kennewick. The route by...
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025

My Forest Enemy: Ilex aquifofium

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While doing field work I come across what I have decided is a personal enemy on regular basis. Eglish Holly ( Ilex aquifolium ) I was able t...
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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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