Reading the Washington Landscape

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

Monday, February 28, 2011

Coal Terminal Preemptive Strike

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BNSF rail line south of Bellingham with created backwater lagoon  BNSF rail line south of Bellingham with siding on an otherwise single trac...
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Friday, February 25, 2011

My Take on the Snow Cast

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White caps in Bellingham bay from Fraser outflow winds It was a bit chilly for field work yesterday with high wind from Arctic air rushing ...
Thursday, February 24, 2011

Christchurch Moments After the Quake

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Christchurch, New Zealand moments after the quake Not sure who took the picture, but I got the above via Callan Bentley. For a geology of t...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011

PSCZ and Josh Ritter comments on Washington

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Puget Sound Convergence Zone. Band of green shows rain/snow refection on radar Image from Cliff Mass Weather Blog I drove to Seattle yester...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Coal Terminals in Washington State

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In the early 1700s English explorers on the Pacific Northwest coast obtained otter pelts from First Nations peoples in exchange for goods ve...
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Friday, February 18, 2011

Field Work with Some Views

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Field work so limited posts. But a nice day yesterday on the northwest Olympic Peninsula. Highway 101 goes over a pass between Mount Walker ...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011

The Rarest Forest in Western Washington?

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Open Woodland on Orcas Island above West Sound I was traversing a slope above the north end of West Sound on Orcas Island and noted ...
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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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