Reading the Washington Landscape

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

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Ice Age Floods, DEM and Lake Lewis

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In an effort to get a handle on some land forms, I set the approximately 350 meter contour and below as blue. The elevation is the approx...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

County Tax Dollars to Protect Private Land

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A few weeks back, the Whatcom County Council approved developing a plan to use County Flood Tax dollars to shore up a river bank revetment ...
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Sunday, June 22, 2014

Water and Las Vegas

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I have been following the southwest drought. It does have implications. But this chart via USBR and via JFleck at Inkstain ( HERE ) may a...
Saturday, June 21, 2014

Ranald MacDonald, Japan and Fort George Wright

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A notation on the Washington State road map just south of the Midway/Danville US/Canada border crossing indicates Ranald MacDonald's g...
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Friday, June 20, 2014

Young Seal Season on the Beach

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Every late Spring there are public service announcements about leaving baby seals alone if you come across one on the beach. I saw this pu...
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Emergeny Management Official: Sometimes Massive Mudslides "Just Happen"

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"That community did feel safe and they fully understood the risk...." "Sometimes events that nobody sees just happen"...
Monday, June 16, 2014

A Few Other Highlights Far From Washington

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A few other notable sites and images from our travels. I find I always learn and gain perspective from traveling. Every flight means w...
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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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