Reading the Washington Landscape

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

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Western Washington Juniper Forest in Washington Park

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Juniper trees are a relatively uncommon tree in Washington State. Much of eastern Washington is too dry and/or too hot in the summer so th...
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Monday, January 28, 2019

Punch Hole Cloud Over Northwest Washington

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Punch hole cloud We noted several holes in the high cloud deck this afternoon over northwest Washington. Several folks sent the images...
Saturday, January 26, 2019

White Bluffs Landslides via Bjorstad

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Bruce Bjornstad has been doing a series of drone YouTube videos on eastern Washington land forms. one of his latest is an ongoing large slo...
Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Toe Jam Fault, Bainbridge Island

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I had a couple ventures on Bainbridge Island and drove up Toe Jam Hill Road. Toe Jam Hill is an elevated area of bedrock within the middle...
Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Lake Claire and Lake Athabasca Delta Complex

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After some family visiting, I had a mostly clear sky flight across Greenland and Canada. Lighting was such that the pictures below do not ...
Thursday, December 27, 2018

Big Western Red Cedars with Character

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The coastal strip of Olympic National Park that coincides with U.S. Highway 101 has various pull outs and short trails to the shoreline. N...
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Sunday, December 23, 2018

Birch Bay Storm Surge Event Notes

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Birch Bay in northwest Washington was the site of coastal flooding during the last storm system. The flooding was in part the result of...
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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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