Reading the Washington Landscape

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

Friday, September 30, 2022

My First Pronghorn Spotting in Washington State

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Antilocapra americana  (pronghorn antelope) have been reintroduced to Washington State first by the Yakama Nation in south central Washingto...
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Sunday, June 5, 2022

Shuksan Greenschist

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I had a work venture up the Skagit Valley near Marblemount. A major tectonic structure is located near Marblemout, the Straight Creek-Fraser...
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Saturday, March 26, 2022

False Bay, San Juan Island

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False Bay, San Juan Island, looking towards the head of the bay False Bay viewed from the head of the bay looking towards the bay entrance  ...
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Sunday, January 30, 2022

Rose of Lima in Keller

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 Near my stop at the Sanpoil River cut bank exposing Glacial Lake Columbia sediments  (rhythmites-and-varves-at-lower-sanpoil)  is a small C...
Saturday, January 29, 2022

Pickleball on Both Sides of the Cascades

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A bill introduced this Washington Sate Legislative session would make Pickleball the State Sport:  leg.wa.gov/SB5615 .  Pickleball was inven...
Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Keller Ferry

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A bit of Washington State trivia: What was the first ferry route run by Washington State?  The Keller Ferry route across the Columbia River ...
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Thursday, January 20, 2022

Rhythmites and Varves at the Lower Sanpoil River Valley

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The Sanpoil River flows south from the central Okanogan highlands to the Columbia River. During the last glacial period, the Columbia was bl...
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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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