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Washington - The Evergreen State

Covering an area of ​​184,665 km² and with approximately 6.8 million inhabitants, the state extends to the far northwest of the United States. The capital with a good 48,000 inhabitants is Olympia, while Seattle is the largest city in the state with over 650,000 inhabitants. Washington is bordered by Canada (British Columbia Province) to the north and the Pacific to the west. The neighboring countries in the east and south are Idaho and Oregon, respectively. Washington became the 42nd state of the United States on November 11, 1899.

The nickname "Evergreen State"

The nickname "Evergreen State" refers to the landscape.

Washington is a forested state, large forests run through the country with its mountains, volcanoes, mountains, islands and rivers.

Historical

The first Europeans to enter the country in the 1770s were Spanish sailors. The settlement of Washington began a little later by the Russians and the British. It was fur traders who set up the first trading posts here. Today's cities Spokane or Walla Walla were once such trading posts. However, Washington has been inhabited by the indigenous people, the Salish or the Spokane for about 14,000 years. However, by introducing smallpox from the Europeans, the tribes were severely decimated or partially exterminated.

The USA only took over the area from the fur trading companies in 1849. In 1889 Washington then became a state. The indigenous people were gradually pushed back into reservations, which was not without conflicts. Initially, the country on the Pacific was only populated by fur traders or gold prospectors. Wood was also traded. It was only when the time of the railroad came up that the industry went up. Seattle became the economic center, especially the aircraft industry caused an upswing. Tourism was booming with the establishment of the national parks.

Geography

Washington is over 50 percent forested and is at an average height of 520 meters above sea level. Mount Rainier is the highest mountain at 4,395 meters. The longest river is the Columbia River, which is also the most water-rich in North America. Washington is crossed by many rivers. The most important are the Columbia River, the 1,674 km Snake River, the Pend Oreille, the Okanogan River, the Lewis and the Cowlitz River. Some rivers were dammed on the way to the sea and artificial lakes such as Franklin-Delano-Roosevelt or Rufus Woods Lake were created. The largest natural lake is 81 km long and 1.5 km wide Lake Chelan.

The contrasting natural landscape of Washington is divided into the rainy coastal and mountain region in the west and the relatively flat and dry east. On the Pacific coast, sandy beaches, rugged cliffs and the island world in Puget Sound, a 150 km long island-rich bay, determine the landscape. The Olympic peninsula surrounding the Puget Sound, with the Olympic Mountains, is a mountain range up to 2,500 m high, very rainy and heavily forested. The volcanic cones of the Cascades Mountains with Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens (which caused a worldwide sensation due to the volcanic eruption in 1980) give the region a distinctive character.

Further to the east are the Yakima Valley, an important wine-growing region and the vast expanse of the Columbia Plateau. Low-desert semi-desert areas dominate here. In the northeast, the 2,175 m high Kettle River Range towers over the landscape, further south is the Selkirk Mountains with up to 1,800 m high peaks. In the southeast, the Blue Mountains determine the region at an altitude of up to 2,700 m.

Fauna and Flora

A variety of animals live in Washington. The Olympic Park in particular has a large biodiversity. Deer, black bears, mountain lions, pumas, deer, mink skunks, martens, rabbits, bobcats, raccoons live here. Gray whales can be seen on the coast and in water. Seals, river otters and on the coast. Here you can also find the up to 40 cm long tiger salamander. In addition, there are many bird species here, such as bald eagles, hawks, kestrels, hummingbirds, woodpeckers, Canada geese or ptarmigan.

The partly abundant rainfall has also given many plants an ideal breeding ground. Here you can find the giant sequoia, many types of fern, mushrooms, mosses. Douglas fir, the western hemlocks, sitka spruce and very large-leaved maple trees are very common. Mountain hemlocks, white-stemmed Swiss pine and rock mountain firs dominate at high altitudes. There are countless meadow plants such as lupins, bluebells, castilla, spira, gentian, grasswort, valerian, anemones, bear grass, juggler flowers and arnica.

Washington offers a variety of outdoor activities and sights

The national parks offer a variety of leisure activities such as hiking, mountaineering, horse riding, boat and canoe tours, nature observation, fishing, skiing in winter. The main national parks are:

Mount Rainier National Park

Near Tacoma and Seattle is Mount Rainier National Park, dominated by the 4,392 meter high Mount Rainier, the highest mountain in the Cascade Range. It is also home to the largest contiguous glacier area in the United States. Around 1.8 million tourists visit the park every year. Here you will find 5 areas developed for tourism, 4 of which are equipped with a visitor center. The streets within the park run halfway around Mount Rainier. The Trail of the Shadows is a nature trail. There are several hiking routes that go to the most interesting places in the park. For example to the 50 m high Narada waterfall or the Reflection Lake or in the south the Box Canyon. And you can find the popular but strenuous Wonderland Trail here, which leads around Mount Rainier with a length of 150 km.

Olympic National Park

This is the only rainforest area in North America. The area of ​​the 4,000 km² park extends around the snow-covered 2,428 m high Mount Olympus. In Olympic National Park located 960 km hiking trails that lead to the most beautiful places and viewpoints. Here you can find the largest trees in the world in the rainforests with a height of up to 100 m. The over 100 km long coastal landscape on the Pacific is also worth a visit.

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

The 445 km² protected area covers the region around the volcano Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980. The best viewpoints can be reached via cul-de-sacs and you can see how nature has since recovered from the eruption. The largest visitor center of the National Volcanic Monument is located near Silver Lake. Here you can learn everything about the volcanic eruption and the fauna and flora. There are also exhibitions on the geology of the region. A special experience is the exploration of the Ape Cave, a 2,000-year-old lava tube 3 km long and the Lava Canyon, a lava flow that was washed out by the Muddy River.

Newspapers Location Image Website
Anacortes American Anacortes, WA http://www.goanacortes.com
Bainbridge Island Review Bainbridge, WA http://www.bainbridgereview.com
Bellingham Herald Whatcom County, WA Bellingham Herald http://www.bellinghamherald.com
Camas-Washougal Post-Record Camas , WA Camas-Washougal Post-Record http://www.camaspostrecord.com
Central Kitsap Reporter Silverdale, WA Central Kitsap Reporter http://www.centralkitsapreporter.com
Chinook Observer Long Beach, WA http://www.chinookobserver.com
Citizen Review Online Sequim, WA http://www.citizenreviewonline.org
Daily Record Ellensburg, WA http://www.kvnews.com
Daily Sun News Sunnyside, WA http://www.sunnyside.net
Eastside Journal Bellevue, WA http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/
Federal Way Mirror Federal Way, WA http://www.fedwaymirror.com
Goldendale Sentinel Goldendale, WA http://www.gorgenews.com/Services/Communications/Newspape
Island Beachcomber Vashon-Maury, WA http://www.vashonbeachcomber.com
Islands' Sounder Friday Harbor, WA http://www.islandssounder.com
Issaquah Press Issaquah, WA http://www.isspress.com
Jefferson County Leader Port Townsend, WA http://www.ptleader.com
Journal San Juan Islands Friday Harbor, WA http://www.sanjuanjournal.com
Lake Stevens Journal Lake Stevens, WA http://www.lakestevensjournal.com
Lynden Tribune Lynden, WA http://www.lyndentrib.com
Mercer Island Reporter Mercer Island, WA http://www.mi-reporter.com
Methow Valley News Twisp , WA http://www.methowvalleynews.com
Monroe Monitor Monroe, WA http://www.monroemonitor.com
Navy Base News Everett, WA http://www.heraldnet.com/navy/
North Kitsap Herald Poulsbo, WA http://www.northkitsapherald.com
Northwest News Woodinville, WA http://www.nwnews.com
Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle Omak , WA http://www.omakchronicle.com
Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles, WA http://peninsuladaily.abracat.com
Port Orchard Independent Port Orchard, WA http://www.portorchardindependent.com
Puget Sound Business Journal Seattle, WA http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/
Puget Sound News Seattle, WA http://www.psnews.com/
Pullman Daily News Pullman, WA http://www.dnews.com
Renton Reporter Renton, WA http://www.rentonreporter.com
Robinson Community Newspapers Seattle, WA http://www.robinsonnews.com
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce Seattle, WA http://www.djc.com
Seattle Post Intelligencer Seattle, WA http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/
Seattle Press Seattle, WA http://www.seattlepress.com
Seattle Sun Seattle, WA http://www.theseattlesun.com/news.html
Seattle Times Seattle, WA http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/home/
Seattle Union Record Seattle, WA http://www.unionrecord.com
Seattle Weekly Seattle, WA http://www.seattleweekly.com
Skagit Valley Herald Mount Vernon, WA http://www.skagitvalleyherald.com
Snoqualmie Valley Record North Bend, WA http://www.valleyrecord.com
Snoqualmie Valley Record Snoqualmie, WA http://www.valleyrecord.com
South County Journal Kent , WA http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/
South Whidbey Record Langley, WA http://www.southwhidbeyrecord.com
Spokane Journal of Business Spokane, WA http://www.spokanejournal.com
Stanwood/Camano News Stanwood, WA http://www.scnews.com
Tacoma Daily Index Tacoma, WA http://www.tacomadailyindex.com
The Bellingham Herald Bellingham, WA http://www.bellinghamherald.com
The Boomerang Palouse, WA http://www.the-boomerang.com
The Business Examiner Tacoma, WA http://www.businessexaminer.com
The Chronicle Centralia, WA http://www.chronline.com
The Columbian Vancouver, WA http://www.columbian.com
The Daily News Longview, WA http://www.tdn.com
The Daily World Aberdeen, WA http://www.thedailyworld.com
The Dispatch Eatonville, WA http://www.dispatchnews.com
The Enterprise White Salmon, WA http://www.whitesalmonenterprise.com
The Herald Everett, WA http://www.heraldnet.com
The Leavenworth Echo Leavenworth, WA http://www.leavenworthecho.com
The Local Planet Spokane, WA http://www.thelocalplanet.com
The News Tribune Tacoma, WA http://www.tribnet.com
The Nisqually Valley News Yelm , WA http://www.nisquallyvalleyonline.com
The Northern Light Blaine, WA http://www.thenorthernlight.com
The Olympian Olympia, WA http://www.theolympian.com
The Peninsula Gateway Gig Harbor, WA http://www.gateline.com
The Puyallup Herald Puyallup, WA http://www.puyallup-herald.com
The Reflector Battle Ground, WA http://www.thereflector.com
The Sequim Gazette Sequim, WA http://www.sequimgazette.com
The Spokesman-Review Spokane, WA http://www.spokesmanreview.com
The Star Grand Coulee, WA http://www.grandcoulee.com
The Sun Bremerton, WA http://www.thesunlink.com
Tri-CityHerald Kennewick, WA http://www.tri-cityherald.com
Tri-CityHerald Richland, WA http://www.tri-cityherald.com
Tri-CityHerald Pasco , WA http://www.tri-cityherald.com
Vancouver Business Journal Vancouver, WA http://www.vbjusa.com
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin Walla Walla, WA http://www.union-bulletin.com
Wenatchee World Wenatchee, WA http://www.wenworld.com
West Seattle Herald Seattle, WA http://www.robinsonnews.com/westSeattle.html
Whidbey News-Times Oak Harbor, WA http://www.whidbeynewstimes.com
Woodinville Weekly Woodinville, WA http://www.nwnews.com/index.html
Yakima Herald-Republic Yakima, WA http://www.yakima-herald.com
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The state of Washington borders Canada and is located in the region of the so-called Pacific states. That's where the famous city of Seattle is located. Seattle is known for bringing big city and nature together in one place. Known as the "emerald city" because of its green areas, the city offers popular and cultural routes to tourists, who can still explore the national parks close to the city.

One of the must-see places in Seattle is the Space Needle, the largest postcard in the city. It is a 184 meter high tower with an observation deck in the shape of a flying saucer.

Washington is located north of Oregon and borders the Canadian province of British Columbia. The state of Washington should not be confused with the state capital, Washington DC

Seattle is the largest city in Washington and is particularly characterized by many parks, lakes and coffee shops. At the same time, however, Seattle is a metropolis and offers a public transport system so that young people can also get around easily. Most tourists who visit Washington State fly to Seattle, the most important city in terms of tourism, and drive from there into the state. Seattle is a very beautiful city with many attractions and a lively cultural and entertainment scene.

The majority of the population is concentrated around the Puget Sound in the west of the state, where the capital Olympia and Seattle, by far the largest city, are located.

Washington

Unforgettable sights in Washington

National parks

One of the spectacular sights is the cascade mountain range with the high volcanic mountains of St. Rainer, Mount St. Helens and other large and small volcanoes. Mount Rainer is the highest of the volcanic mountains with its own national park.

The North Cascades National Park is located on the border with Canada and includes several recreation areas of national importance. Particularly noteworthy are the Skagit River, Pelton Peak, Yawning Glacier and Magic Mountain. The special thing about this national park is that it is largely undeveloped and thus exerts its special charm. However, it is therefore not entirely safe for inexperienced hikers in high altitudes. Only about 20,000 visitors stray here every year.

The oldest park is the Olympic National Park in the far west, founded in 1888. This is located on the peninsula of the same name and is popular for its hiking trails along the coast and the temperate rainforests.

wine growing

A total of 13 regions with diverse wine growing are spread over Washington. 900 wineries invite you to wine tasting and interesting tours.

Seattle

Seattle is the secret capital of this state. It is not only the gateway to the Pacific region, but also to the majestic volcanic mountain ranges and extensive coastal landscapes directly on the Pacific. At the same time, Seattle is the coffee capital, because the café density here is significantly higher than in the rest of the country. Starbucks opened its first branch here in 1971.

The rich and fertile valleys and farms in this metropolitan region ensure a thriving gastro scene. The diverse music scene is also impressive. A well-known landmark is the Space Needle in the form of a flying saucer with a height of 174 meters, from which there is a great panoramic view of the city and the surrounding area. The SkyCity revolving restaurant is an attraction.

Another hot spot is the Pike Place Market, a lively market where visitors can get everything from flowers to wine. The flying fish that dealers throw at their employees offer a particularly cheerful scene in order to save time when selling.

Palouse Falls

In the Palouse Falls State Park is the official waterfall of the state of Washington, which is accessible via numerous hiking trails. The atmosphere in the evening is particularly beautiful in the light of the setting sun.

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