Behold, the ice caves of caerbannog

If there are no trees blocking it’s actually better that way, the area’s below freezing

Yeah, it’s just not fair that the entire Pacific Northwest has got only one NFL team (a mid one sadly) to support. Like, even Portland has the Trail Blazers basketball team (Seattle has women’s and UW and SeattleU have college basketball, but no NBA) but no football team- or Boise, or Spokane. Now college football on the other hand… we’ve got four teams that are all rivals of each other (Washington Huskies in Seattle, Oregon Ducks in Eugene, Washington State Cougars in eastern WA and Oregon State Beavers in Corvallis) and the Idaho Vandals as well, just across the state line from WSU. And UW and Washington state aren’t all that bad either.

In my college on the east coast not a single person knew where Microsoft is located, let alone what Redmond is

I mean Seattle seems to be a popular destination for international tourism too. I’m studying in Spain rn, many people I’ve met who can speak English have said they’ve been there and liked it (minus the weather ofc)

This whole west-coast-city-bashing thing is really getting out of hand

WHY???

I’ve been there on many BSA backpacking trips, I love that park

I might transfer to WWU next year (if I don’t make UW) after 2 years spent at an east coast college that I find doesn’t suit me, if I do I can go there often. Dunno what I was thinking, choosing that over Lewis & Clark

thx

I’d say the best is Rainier, followed by Olympic, Redwood, Everglades and Yellowstone

Reminds me of camping

Beware of vampires; there are so many hot guys with bleached skin (since this is the PNW and we get very little sun) that any one of them could be one

Evans Creek Preserve in Redmond (though it may be a bit flooded, I went in the summer once and the water level was high)

I’m born and raised here and I still keep snapping pictures of Rainier, the forests and taking panos of the Seattle skyline

There aren’t many small towns, let alone those not in Culp country, “close to Seattle” (which is mostly surrounded by small cities like Everett, Bellevue and Bothell and the large city Tacoma which is quite conservative for such a city)- except perhaps Vashon. Make sure you’re financially stable before you move to this area

Maybe that’s what they used in Florence, OR

Cool. About a year ago my dad once saw a humpback in West Seattle, glad to see the pollution die down enough for that

The earlier the better since even July is past the peak blooming season, do not underestimate Rainier’s microclimate; you’d be surprised by how long its winters last. Don’t trample them and stay on the trail. While many people here seem to think this couple is trampling them, if you look closely you can see they’re on a trail

I remember canoeing there once and climbing Mount Storm King at an elementary school retreat with the Olympic Park Institute. Simpler times