That was probably the worst two week stretch I've experienced. Peak covid, and then you couldn't breathe or go outside.

You are correct, the photo is from about the mid-point of the bridge.

Yeah its open Saturday afternoons from 1-4, the inside is actually just as interesting as the outside if not more so. It's a working mill with all sorts of spinning belts and rotors. My daughter and I picked up a fresh bag of pancake flour, the guy running the mill ground it for us.

Link to the website for anyone looking for more info: https://www.cedarcreekgristmill.org/

Anything related to math is good, we do a lot of trigonometry, geometry and basic calculus. Anything related to drafting and AutoCAD is a huge plus, being able to draft now a days is almost more important than the math aspects. Construction background can be helpful, about half the work we do is related to new land development projects. History related topics are also good, we do a lot of research reading old deeds and maps, and interpreting historic documents. Map reading abilities are also important. Plus all the "normal" stuff, like being able to use excel, word, and communicate like a competent adult.

I'm a land surveyor. If you're reasonably fit, like the outdoors and can walk 5+miles a day while carrying 40lbs of gear, just drop off a resume or email virtually any land surveying firm in the State and you'll be hired. There's more to it than that, but we're an industry that is desperate for workers.

Must be sunset since this is looking North and the light is coming from the West.

Olympia would be good "halfway" point, although it's a bit closer to Portland than BC. But that would be a good stopping point as you'd be past most of the heavy traffic area of the corridor from Seattle to Olympia.

Nice shot. If I'm oriented correctly, that would Rainer viewed from the NE looking South/Southwest. Sunrise lodge would be just off camera at the bottom.

You been around the local lumber mills recently? They're absolutely gorged with timber. Production has really picked back up the past few years.

Not so much on the loggers deciding, it was mostly the federal government. I'm not sure about the coast range, but most of that land in the "cascades" photos are US Forest Service property. They stopped logging those areas in the 80's to protect habitat, mostly for the spotted owls.

You can really see how the area around Mt. St. Helens has recovered. Also interesting to note on the "Cascades" photos, most everything you see between St. Helens and Adams is the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

La Center bottoms is a cool area. It was actually one of the first European settlements in Washington State.

Just East of Lake Wenatchee, it's not an actual incorporated city/town. It's a pretty neat little area though.

You are correct, that's Merwin off to the right in the photo.

Let's see if anyone can figure it out, you should be able to roughly determine the location based on the mountains.

I was going to say the same thing. Oregon and Washington are neck and neck for best waterfalls. Oregon's coast is superior to Washington. Washington's mountains are far superior to Oregon's. That said, both States are gorgeous.

Cool thanks for the confirmation, I've been meaning to take our kayaks up there. Were you in a kayak? Did you put in at the bridge or somewhere else?

Is that just upstream from Yale Bridge?

We were there in January, just after the area had flooded a bit. There was water EVERYWHERE. Our State is very blessed to have such a great State Parks system.

I've got a picture of this exact spot from earlier this year, I knew it as soon as I saw it. You're on the pedestrian bridge, North of the lake looking SE.