Michael,



My son just completed a
social studies class on Washington state. For extra credit, we took him
to visit several wonderful places.



Deception Pass

Fort Casey

Anacortes

Friday Harbor

Roche Harbor

Neah Bay

Makah Indian Tribe Museum

Cape Flattery

Hurricane Ridge

Ginkgo Petrified Forest

Dry Falls (best!)

Grand Coulee Dam

Wild Horses Monument

Leavenworth

Steven's Pass (the drive is amazing!)

Fort Walla Walla

Whitman Mission (great birding!)



We travel often, and if your friend is interested in reading about some
of these places, give him the URL to my travel blog below. There is
lots of narrative and photos of these places I mentioned, and more.



http://www.mytripjournal.com/LindaFT



Good luck!



Linda Davey

on Pine Lake in Sammamish






-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Hobbs <birdmarymoor at verizon.net>
To: Tweeters (E-mail) <TWEETERS at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 3:11 pm
Subject: [Tweeters] OT - WA's best natural places









Tweets - I have a friend who's a Washington native who has seen almost
nothing in the state. I'm trying to think up the very most amazing places
one really ought to visit in Washington. I've hit a ton of great spots
while birding, but I was wondering if there are some I've never been to, or
others I'm forgetting.?
?

Some of the most obvious must-see sites would be:?
?

Paradise?

Palouse Falls?

Mt. St. Helens?

Washington Pass?

Dungeness Spit?
?

Some lesser known / smaller / more obscure sites would be:?
?

Point of Arches (Shi Shi Beach - s. of Neah Bay)?

Rosario Head?

Deception Falls (e. of Skykomish)?

Umtanum Recreation Area?

Frenchman's Coulee?
?

I'd also be interested in cultural spots such as the museum in Neah Bay, the
city of Port Townsend, etc.?
?

My friend is not a birder, per se. Rather than great birding spots, such as
Wenas or Wastucna, I'm more interested in those spots that just make you say
WOW whenever you see them. Places you don't need to hike (far) into would
be better. Yes, Monte Cristo can be spectacular, but I don't think I can
drag my friend that far (yet).?
?

What am I missing??
?

== Michael Hobbs?

== Kirkland, WA?

== http://www.marymoor.org/birding.htm?

== http://www.marymoor.org/BirdBlog.htm?

== birdmarymoor at verizon.net ?

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