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Washington(State, that is) Located in the Northwest corner of the United States, Washington
is the place everyone thinks of when they think of rain. In this corner of
the country are many stunning vistas and interesting places to visit as well as
photograph. Most of them depend on this rain for their charm.
Seattle, Washington's largest city offers stunning views of its
skyline from Kerry Park, Beacon Hill and West Seattle. Also from the
bluffs of the Magnolia neighborhood, one can view commercial, pleasure and naval
vessels plying the waters of Puget Sound, as well as the comings and goings of
the Washington State Ferries from the Colman Dock on Seattle's waterfront. From the Colman Dock, it's just a short hop up the street (and up the hill) to Seattle's Pike Place Market. If you've ever seen a calendar of Seattle scenes, you've undoubtedly seen this landmark. If it's color you seek, don't forget to pack plenty of film (if you must), compact flash cards, or whatever, because this area is a gold mine of color and activity. But, there's more to Washington than just Puget Sound. By
car, one can cross the Cascade Mountain Range in little over an hour and a half
and enter an entirely different view of the Northwest. From the moist,
gray climate of the "West Side", one Also, traveling along the Columbia River Gorge (both sides of the river) can present a multitude of photographic opportunities.
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Examples of places which depend on the rain for their particular
character are the Hoh Rain Forest on the Olympic Peninsula, Snoqualmie Falls in
the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, Mount Baker and Mount Rainier,
each of which collect huge amounts of snowfall annually, and the agricultural fields
of the Skagit and Puyallup Valleys and the Palouse in Southeastern Washington. 
enters the arid farming environs
of the "Eastern Half", which comprises considerably more than half of
Washington. Here, the traveler finds the Palouse, Spokane, Lake Chelan and
Grand Coulee Dam beckoning.