Nice. I lived in the more Eastern side of the state, in a small town. On that side of the mountains, the climate is much drier. But I did get to visit that other side a bunch of times as well. I also went horseback riding in the mountains at one point. Very beautiful. Good times.
I’ve been all over the east side, too, from Chelan and Yakima to Spokane and Walla Walla to the Tri-cities (Pasco, Kennewick, and Richland) and along the gorge. it’s such a scenic state!
My old stomping grounds; I worked for the Quinault Indian Nation back in the day, running their wildlife program in support of their timber enterprise.
My uncle worked at the ranger station before he shipped out to Vietnam and never came back. I still got his book “Desolation Angels” with the receipt from the general store there inside somewhere. This was around ‘67 and he always said it was the happiest time of his (short) life.
Lovely storytelling - and I really like the word choices (like 'emphasis' rhyming with 'Chehalis').
Long ago, I was an exchange student for a year in Washington state, and this brought me back.
Where in WA?
It’s a beautiful state; my wife grew up in West Seattle.
Nice. I lived in the more Eastern side of the state, in a small town. On that side of the mountains, the climate is much drier. But I did get to visit that other side a bunch of times as well. I also went horseback riding in the mountains at one point. Very beautiful. Good times.
I’ve been all over the east side, too, from Chelan and Yakima to Spokane and Walla Walla to the Tri-cities (Pasco, Kennewick, and Richland) and along the gorge. it’s such a scenic state!
Yeah, it's pretty awesome. A beautiful and diverse state, when you think about it. And those native American city names are so charming.
Well done. Makes me want to visit.
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John Prine has a song about they called 'Muhlenberg County' thank you for writing.
Would've like to have seen the place before we showed up. Lake Quinault was gorgeous when we visited!
My old stomping grounds; I worked for the Quinault Indian Nation back in the day, running their wildlife program in support of their timber enterprise.
Back in the day would be…
My uncle worked at the ranger station before he shipped out to Vietnam and never came back. I still got his book “Desolation Angels” with the receipt from the general store there inside somewhere. This was around ‘67 and he always said it was the happiest time of his (short) life.
I ran the wildlife program from 1993 to 1997, then worked in fisheries harvest management from 1997 to 1999.
I was good friends with a lot of the folks at the Quinault Ranger District, though it's now a "work center" since around 2000 or so.