Washington
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- Introduction
- Geography
- Cities
- Sights and Activities
- Events and Festivals
- Weather
- Getting There
- Getting Around
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Introduction
Geography
Cities
Sights and Activities
Mount St. Helens
Mount St. Helens is best known for its catastrophic eruption on May 18, 1980, which caused 57 deaths and many homes, roads, bridges and railroads were destroyed. This volcanic event also caused the summit to shrink by no less than 400 metres. After that eruption, the summit has been replaced by a 1500-meter-wide volcanic crater. The mountain is located between the cities of Seattle and Portland.
Mount St. Helens is located on the Cascade Range (of which Mount Rainier at 4392 metres is the highest), which is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire – the most volcanic active part of the world. The volcano is well known for its ash explosions and pyroclastic flows.
Events and Festivals
Weather
Washington is one of the states with a milder climate. The western parts have a marine climate with generally mild but wet winters (December-March), temperatures averaging around or slightly above zero most of the time. It is comparable to the climate of the southwest of Brisith Columbia, Canada (Vancouver for example). Summers (June to September) are generally warm and dry, averaging between 20 and 25 degrees Celsius, though occasionally more to the south and east temperatures can hit 40 degrees here as well. In the mountains, there is snow in winter and temperatures are lower here.
Getting There
By Plane
Seattle International Airport provides the main gateway of entering Washington State. There are many international flights to Canada, Asia and Europe as well as numerous connections to cities in the United States.
By Train
The Amtrak Cascades (Multiple Departures Daily, 10 hours 25 minutes) links Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada with Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Salem and Eugene, thus linking it with the state of Oregon as well.
Other trains to Washington State include:
A number of Amtrak train travel between Seattle and other cities in the USA and Canada. These include:
- The Coast Starlight between Seattle and Los Angeles, via Portland.
- The Empire Builder between Seattle and Chicago.
By Car
By Bus
Greyhound and Greyhound Canada link Seattle with Canadian cities like Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary and many American cities outside Washington State.
By Boat
There are 3 ferries operating between Washington and British Columbia in Canada:
- Coho Ferry: Port Angeles, Washington - Victoria, British Columbia
- Victoria Express: Port Angeles - Victoria
- Victoria Clipper: Seattle, Washington - Victoria
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