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Backpackers hiking alongside a river in Olympic National Park
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Crossing a footbridge in Olympic National Park
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Seattle skyline featuring the Space Needle and Mount Rainier
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Ferry in the San Juan Islands of Puget Sound with Mount Baker in the background
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Hiking on a remote trail toward the majestic Mount Rainier
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Lakedale Resort, a picturesque retreat in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island
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Pike Place Market, established in 1907, at the Elliott Bay waterfront in Seattle
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Chihuly Garden and Glass in the Seattle Center
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Amazing canyon and waterfall views in Palouse Falls State Park
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Gas Works Park on Lake Union in Seattle
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Diverse terrain with hip city attractions
You’ll know you’re in Washington when the wild and rugged scenery of the Pacific Northwest unfolds in front of you — and you only just left the big city of Seattle moments ago. (Plus, there’s at least one espresso shop on every block.) Washington is the only state in the ‘lower 48’ where you can explore a national park in a temperate rainforest in the morning, hike the trails at a National Volcanic Monument in the afternoon and smell the desert sage as the sun sets.
Palouse Falls From the Air