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TakeaMagicCarpetRidePerhapstheeasiestwaytopicturewhatWashingtonsgeographylookslikeistoimagineyourselfyingoverthestateonamagiccarpet.IfyoustartatthePacicOceanyouwilllookdownandseeacoastlinewithsandyshoresinthesouthandruggedrockystretchesinthenorth.erearehundredsoflittleislandsandwaterways.Movinginlandyouwillglimpsehighmountainrangessomewithsnow-cappedpeaks.Lushgreenforestsgrowdowntheslopesofthemountainsandcovermuchofthewesternhalfofthestate.OntheothersideofthemountainsineasternWashingtonthelandscapechangestorollingfarmlandshighplainsdeeprivercanyonsanddrydesert.InthefarnortheasterncornerofthestateyouwillseetheRockyMountains.WesternWashingtonWesternWashingtonisfamousforitsrain.WhyisitsowetWhenmoistwindsblowinfromthePacicOceanandhitthehighmountainsofwesternWashingtontheirmoisturecoolsandfallsasrain.isamazingamountofrainhelpsourhugetreesandrainforestsgrow.OlympicPeninsulaMountainsewettestareaofthestateistheOlympicPeninsulawhichisdrenchedwithover130inchesofrainperyear.isiswhereyoucanexploreourrainforestsandwalkundertalltreesfantasticfernsandmonstermosses.RisingupfromtheOlympicPeninsulaaretheOlympicMountains.ehighestpeakisMountOlympus7965feetwhichislocatedinbeautifulOlympicNationalPark.CascadeMountainsVolcanoeseCascadesareWashingtonslargestmountainrange.eyrunfromnorth-to-southandcutthestatealmostintwocreatingwesternandeasternWashingtonandourdierentclimates.DidyouknowthatthevetallestmountainpeaksintheCascadesarevolcanoesYoucanseetheirhugesnow-cappeddomesfrommilesaway.etallestoftheseisMountRainierat14410feet.isdormantMountSt.HelensOnMay181980a5.1magnitudeearthquakestruckthemountainandtriggeredamassivemudslidethelargestinrecordedhistory.Riversofhotmudpoureddownthemountainsiderippingtreesfromthegroundcloggingriversanddestroyingover200squaremilesoftimber.Windsreached670milesperhourandcarriedtemperaturesof800degreesFahrenheit.Withinminutesanashcloudblastedupover10milesintotheaircarrying500milliontonsofash.Plantandanimallifeintheblastzonewasdecimatedandfty-sevenpeopledied.