{"id":263,"date":"2020-10-07T13:22:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T13:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/?page_id=263"},"modified":"2020-11-05T22:42:35","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T22:42:35","slug":"washington","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/herrick-home-page\/web-pages-of-states\/washington\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Washington State<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-Rainier.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-Rainier.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-Rainier-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Mount Rainier (Cascades 14,410 feet) taken at a rest stop going from work at Hanford to Amy&#8217;s in Seattle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2-Amy-Sarah-182x.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2-Amy-Sarah-182x.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2-Amy-Sarah-182x-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>A basalt ridge on the Columbia River near Beverly, Washington.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3-Elk-at-Fire-100.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3-Elk-at-Fire-100.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3-Elk-at-Fire-100-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>The day after the fire on Rattlesnake mountain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4-Sailing-on-Snake-River-WA-093.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4-Sailing-on-Snake-River-WA-093.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4-Sailing-on-Snake-River-WA-093-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Me sailing on the Snake River, taken by my friend Scott Brim, owner of the sailboat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5-Sailing-on-Snake-River-WA-057.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5-Sailing-on-Snake-River-WA-057.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5-Sailing-on-Snake-River-WA-057-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Snake River sailing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/6-Bridge-011-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/6-Bridge-011-Copy.jpg 605w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/6-Bridge-011-Copy-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><figcaption>Night at the Tri-Cities Cable Bridge. <br>The <strong>Tri-Cities<\/strong>\u00a0are three closely linked cities (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kennewick,_Washington\">Kennewick<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pasco,_Washington\">Pasco<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richland,_Washington\">Richland<\/a>) at the confluence of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yakima_River\">Yakima<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Snake_River\">Snake<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Columbia_River\">Columbia Rivers<\/a>\u00a0in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Columbia_Plateau\">Columbia Basin<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Washington\">Eastern Washington<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/7-Hanford-West-150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/7-Hanford-West-150.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/7-Hanford-West-150-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Sunset at F-Reactor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8-Windmills-257.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8-Windmills-257.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8-Windmills-257-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Wind generators<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/9-Seattle-062xx.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/9-Seattle-062xx.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/9-Seattle-062xx-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>The Cascade Mountains.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/10-Hanford-166.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/10-Hanford-166.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/10-Hanford-166-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Entitled &#8220;The Last Teardrop&#8221;, the moon hanging on a branch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/11-Hartford-103.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/11-Hartford-103.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/11-Hartford-103-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>The Hanford site.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12-Elk-at-Fire-136x.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12-Elk-at-Fire-136x.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12-Elk-at-Fire-136x-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Herd of 60 or so elk after the fire.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/13-Elk-at-Fire-153.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/13-Elk-at-Fire-153.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/13-Elk-at-Fire-153-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>The herd extended from my left to off the picture on the right!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/14-Elk-at-Fire-157.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/14-Elk-at-Fire-157.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/14-Elk-at-Fire-157-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Elk tracks and one cougar track as well!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15-Elk-at-Fire-215.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15-Elk-at-Fire-215.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15-Elk-at-Fire-215-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>The countryside &#8211; Rattlesnake Mountain in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/16-Hartford-145.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5573\" width=\"606\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/16-Hartford-145.jpg 454w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/16-Hartford-145-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><figcaption>Black tailed jackrabbit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/17-Airplane-Ride-Hanford-248.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/17-Airplane-Ride-Hanford-248.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/17-Airplane-Ride-Hanford-248-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Hanford site from the air, 16,000 year old gravel dunes. This was the bottom of a huge 1000 foot deep lake.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/18-Falls-027.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/18-Falls-027.jpg 480w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/18-Falls-027-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/19-Fals-032.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/19-Fals-032.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/19-Fals-032-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Pelouse falls, the remains of a falls that were larger and higher than Niagara Falls thousands of years ago.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/20-Fals-106.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/20-Fals-106.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/20-Fals-106-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Coolee created 16000 years ago.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/21-Fals-132.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/21-Fals-132.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/21-Fals-132-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Irrigation is the only way anything can grow east of the Cascade Mountains.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/22-Snow-090.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/22-Snow-090.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/22-Snow-090-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Little girl; at the rest stop trying to catch a snowflake.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23-Snow-099.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23-Snow-099.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23-Snow-099-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>The first snowfall, very early &#8211; October 19, 2007.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/24-Snow-106.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/24-Snow-106.jpg 640w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/24-Snow-106-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/25-Snow-100.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/25-Snow-100.jpg 480w, https:\/\/herrickhomepage.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/25-Snow-100-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption>I made a snowman!! 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