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Washington State Physiographic Features Okanogan Highlands Mount Saint Helens Puget Sound Cascade Mountains Blue Mountains Strait of San Juan de Fuca Columbia Plateau Columbia River Olympic Mountains San Juan Islands Yakima River Mount Rainier Snake River Willapa Bay Lake Chelan Mount Baker Palouse Hills Pacific Ocean Hoh Rain Forest Grays Harbor Photo Credits • Okanogan Highlands hGp://www.treknature.com/gallery/North_America/United_States/ photo155053.htm • Mount Saint Helens hGp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_St._Helens • Puget Sound hGp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puget_Sound • Cascade Mountains hGp://fineartamerica.com/products/north-cascade-mountains-in- washington-state-brendan-reals-greeUng-card.html • Blue Mountains hGp://farm6.stacflickr.com/5256/5485037078_2cfe3576e0_z.jpg • Strait of San Juan de Fuca hGp://www.pacocreaons.com/meandher/adventures/ • Columbia Plateau hGp://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/121636/The-Columbia- Plateau-is-uniformly-covered-with-basalUc-lava-flows Photo Credits Cont’d. • Columbia River hGp://www.hotelpdxairport.com/local-aracUons.html • Olympic Mountains hGp://acUverain.com/blogsview/922535/olympic-mountain-and- hood-canal-views-from-atop-clicon-ridge-belfair-wa • San Juan Islands hGp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan_Islands, hGp:// www.experiencewa.com/experience-washington/scenic-byways/ san-juan-ferry.aspx • Yakima River hGp://thepilver.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/i-suck-at-finding- sharp-tailed-snakes/ • Mount Rainier hGp://www.stockton.edu/~hozikm/geol/Courses/The%20Earth/ Content%20Web%20Pages/Alber/mount_rainer.htm Photo Credits Cont’d. • Snake River hGp://www.citypictures.org/r-north-america-151-united-states-156- washington-237-snake-river-at-dusk-palouse-farm-country- washington-3093.htm • Grays Harbor hGp://www.tripadvisor.com/LocaonPhotos-g58519- Hoquiam_Washington.html#17866384 • Willapa Bay hGp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willapa_Bay • Lake Chelan hGp://chelangetawayproperUes.com/lake-chelan-vacaon-rentals/ • Mount Baker hGp://www.desUnaon360.com/north-america/us/washington/mt-baker • Palouse Hills hGp://www.whitman.edu/content/geology/local-geology • Pacific Ocean hGp://shell.deru.com/~gdt/pics/spring2005.shtml • Hoh Rain Forest hGp://shell.deru.com/~gdt/pics/spring2005.shtml .

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San Juan Islands – Bellingham Round Trip on MV Westward
www.pacificcatalyst.com Travel Information San Juan Islands – Bellingham Round Trip on MV Westward General trip information All San Juan Islands trips begin and end in Bellingham. Bellingham, Washington can be reached by land or air. If you are arriving at SeaTac Interna- tional airport there are connecting flights to Bellingham or you can drive, take a shuttle, bus or Amtrak. All possibilities are listed here: https://www.rome2rio.com/s/SeaTac/Bellingham. You will need to take a cab to the boat. Our moorage will vary, please call the boat at 360.298.1661 for directions. If you fly in from outside the Seattle, WA area, we recommend that you arrive a day prior to the cruise departure date to ensure that you will not miss the boat. When to meet the boat • Meet the boat at 1:30 pm on the day of departure. We will sail at 2:00 pm. After helping you get your bags on board and showing you to your cabin, there will be a short presentation regarding safety procedures before we cast off. If you miss the boat Call the boat at 360.298.1661 as soon as it becomes obvious that you will be late. If there is no answer, leave a message. If you cannot leave a return number, call again in one hour or call our office at 360.378.7123. Should you need to catch up to the boat by float plane, contact Kenmore Air at 866.435.9524 after you made contact with the boat. The call sign for the Westward is WDD 4133.
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