Poll of the Day > Is the pacific northwest the most beautiful place in america?

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saspa
09/27/19 12:54:32 PM
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Mead
09/27/19 12:57:40 PM
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pfft that place doesnt even have a chipotle
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Lokarin
09/27/19 1:02:53 PM
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Does have good trees...

Actually, pretty much the only forests left in America... there was a cool infographic on American forests and how there's pretty much just the Alaskan and PNW forests left.
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Zikten
09/27/19 2:01:13 PM
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Alaska in the summer IMO
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Gaawa_chan
09/27/19 2:24:20 PM
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Yes. The region's more varied than one might think (beyond ocean, rivers, forests, mountains, I mean) as it also regions east of the Cascades, including Eastern WA, Idaho, and sometimes Montana depending on how broadly you're talking. That means that while it does include the well-known oceans, mountains, and forests to the far west, it also includes places like this:
https://www.durlandphotoart.com/images/02aDSC_8088.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Palouse_fields%2C_Washington_from_Kamiak_Butte.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/3680/10186905996_f54933d74f_b.jpg
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/news/2016/11/28/scablands/2-scablands-MM8155_130512_3242.jpg
https://i.etsystatic.com/19331101/r/il/f28ac7/1806464654/il_794xN.1806464654_geha.jpg
While most massive trees that weren't destroyed via rampant deforestation exist west of the Cascades, you can find a few east of them, like this area:
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/idaho/ancient-forest-in-id/

The rolling hills area of the Pacific Northwest (Palouse) used to be vast meadowland covered in flowers with very few trees before it was converted for human agricultural use. Apparently, this would result in hills being completely covered by singular types of flowers, making them purple or red, etc. Purple was pretty common, I think? Been a while since I learned about the Palouse region.

Even within ecosystems, there's some unexpected stuff. The San Juan islands have a native cactus species, for example.

One place that's pretty neat is Fort Worden, in Port Townsend. That's just west of Seattle across the water. It's got this weird mix of being right near the sea, partially in woodland, and also having some cool historic stuff. The fort began being built in the late 1890s.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f6/c2/85/f6c285ac2f532ac72a52e64c850fb038.jpg

Bit of everything in that region, really. If you can manage it, try to visit the Puget Sound region (Hood Canal is probably the best place to go) during the late summer and get in a canoe or kayak or whatever at sundown. Get onto the water and watch your paddles and the edges of your boat. Alternatively, you can stay on land and use a stick, but it doesn't have quite the same effect.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOU1gvNxduA" data-time="


Thanks for coming to my TED talk or whatever. I know a decent amount about the region so if you have questions I can oblige I suppose.
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Cacciato
09/27/19 2:53:48 PM
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Just stay out of the shithole that is Yakima.
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Gaawa_chan
09/27/19 3:08:40 PM
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Oh, another nice place to go is Salt Creek.. Crescent Bay, I think. I haven't been there in years. This area is interesting because depending upon where you go you can end up either on a sandy beach or rocky beach, both fairly close together. The tidal pools in the rocky areas are really cool.

Cacciato posted...
Just stay out of the shithole that is Yakima.

Can't speak on Yakima but several towns I know of have been completely ravaged by the drug epidemic like a lot of areas in the USA. You can't go to playgrounds in certain towns because there's drug paraphernalia all over the place. Port Townsend is still okay to visit and Sequim has a nice lavender farm and a beautiful trail called the Railroad Bridge Park that's still in good condition. Forks and Port Angeles have been changed (no joke) in great part due to the Twilight book series, economically.
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saspa
09/30/19 9:29:02 AM
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Gaawa_chan posted...
Yes. The region's more varied than one might think (beyond ocean, rivers, forests, mountains, I mean) as it also regions east of the Cascades, including Eastern WA, Idaho, and sometimes Montana depending on how broadly you're talking. That means that while it does include the well-known oceans, mountains, and forests to the far west, it also includes places like this:
https://www.durlandphotoart.com/images/02aDSC_8088.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Palouse_fields%2C_Washington_from_Kamiak_Butte.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/3680/10186905996_f54933d74f_b.jpg
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/news/2016/11/28/scablands/2-scablands-MM8155_130512_3242.jpg
https://i.etsystatic.com/19331101/r/il/f28ac7/1806464654/il_794xN.1806464654_geha.jpg
While most massive trees that weren't destroyed via rampant deforestation exist west of the Cascades, you can find a few east of them, like this area:
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/idaho/ancient-forest-in-id/

The rolling hills area of the Pacific Northwest (Palouse) used to be vast meadowland covered in flowers with very few trees before it was converted for human agricultural use. Apparently, this would result in hills being completely covered by singular types of flowers, making them purple or red, etc. Purple was pretty common, I think? Been a while since I learned about the Palouse region.

Even within ecosystems, there's some unexpected stuff. The San Juan islands have a native cactus species, for example.

One place that's pretty neat is Fort Worden, in Port Townsend. That's just west of Seattle across the water. It's got this weird mix of being right near the sea, partially in woodland, and also having some cool historic stuff. The fort began being built in the late 1890s.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f6/c2/85/f6c285ac2f532ac72a52e64c850fb038.jpg

Bit of everything in that region, really. If you can manage it, try to visit the Puget Sound region (Hood Canal is probably the best place to go) during the late summer and get in a canoe or kayak or whatever at sundown. Get onto the water and watch your paddles and the edges of your boat. Alternatively, you can stay on land and use a stick, but it doesn't have quite the same effect.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOU1gvNxduA" data-time="


Thanks for coming to my TED talk or whatever. I know a decent amount about the region so if you have questions I can oblige I suppose.

It's utterly breathtaking, really makes you introspective doesn't it
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kind9
09/30/19 10:57:45 AM
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Cacciato posted...
Just stay out of the shithole that is Yakima.

I live in Yakima County. Can confirm it's a shithole.
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KJ StErOiDs
09/30/19 12:49:44 PM
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I was in various places between Forks and Port Angeles, WA over the summer. Very neat area.
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Grendel
09/30/19 1:11:45 PM
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Mead posted...
pfft that place doesnt even have a chipotle


?

It's literally everywhere in Portland
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kangolcone
09/30/19 1:34:31 PM
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Lokarin posted...
Does have good trees...

Actually, pretty much the only forests left in America... there was a cool infographic on American forests and how there's pretty much just the Alaskan and PNW forests left.


I guess youve never heard of the Adirondacks?

Oh I see, you were probably looking at the list of National Forests which is woefully inaccurate.
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saspa
10/05/19 4:27:31 AM
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It's really a shame we have to destroy nature to live and can't seem to strike a balance with it yet.
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Blaqthourne
10/05/19 5:02:16 AM
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No, because there is no most beautiful place. I've been pretty much everywhere in the contiguous 48 states.
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_AdjI_
10/05/19 6:39:31 AM
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Zikten posted...
Alaska in the summer IMO


There's an argument to be made that Alaska is also Pacific Northwest. It's on the Pacific coast, and it's north and/or west of pretty much the entire country.
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Zikten
10/05/19 9:10:23 AM
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_AdjI_ posted...
Zikten posted...
Alaska in the summer IMO


There's an argument to be made that Alaska is also Pacific Northwest. It's on the Pacific coast, and it's north and/or west of pretty much the entire country.

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ReggieTheReckless
10/05/19 11:19:41 AM
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kangolcone posted...
Lokarin posted...
Does have good trees...

Actually, pretty much the only forests left in America... there was a cool infographic on American forests and how there's pretty much just the Alaskan and PNW forests left.


I guess youve never heard of the Adirondacks?

Oh I see, you were probably looking at the list of National Forests which is woefully inaccurate.

Aye, there are plenty of forests. I think the harder thing to find is old world growth forests. Places that have never been cut/logged before. There are some, but not nearly enough
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St_Kevin
10/05/19 4:04:54 PM
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Canadian Pacific North West is better
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AllstarSniper32
10/05/19 6:20:20 PM
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It's still odd to find out that people live in non-Seattle in WA like me.
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saspa
10/06/19 10:34:23 AM
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What's the deal with seattle, what's it like? City like new yorky, or has a lot of forest and outdoorsy nature?
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kind9
10/06/19 10:43:16 AM
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saspa posted...
What's the deal with seattle, what's it like? City like new yorky, or has a lot of forest and outdoorsy nature?

It's the largest city in the North American Pacific Northwest, famous for the iconic Space Needle. It's near a lot of forest and one of the most dangerous volcanos in the world, Mount Rainier. The whole city is probably doomed if that volcano erupts. There's also a lot of SJWs, there's an entire neighborhood that has the street painted as a rainbow.
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saspa
10/06/19 10:54:13 AM
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Is it that super volcano I heard about on youtube? The one that would end all life on earth if it exploded? I also heard that yellowstone national park keeps shrinking its borders because of said volcano.
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kind9
10/06/19 11:01:28 AM
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Nah it's just a regular volcano. It's considered one of the most dangerous volcanos because of its history of destructive eruptions and its proximity to populated areas.
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saspa
10/06/19 11:06:01 AM
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Wow I never knew it had one. Definitely might pay Seattle a visit to see said volcano. Although I feel like I heard that the place was always overcast and grey and gloomy with lots of clouds and rain?
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kind9
10/06/19 11:12:25 AM
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There's also Mount St. Helens here, not really near Seattle though. I can see it in its full glory from where I live and I'm not even close to it.

saspa posted...
Although I feel like I heard that the place was always overcast and grey and gloomy with lots of clouds and rain?

It's true. One of its most attractive features imo.
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green dragon
10/06/19 1:56:12 PM
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I can't say as I haven't been to every other state, but I love it here so freaking much.

Lokarin posted...
Does have good trees...

Actually, pretty much the only forests left in America... there was a cool infographic on American forests and how there's pretty much just the Alaskan and PNW forests left.

Isn't Maine mostly forest?

Cacciato posted...
Just stay out of the shithole that is Yakima.

I lived in Yakima for three years, and yeah, it doesn't compare to the west side of the mountains.The cost of living was super low there though, so that was nice
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Moonjay
10/06/19 2:35:55 PM
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It's a beautiful area for sure, but it has contenders. And it definitely isn't the last place for forests in the continental states.

I present to you the Midwest. Massive lakes, clean air in most areas (including cities for the most part), lots of remaining fish and wildlife. I recently found out Minnesota is 32% forest and Wisconsin is 46% percent forest.

I LOVE the Pacific Northwest but the Midwest may be where my heart lies. :P
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The Popo
10/06/19 2:44:02 PM
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Anyone who thinks the Pacific NW is the most beautiful place in America has clearly never visited my bathroom
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Blaqthourne
10/06/19 6:41:35 PM
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St_Kevin posted...
Canadian Pacific North West is better

Does Canada technically even HAVE a Pacific Northwest? Looking at a map, starting about halfway up BC, which is 1/4 to 1/3 of the way up Canada, Canada has no coast, with it having a land border with Alaska all the way to the Arctic Ocean. It seems to me that Canada would more accurately have an Arctic NW or a Pacific Southwest.
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zebatov
10/06/19 7:37:42 PM
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A lot of people think the lower mainland is the nicest place in Canada, and it attaches directly to your NW.

Blaqthourne posted...
St_Kevin posted...
Canadian Pacific North West is better

Does Canada technically even HAVE a Pacific Northwest? Looking at a map, starting about halfway up BC, which is 1/4 to 1/3 of the way up Canada, Canada has no coast, with it having a land border with Alaska all the way to the Arctic Ocean. It seems to me that Canada would more accurately have an Arctic NW or a Pacific Southwest.

Yeah Im pretty sure hes joking. All you get up there is cold fourteen-hour days and pine trees.

kind9 posted...
Cacciato posted...
Just stay out of the shithole that is Yakima.

I live in Yakima County. Can confirm it's a shithole.

We get it on the news up here all the time. Can also confirm.
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