| Washington is one of the most beautiful states in the | | | | islands as well as Anacortes, the closest city on the |
| country. It contains several magnificent mountains, | | | | mainland. |
| including Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams, Mt. Baker, and Mt. St. | | | | Seattle, the largest city in Washington, is a very |
| Helens, which erupted in 1980. | | | | exciting town. It has a famous fish market, where |
| The fun city of Seattle is also in Washington, as well | | | | fish are caught and thrown to the customers. Seattle |
| as Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands. | | | | also has the Space Needle, a tall modern tower which |
| I first visited Washington state with my family back | | | | rises over 600 feet above the city. I've been up in |
| in 1972, at age 10. We toured the Olympic National | | | | the Space Needle a couple times and was quite |
| Park and went on several hikes up there. We also | | | | impressed by the view. |
| visited Mt. Rainier, one of the tallest mountains in the | | | | Another place I recall visiting in Washington is |
| country. I was awed by the mountains and the | | | | Spokane, the second largest city in the state. My |
| magnificent beauty of the Pacific Northwest. | | | | family took me there in 1974, when Expo '74 was in |
| From 1974 to 1978 my sister and I went to Camp | | | | progress. I enjoyed the World's Fair quite a bit! This is |
| Norwester, an overnight camp on Lopez Island, one | | | | the only world's fair I have ever attended. I recall |
| of the three largest islands in the San Juans, a tiny | | | | that they had some great ethnic food as well as |
| group of islands located in the northwest corner of | | | | some interesting displays regarding the environment |
| the states. The islands are quite beautiful, covered | | | | and energy conservation. |
| with evergreens. Several ferries shuttle between the | | | | |