A friend from the east coast visited me this past week, her first time to the PNW. We packed in the Big Five, dimmed a bit by the wildfire haze.
Mt. St. Helens National Monument
Mt. St. Helens
Coldwater Lake, Mt. St. Helens
Mt. Rainier National Park
Centralia
The Bordello Museum
Three of Earth Farm
The Centralia Historic Train Depot
Seminary Hill Natural Area
Olympic Peninsula
Ruby Beach
Kalaloch Beach
Mama Cedar
Hoh Rain Forest
Seattle
Bremerton Ferry
Pike Place Market
Chihuly Garden & Glass
Seattle Center
Writing Down the Story 
I think you’ve found another mini-profession: hitting the *real* highlights of western Washington!
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Well, the non-hiker tourist highlights anyway. We did pretty well! There was also Lake Quinault, but I didn’t have a good photo. Maybe I will add it though.
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♡ Love this photo post ! It makes me wonder what my own Big 5 are … !?!
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And not necessarily my big five either; it’s a good question. Just where I would take a visitor who has never been, and who can’t hike. It’s a pretty good list though!
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It is a great “all-purpose” list ! Ideally, I’d have three: an “all-purpose” list like this, one for summer and one for winter. I may actually create those now. Thanks for the idea !
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We were going to do Nisqually, but it rained that day, so we did Centralia. 🙂 Including the unveiling of the new founder’s statue in the park. And, of course, the Olympic Club. Small town at its best.
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