Pacific Northwest Eyewitness Travel

PACIFIC NORTHWEST THE GUIDES THAT SHOW YOU WHAT OTHERS ONLY TELL YOU EYEWITNESS TRAVEL MOUNTAINS • MUSEUMS SKIING • WINE TOURS MARKETS • ISLANDS HOTELS • NATIONAL PARKS SHOPS • WILDLIFE • SEAFOOD EYEWITNESS TRAVEL PACIFIC NORTHWEST [...]...INTRODUCING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST DISCOVERING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 1011 PUTTING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON THE MAP 1215 A PORTRAIT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 1629 THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH THE YEAR 3033 THE HISTORY OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 3441 10 I N T R O D U C I N G T H E PA C I F I C N O R T H W E S T DISCOVERING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST T he Pacific Northwest may be only a small... million years ago, the Pacific plate continued to push east, forcing the Cordillera range eastward, compressing sedimentary rocks, folding and uplifting them to form the Rockies 21 22 I N T R O D U C I N G T H E PA C I F I C N O R T H W E S T Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest The landscapes of the Pacific Northwest are the most varied in North America The cold waters of the Pacific Ocean fill sheltered... the Pacific Northwest, on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Islands, and along the Pacific coast These lush green forests of Sitka spruce, Douglas fir, red cedar, Pacific silver fir, western hemlock and yew can receive more than 150 inches (381 cm) of rain per year N O R T H W E S T 25 26 I N T R O D U C I N G T H E PA C I F I C N O R T H W E S T Native Peoples of the Pacific Northwest. .. Another characteristic of the Pacific and comprises 526,000 sq miles Northwest is its infamous weather It (1,362,240 sq km), making it larger can indeed rain for days on end here, than France, Germany, and Italy but the weather varies as much as the combined The one quality that char- topography does Whereas west of acterizes all of the Pacific Northwest the mountains the north Pacific Ocean is its natural... O R T H W E S T Geology of the Pacific Northwest No small amount of geological activity has shaped the present-day Pacific Northwest One hundred and fifty million years ago, much of the western part of the region was at the bottom of the sea Over the eons, the North American continental landmass crept westward and collided with the landmass moving eastward across the Pacific Ocean, forcing the Earth’s... (pp142–3) Climate COASTAL °C/°F 14/57 Pacific National Exhibition Average monthly rainfall CASCADE MOUNTAINS Climate varies widely across the Pacific Northwest Coastal areas, such as Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, are mild and wet, while inland deserts, such as the areas around Spokane and Kamloops, have seasonal extremes Climates of mountain ranges in the Pacific Northwest, represented here by the... forcing the Earth’s crust upward and creating the coastline of the Pacific Northwest as we know it today Meanwhile, the eruption of volcanoes thrusted up mountain peaks, and glaciers and ice sheets advanced and retreated, carving out deep gorges and canyons As recent volcanic eruptions and earthquakes in the area attest, the Pacific Northwest is still a geologically active region, and its topography... melted, the raised water levels of the Pacific Ocean filled two of the deepest gouges, creating Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca North America plate Volcanoes Pacific plate 1 Some 150 million years ago, the Pacific plate moved east, adding to the molten rock from great depths of the North American plate This then rose up to form the Western Cordillera Mountains Pacific plate Sediments 2 The Cordilleras... consistently thrived Increasing numbers of tourists come to enjoy what locals have long considered their greatest resource: the Pacific Northwest s natural beauty PEOPLE AND POLITICS Tourists at the top of Seattle’s Space Needle ECONOMY AND INDUSTRY Some 13 million people call the Pacific Northwest home Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver are among the fastestgrowing cities in North America After a US-wide spike... valleys and harsh deserts alike – provide rich habitats for a great diversity of wildlife, and viewing these animals is a rewarding part of a visit to the Pacific Northwest Sea lions make their homes on rocky outcroppings along the Pacific shore Pacific salmon migrate from cold ocean waters, where they feed until maturity, into the inland streams, rivers, and lakes of their birth where they spawn, . THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST DISCOVERING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 10 PUTTING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON THE MAP 12 A PORTRAIT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 16 Windsurfers and kayaks, Vancouver PACIFIC NORTHWEST. INTRODUCING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST DISCOVERING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 1011 PUTTING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON THE MAP 1215 A PORTRAIT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 1629 THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH. NATIONAL PARKS SHOPS • WILDLIFE • SEAFOOD EYEWITNESS TRAVEL PACIFIC NORTHWEST