First of all, it’s When-NATCH-eee, not When-NAW-CHEE.
You can always tell someone is not from around here when they mispronounce Wenatchee …or the big town of Spokane.
Here’s a rhyme to help you remember both:
I’ll never forget when Duran Duran
Once played a concert in Spokane (spo-CAN)
(Duran Duran played at the Spokane Opera House on March 5th, 2005)
Or how about
The Beatles wrote songs that
What is the snowiest place in the U.S.?
The snowiest place in the United States is a tie between Mount Rainier and Mount Baker in Washington State.
These two volcanic mountains receive an average of 645 inches every year. The record snowfall for Rainier (1,122 inches) and Baker (1,140 inches) - the highest totals in the world.
Mt. Rainier and ...
A recent study published in the AGU Journal investigated the crustal-scale structure beneath a section of the Cascades arc, which spans four major stratovolcanoes.
(Seattle, WA) -- Mt. Rainier did not erupt Wednesday. Despite what appeared to be a formation of steam hovering at the top, the U.S. Geological Survey says it was simply a cloud above the peak. Scientists add there are no indications of unusual seismic activity. The Pacific ...
Washington has the fourth-most amount of volcanoes in the United States.
Here's something I found out today. Alaska has 141 "potentially" active volcanoes, by far the most in the United States. Oregon is the third-most volcanic state with 17...