This all-new Explorer\\'s Guide takes you on a tour through Washington, from the timbered coast to remote mountains, to Seattle and beyond the Columbia River Valley. Washington is as diverse as it is evergreen. Discover the hidden treasures of Puget Sound by car and ferry; view the dramatic and transformed landscape of Mount St. Helens and the awesome scope of Mount Rainier; stare over the edge of the Grand Coulee Dam and across the expanse of the Columbia River Gorge. Hundreds of lodging and dining recommendations are augmented with suggestions on what to do, where to shop, and what to see. 23 maps, 100 black & white photographs, index.