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Tacoma Harbor and "The mountain," Toscana, Washington, is both the lumber capital of the United States and the gateway to Rainier National Park. "The mountain" 50 miles away towers 14,408 feet.
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Spokane, Washington and falls, waterpower is enshrined in Spokane Falls in the heart of Spokane's downtown district. Other neighboring power projects include giant Grand Coulee Dam, 92 miles west.
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Rodeo Parade in the Northern Pacific country, colorful street parades open cyclonic roundup celebrations annually every summer in the Northwest's dude ranch and cattle towns.
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Seattle, Glamour City of Washington, east meets west, far north and orient in metropolitan Seattle, U.S. gateway to Alaska and the empires of the Pacific.
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Portland, Oregon, and Mt. Hood, famous for its annual June Rose Festival is Portland, Oregon, with its fresh water world harbor on the Willamette River and Mt. Hood towering beyond.
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North Coast Limited and Mission Range, Montana, lordly among 28 ranges of mountains on the Northern Pacific route is the Mission Range of the Rockies near Missoula, Montana.
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Mount Rainier, America's noblest peak, massive white Mt. Rainier, Washington, bursts into view when the North Coast Limited tops Stampede Pass in the Cascade Mountains.
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Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone Park, Old Faithful Geyser never fails Yellowstone sightseers. It hurls its white plume of steam and boiling water skyward every hour.
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Lake Pend Oreille in Idaho, among the many beautiful mountain lakes of the Spokane country is Lake Pend Oreille cradled by the Cabinet and Selkirk mountains.
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Crazy Mountain and Yellowstone River, Montana, this scene greets Northern Pacific travelers in the Yellowstone River Valley approaching the Yellowstone Park region, Montana
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Gardiner Gateway, Yellowstone Park, ever since 1883 travelers from all over the world have entered Yellowstone Park through its original gateway at Gardiner, Montana
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North Coast Limited in Bozeman Pass, Montana, at this scenic pass near Bozeman, Montana, westbound Northern Pacific trains enter the Rockies to pass a total of 28 mountain ranges en route to the Pacific Coast.