Chapter 17: Pacific Northwest

The Pacific Northwest is located between the Intermontane and the Pacific Ocean. It spans 2 thousand miles from Alaska Panhandle to northern California. There are three sub-regions in the Pacific Northwest: Washington and Oregon Coast Ranges, the British Columbia Coast Mountains; the Puget Sound Trough, Willamette Valley, and the Inside Passage; and the Cascade Mountains. The Coast Mountains rise 10 thousand feet above the ocean. The Puget Sound expands from the Inside Passage to Olympia, Washington. The Inside Passage is 800 miles long and it has been a route since 1897. The Cascade Range is 700 miles long and 50 miles wide. It expands from California to Canada. It's elevation is 3,000 to 9,000 feet.

Pacific Northwest

Portland, Oregon is located 70 miles east of the Pacific Ocean. It lies on top of an extinct Plio-Pleistocene volcanic field (Boring Lava Field). Portland is known for producing health. There is bicycle riding, hiking, local foods, healthy lifestyles, and green gardens. The weather in Portland is like temperate oceanic climate. In the summer it is warm and dry. The winter climate is mild. Portland's city park system is one of the best in America. Eighty percent of people who live in Portland live within a half mile distance from a park. The Portland Japanese Garden was designed by Takuma Tono who was a Japanese landscape architect. It was designed since 1963, but was opened to the public in 1967. It occupies five acres of the Washington Park.   

   

Portland Japanese Gardens, Washington Park, Portland, Oregon Video