I drove SR 14 east from the I82 interchange to 164th street in Vancouver in November after an ice storm in the Columbia Plateau . At several points driving over smaller bridges I nearly lost control of my car due to black ice. 10 out of 10 would never recommend. Do yourself a favor and stay put.

You are SO kind ! Thank You 🙏🏽!!

You’ll want to clean up ONP, unless this includes black bears too!

Rush In Dumplings, you won’t regret eating it. They’re delicious.

nisqually is beautiful

I made this in R using the rayshader package (code here). Data from the Kontur Population Dataset. This dataset estimates worldwide population in 400m hexagonal geometries using a combination of "GHSL, Facebook, Microsoft Buildings, Copernicus Global Land Service Land Cover, Land Information New Zealand, and OpenStreetMap data." The map is presented at an angle to better illustrate heights.

I also made a live-coding tutorial for how I make these maps, find the video here.

I'm more active posting this kind of stuff on Twitter, follow me there if you're interested (@MrPecners).

I've also posted other states on their respective subs, see my other maps on my profile: u/Pecners.

Great capture. keep up the great work...

Poulsbo has a sweet Scandinavian themed downtown. Bainbridge Island has Bloedel Reserve in addition to a cute downtown with great restaurants (BaSa is amazing), and fun local-oriented shopping (Danger is fantastic). There’s a great hike from Gazzam Lake down the the water.

The oregon weed and oil is definitely better. Washington does have high quality bud, just not at the price or selection like down there. Plus you can only get 10mg edibles here, that's weak I have to eat the whole bag.

ok, it requires federal approval. I was about to say: regulating interstate commerce, isn't that something the feds do? Not the states? Hope it works out!

Drove on it for 60 minutes last night near white salmon and it was absolutely terrible, lots of ice buildup on windshields and less plowing than I had expected.

I do not recommend it and definitely not 4 hours on it today.

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If I-84 is closed, SR-14 is only marginally better. That does not mean it's drivable for the average person. Do not drive.

Do not even attempt it in the next two days without chains ON YOUR WHEELS. Do not even attempt to drive it in the next two days without your car fully stocked with emergency supplies, including food, water, blankets, and battery backups. Do not drive unless you have comprehensive coverage on your vehicle.

Like seriously, the gorge - including SR-14 - may get another inch of tomorrow. Just don't drive.

Head east via Mexico, it’s the only safe route at this point

When I-84 closes, SR-14 is guaranteed to be pretty bad. And today (next couple of days, actually) it's going to be very icy.

Ah you can find plenty to do in the area. You have many options for eateries and drinks. Downtown Oly you have Wildman, Octopus, Well 80, Locust cider, the boardwalk, plenty of small shops and restaurants. Tumwater you have the falls and Vic's, Heritage tasting room, Matchless, Triceratops and Tart cidery. Wolf Haven is out a bit further. Mima mounds and falls are a bit from there. Lacey has Top rung, a couple wineries, and plenty of Small restaurants. Boston harbor marina has rentals for kayaking. To the West you have Little Creek Casino I would recommend their seafood bar if you can get in. To the South you have Lucky Eagle Casino. To east is Redwind Casino and Yelm with it's small eateries. Deschutes park is also out there. You can see the pics of it in my profile. Would take a walk out the nisqually refuge if weather is decent just to stretch your legs.

Lake Quinault is great year-round, especially my favorite spot in the park, the Maple Glade trail.

Not much this time of year. I'd have brought board games and movies along with a ton of firewood and drinks! Spend time with each other and enjoy being away from the City. Sorry, but that's the best suggestion I can give.

If you like wolves or even just like animals, Wolf Haven in Tenino. Oh, and they have a couple of Mima Mounds there, but there is a larger Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve a little ways west where you can see more of those humpy little geologic wonders, and it's a nice stroll around.
If you like birds, Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. It's an easy and pleasant place to walk. That is kind of on the way home, so maybe a good last stop.

There are lots of nice restaurants and coffee places in downtown Olympia. You could go find San Francisco Street Bakery or the new Left Bank Bakery for goodies to bring back to your cabin.

Downtown Oly has an artesian well in a parking lot by Jefferson and 5th, although sometimes there are odd people hanging around. Worth a quick drive-by or stop, just for the Oly-ness of it all. It's a constantly running tap, so you can fill up your water bottles (at your own risk, as it's not city water, it's straight from the ground).

What else? Lattin's Cider Mill maybe? That'll take a little drive through the hinterlands of Thurston County. Although you can find the cider in the stores around there, like Bayview Thriftway.

Your taking your life in your hands at that point

Ok

Check out Matchless Brewing in Tumwater. Great beer.

Weather should be fine for travel from tomorrow. Are you looking for Nature or Culture?

You could head to downtown Olympia and check out the shops or maybe take a walk at Tumwater Falls Park?

0700 - 1700

What I mean by better is that Oregon weed seems much more fresh while Washington weed seems to be more dry and not as fresh. Oregon weed seems a lot more potent as well.

I go between states a lot and this mine and a few friends experience.