You are correct, the photo is from about the mid-point of the bridge.

Yeah its open Saturday afternoons from 1-4, the inside is actually just as interesting as the outside if not more so. It's a working mill with all sorts of spinning belts and rotors. My daughter and I picked up a fresh bag of pancake flour, the guy running the mill ground it for us.

Thanks!!

End of august into September

Yes, they are worth it. Driving from Kitsap to Seattle on I-5 would take you twice as long. Also whenever there is an accident (and there always is) it causes a 5-10 mile backup and delays your trip by at least an hour.
A calm trip over the sound is THE best way to travel.

I grew up in King County. I only know three zones, Eastern, Western, and the Olympic Peninsula AKA "the coast".

I hope you get a chance to see the rainforest on the Olympic Peninsula. it is enchanting!

I went hiking in NCNP with a friend from Switzerland, off SR 20. When we summited and could see from Mount Baker to Mount Rainier, he said it looked like the Alps, except it would include parts of Italy, France, Germany and Switzerland.

Switzerland. 15,943 sq mi Washington 71,362 sq mi

He was also surprised at the amount of snow in the summer, and the lack of infrastructure in the park. He was surprised that the creeks were not bridged.

And lots cheaper than a car.

Clinton>Mukilteo is pretty tough, especially from April to October. Most of the time in the summer it's much faster to just drive allll the way up Whidbey and then allll the way down on the 5. I'm sure there's very valid reasons for why they never built a bridge (it being basically unused for half of the year being one).

Edmonds>Kingston is also a crapshoot in my experience. Half the time it's fine, the other half they've cancelled the run.

I absolutely love the ferries, but I always have my Plan B.

Oregon really has amazing geographic diversity as well. There are multiple dry lake playas in SE Oregon and a plethora of hot springs and warm creeks as well. Parts of the state feel far more remote than WA.

Only time I hear it is Central Washington state fair, which is held in Yakima.

Technically though, we have no deserts. We have too much precipitation to be classified as such. What we have is shrub-steppe. And none of it is high elevation. About 1600 ft ASL at most. Southeastern part of Oregon - now that's high desert. 4500 ft ASL at Burns.

This bugs me too. But i’m used to it. I grew up in a part massachusetts near new york state. But in MA - everything outside of the boston suburbs is western ma. So cities like springfied and worchester - really more central mass - were all considered western ma. I live in yakima now and have lived in seattle. I really think i’m in central wa now, not eastern.

Who is "we" in this context?

Edit: I just realized what sub I'm in, so I assume you mean Washington.

Our family friends from Switzerland think that’s the funniest thing. One year we got them all matching sweatshirts with “Washington, the Switzerland of America!” on them.

Yeah - its high desert climate. The cascades stop the rain. Thats the wet side. Other side of the cascades is the dry side. They get lots of sunshine. So Boise, ID, Salt lake city, UT - pretty much all the same climate.

You don’t have a dry side in BC? Is it really all forest?

Hood Canal is also a fjord!

It really should be 2 or 3 different states

Your suggested outfits will be fine. It may be cold, though. Having leggings available to wear with the dress and a jacket/wrap/shawl - all depending on the weight of the fabric the dress is made from - may be useful. With khakis and a button-up, have a fleece or blazer available if the temperature warrants.

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There is also a cool covered bridge that crosses the stream. Probably, this photo was taken from the bridge.

And if it's cold, a black North Face jacket.

Years ago it was quicker I found to drive from Seattle to Bainbridge Island. Last 10 to 15 years it is a toss up with traffic even on a Sunday or Saturday.