There's a nice hot spring resort in the Olympics -- Sol Duc Hot Springs. Part of the Nat. Park system I think. A bit out of the way - a few hours from Seattle.

Pike Place Market in Seattle is worth a visit. The University of Wash in Seattle is pretty grand. One professor I had there said it was the only west coast university that reminded him of the storied east coast ivy league colleges.

Leavenworth, on the east side of the Cascades, Steven's Pass Hiway, is sort of a tourist trap -- German villag theme, but it's well done and the mountains and creeks nearby are first rate. Icycle Creek has some nice camping and hiking available. The Enchantment Lakes loop hike is sorta famous -- bunch of little lakes at 7 to 9 thousand feet altitude.

In a similar spot on the North Cascades Hiway is Winthrop, another tourist trap, this time with an old western town theme. Kinda cute and the mountains are way cool.

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