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| | GORP - On Fall's Trail in Washington |
 | | The Methow Valley section of the route is known for its extensive stands of golden aspen, and the North Cascades Highway, which runs through Washington and Rainy passes, offers a palette of color from maple, fir, huckleberry, and Oregon grape, with larch and aspen on the dry eastern side of the mountains. |
 | | Near Skamokawa in southwest Washington, the Columbia River's estuary is dotted with protected islands, rimmed with marshes, sliced by sloughs, and guarded by 600-year-old Sitka spruce trees. |
 | | Route: From Interstate 5 at Burlington, take Chuckanut Drive (State Rt 11) and follow it to its end in Bellingham, returning to Interstate 5. |
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