Mt Baker 120 km N of Seattle, the Cascade Mts E of Seattle, and the Olympic Range W of Seattle. B.C. Whales abound in the spring, eagles in the summer, mushrooms in the fall, and salmon in the winter. Ducks, geese and slugs are permenant residents. Lakes and the Puget Sound wind through the Seattle area, as seen the on the regional and inner city maps below. The picturesque University of Washington is located on a spacious, park-like campus about 5 km from the downtown area and the Seattle Center.
Bike trails lace the region.
Student housing can be found in all regions of the city. Click to see maps of the western Washington and Seattle areas. Yahoo offers a zoom and pan Seattle map. We are justifiably best known for hiking , climbing, skiing , biking , boating , kayaking , and exploring , much of this within a two-hour drive. The weather is highly temperate and perhaps not as bad as we try to portray to visitors.