Born and raised in Washington. A mountain climber. Did a 2,000' elev gain easy hike before leaving. Lived in Ohio near Cincinnati for 5 months. Only brown water everywhere, and it was undrinkable. No mountains. No hills. The highest elevation anywhere near us was 300' Mt Rummke. The local garbage company was the Rummke Trash Disposal company. Mt Rummke was the local garbage hill, with bulldozers constantly running around over its surface. Never so glad to get back to Washington in my life. Clear blue water, gorgeous lovely mountains. Felt EXACTLY like your father :):):).