Meg Archer is an Editor & Newsletter Editor who has called Oregon home for nearly 30 years. She spent her childhood exploring the mountains, forests, and high desert of Central Oregon before relocating to Portland after a brief stint out-of-state for college. She holds an B.A. in English from Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo and a B.S. in Psychology from Portland State University. Meg has worked in writing, editing, and media-related fields for over 10 years and joined the team at OnlyInYourState in 2015. When she’s not writing or exploring the West Coast, Meg enjoys playing tabletop games, working on visual media projects, and can always be found in the front row at Portland Timbers matches.
Washington state, and Seattle in particular, are famous for their rainy and cloudy days; however, the eastern half of Washington is just the opposite. It has a very dry climate, thanks to the Cascade Mountain Range, which runs down the middle of the state. This has resulted in very well-preserved abandoned buildings. Because there is so little precipitation, these old wooden structures remain standing for decades after they are abandoned. Viewing these structures is a fascinating look at how things change over time. By looking at these abandoned homes in Washington state, you can picture another time altogether when society ran very differently.
Photographer Howard Frisk travels across Washington to capture the stunningly beautiful of the state. Check out his incredible images featured in “The Seven Wonders of Washington State” and visit Howard Frisk Photography or the WashingtonPhotographs website to see more of his excellent work! You can also order his book Abandoned Washington State: From Old Barns to Atom Bombs, on Bookshop.org.