Sources
Where it all comes from
Every fact on pnw.ad was checked against the sources below, and each shows the day it was read. Something wrong or out of date? Write to [email protected].
The nations' own websites
The first peoples of the Northwest, in their own words. Start here.
- Duwamish Tribe Duwamish Tribe · read 12 October 2026
- Makah Tribe Makah Tribe · read 12 October 2026
- Yakama Nation Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation · read 12 October 2026
- Suquamish Tribe Suquamish Tribe · read 12 October 2026
- Nez Perce Tribe Nez Perce Tribe · read 12 October 2026
- Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Colville Tribes · read 12 October 2026
- Spokane Tribe of Indians Spokane Tribe · read 12 October 2026
- Quinault Indian Nation Quinault Indian Nation · read 12 October 2026
From the coast to the Sound
The facts in the first three scenes of the journey.
- Hiking The Wilderness Coast National Park Service, Olympic National Park · read 12 October 2026
- U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, annual/seasonal (Quillayute, Wenatchee) NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · read 12 October 2026
- Weather Brochure National Park Service, Olympic National Park · read 12 October 2026
- Visiting the Hoh National Park Service, Olympic National Park · read 12 October 2026
- Temperate Rain Forests National Park Service, Olympic National Park · read 12 October 2026
- U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Sequim 2 E NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · read 12 October 2026
- State ferry ridership rises by nearly 1 million in 2025 as full domestic service returns, cancellations plunge WSDOT · read 12 October 2026
- Washington State Ferries fact sheet, February 2025 WSDOT · read 12 October 2026
- An overview of shoreline armoring in Puget Sound Encyclopedia of Puget Sound · read 12 October 2026
- About San Juan County San Juan County, WA · read 12 October 2026
- Explorer George Vancouver names Puget's Sound for naval officer Peter Puget on May 29, 1792 HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- Killer Whale NOAA Fisheries · read 13 October 2026
The Cascades and the east
The volcanoes, the dry side and the wheat, and the saying that names this site.
- Mount Rainier National Park (home page) National Park Service · read 12 October 2026
- Mount Rainier USGS Volcano Hazards Program · read 12 October 2026
- Mt Rainier Elevation Survey Eric Gilbertson, countryhighpoints.com · read 12 October 2026
- Mount Rainier Has Shrunk, and Its Summit Location Has Changed ExplorersWeb · read 12 October 2026
- Glaciers National Park Service, Mount Rainier · read 12 October 2026
- Annual Snowfall Totals National Park Service, Mount Rainier · read 12 October 2026
- Paradise National Park Service · read 12 October 2026
- U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Seattle-Tacoma and Yakima NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · read 12 October 2026
- U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Quillayute and Wenatchee NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · read 12 October 2026
- Contour Plowing in the Palouse NASA Earth Observatory · read 12 October 2026
- 2022 Census of Agriculture County Profile: Whitman County, Washington USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service · read 12 October 2026
- County tops state, nation in wheat totals Whitman County Gazette · read 12 October 2026
- Washington Tribes Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Washington · read 12 October 2026
- Federally Recognized Tribes in Washington State Washington Governor's Office of Indian Affairs · read 12 October 2026
- Mount Rainier NASA Earth Observatory · read 12 October 2026
- Seattle's new 'normal': Warmer and wetter FOX 13 Seattle · read 13 October 2026
History
The twenty moments on the history page.
- Emanuel Manis finds mastodon tusks in Sequim on August 8, 1977 HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- Texas A&M Today: Manis mastodon bone point study Texas A&M University · read 12 October 2026
- Earthquake of enormous magnitude hits the Pacific Northwest coast on January 26, 1700 HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- Native American Stories Expand History Pacific Northwest Seismic Network · read 12 October 2026
- Makah exhibit: Archaeology (Ozette) University of Washington Libraries · read 12 October 2026
- Captain Robert Gray becomes the first non-Indian navigator to enter the Columbia River, which he later names, on May 11, 1792 HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- Explorer George Vancouver names Puget's Sound for naval officer Peter Puget on May 29, 1792 HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- Weippe Prairie History National Park Service, Nez Perce NHP · read 12 October 2026
- Canoe Camp National Park Service · read 12 October 2026
- Lewis and Clark prematurely celebrate their arrival at the Pacific Ocean on November 7, 1805 HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- Treaty of Oregon (1846) HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- Denny Party lands at Alki Point near future Seattle on November 13, 1851 HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- Chief Seattle (Seattle, Chief Noah [born Si?al 178?-1866]) HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- U.S. President Millard Fillmore signs bill establishing Washington Territory on March 2, 1853 HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- Treaty of Medicine Creek, 1854 HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- Walla Walla Council 1855 National Park Service · read 12 October 2026
- Quinault Treaty, 1856 HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- Seven Treaties with Tribes in Washington State (Boldt at 50 exhibit) University of Washington School of Law · read 12 October 2026
- Native Americans attack Seattle on January 26, 1856 HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- Washington is admitted as the 42nd state to the United States on November 11, 1889 HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- Klondike Gold Rush HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- U.S. Congress creates Mount Rainier National Park on March 2, 1899 HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- Olympic National Park HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- Washington: Grand Coulee Dam National Park Service · read 12 October 2026
- Washington State Ferries begins operations on June 1, 1951 HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- Washington State Ferries fact sheet, February 2025 WSDOT · read 12 October 2026
- Century 21 -- The 1962 Seattle World's Fair, Part 2 HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- Boldt Decision HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- Mount St. Helens: From the 1980 Eruption to 2000 (Fact Sheet 036-00) USGS · read 12 October 2026
- Snowfall Breaks Record -- Mt. Baker Topped Out At 95 Feet The Seattle Times · read 12 October 2026
- Snowfall Statistics Mt. Baker Ski Area · read 12 October 2026
- Elwha Ecosystem Restoration National Park Service, Olympic National Park · read 12 October 2026
- Glines Canyon Dam Overlook full audio description National Park Service, Olympic National Park · read 12 October 2026
- Things to know about the Klamath River dam removal project, the largest in US history CBS News Sacramento (AP) · read 12 October 2026
- Leschi (1808-1858), Part 2 HistoryLink.org · read 13 October 2026
- Federal Judge George Boldt issues historic ruling affirming Native American treaty fishing rights on February 12, 1974 HistoryLink.org · read 13 October 2026
First Chair
The postcards you unlock in the ski game.
- Snowfall Breaks Record -- Mt. Baker Topped Out At 95 Feet The Seattle Times · read 12 October 2026
- Snowfall Statistics Mt. Baker Ski Area · read 12 October 2026
- Annual Snowfall Totals National Park Service, Mount Rainier · read 12 October 2026
- Night Skiing Mission Ridge · read 12 October 2026
- Night Skiing The Summit at Snoqualmie · read 12 October 2026
- Mt. Hood Skibowl home page Mt. Hood Skibowl · read 12 October 2026
- Our History Timberline Lodge · read 12 October 2026
- Address at Timberline Lodge, September 28, 1937 The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara · read 12 October 2026
- What Mt. Hood's fading summer ski season means for the region High Country News · read 12 October 2026
- Sasquatch in BC Law Courthouse Libraries BC · read 12 October 2026
- Washington rules to make you scream this Halloween NWSidebar, Washington State Bar Association · read 12 October 2026
- In the Woods HistoryLink.org · read 12 October 2026
- Is It Legal to Shoot Bigfoot? Mental Floss · read 12 October 2026
- Skamania County tourism (Sasquatch) Skamania County Chamber / skamania.org · read 12 October 2026
Photographs
Real photographs of the real places, from Wikimedia Commons, with thanks to everyone who shared them.
- Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington John Fowler · CC BY 2.0
- Hall of Mosses Trail, Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington rachel_thecat (Flickr) · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Puget Sound off Seattle, Washington Ron Clausen · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Reflection Lakes, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington Cal Wolfe · CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Palouse from Steptoe Butte, near Colfax, Washington Gleb Tarro · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mount St. Helens, Washington Austin Post, USGS · Public domain (PD-USGov-USGS)
- Puget Sound, Washington C. P. Johnston Co., Seattle (Boston Public Library, Tichnor Brothers collection) · Public domain (PD-US-no notice)
- Century 21 Exposition grounds, Seattle, Washington Seattle Municipal Archives · CC BY 2.0
- Territorial Capitol, Olympia, Washington A. D. Rogers (Washington State Archives) · Public domain (PD-US-expired)
- Elliott Bay, Seattle, Washington Webster & Stevens (Seattle Public Library) · Public domain (PD-US)
- Glines Canyon Dam, Elwha River, Olympic National Park, Washington J. Burger, National Park Service (Olympic National Park) · Public domain (PD-USGov-NPS)
- Heather Meadows, Mount Baker National Forest, Washington Fromme, U.S. Forest Service (National Archives, NAID 299082) · Public domain (PD-USGov)
- Cape Flattery, Makah Reservation, near Neah Bay, Washington NOAA (Sanctuaries Collection, image sanc0903) · Public domain (PD-USGov-NOAA)
Type and code
The paintings and the game are drawn in code, here, in your browser. Two pieces come from others.