The Pacific Northwest runs from the foothills of the Rocky Mountains to the coast of the Pacific Ocean, and from northern California to the Canadian border, then onward to the Arctic and the massive state of Alaska.

The Pacific Northwest is a region of massive rivers and high mountains, and it has the only non-jungle rain forest in the United States. Although many people think of the Pacific Northwest as a place where the sun never shines and it never stops raining, there are parts of the region that are as dry as any desert.