I don't know if we've ever posted about how unusual the names of places are here. Cities and towns in this area are named with Native American words and it's often not clear how to pronounce them. This is common in a lot of places, but the pronunciation of these names just seems more difficult to interpret. For a sampling, here's a list of nearby place names:

• Yakima


• Poulsbo


• Puyallup


• Tukwila


• Mukilteo


• Snohomish


• Enumclaw


• Snoqualmie


• Cle Elum


• Sequim


• Wenatchee


• Alki


• Skykomish


• Fife


• Stillaguamish (River)