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Whether proud mossbacks or fresh transplants, Pacific Northwesterners value the bounty of our lush evergreen state.

Cool as cucumber seltzer, the hometown favorites helped the still-gathering crowd beat the midday heat as temperatures approached 80 degrees — desertlike conditions for resident mossbacks.

In true mossback fashion, he bought a plot of land on a particularly damp section of the island because he loved the rain.

Newcomers eager to burnish their Seattle credentials and mossbacks looking for a refresher course will find plenty to like at the museum affectionately known as MOHAI.

Tourism and hospitality: This was one of the hardest-hit sectors during the pandemic, and as much as mossbacks hate it Seattle is a big tourism town.