The building of any ranch-style home would never be a DIY project and requires a knowledgeable contractor, an architect, a team of subcontractors, and a cooperative owner to get the job done in a single calendar year.he building of any ranch-style home would never be a DIY project and requires a knowledgeable contractor, an architect, a team of subcontractors, and a cooperative owner to get the job done in a single calendar year.
1 Olympic Mountains: The Olympic Mountains are located in the northwest corner of Washington. 2  It is bordered by the Strait of Juan de Fuca in the north and Pacific Ocean in the west. 3  Most of the land area lies within the borders of Olympic National Park.
It broke the record held by Mt. Rainier, another peak in the Cascades, 150 miles to the south. Our island temperatures, however, are usually above freezing, so snow seldom stays on the ground for more than a few days. (Except in 100 year snow storms!). There are seven climate zones in the âMaritime Northwestâ.We live in the Olympic Rainshadow Zone, or âBanana Beltâ. This crescent shaped area is protected from rainstorms by mountain ranges on Vancouver Island, the Cascade mountains, and the Olympic Mountains on Washingtonâs Olympic Peninsula. had not realized that our part of the island had a distinct micro-climate. In fact, the combination of rolling hills, forest lands, small valleys, and inlet bays, creates a variety of microclimates such that no place is really like another.