Ellensburg

Central Washington city

Ellensburg is a city in central Washington State, seat of Kittitas County.

Home to Central Washington University, it sits in a high valley east of the Cascades, known for cattle ranching and the Ellensburg Rodeo.

The town serves as a stopping point on Interstate 90 between Seattle and Spokane.

rodeo

arena

Venue for contests

broncUntamed saddle horse
bullSteer before castration
lassoLooped rope for catching

chaps · saddle · bucking · cowboy · wrangler · spurs · barrel racing · clown · corral · chute

agricultural

hay

Dried feed crop

cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
ranchingOperating a livestock farm
farmingCultivating land for food

irrigation · crop · livestock · harvest · pasture · acreage · barn · grazing · tractor · rural

historic

downtown

Central business district

VictorianOf a prim era
preservationMaintaining something's condition
landmarkNotable point of reference

heritage · pioneer · settler · depot · architecture · Main Street · museum · brick · restoration · antique

university

campus

Institutional grounds and buildings

studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
professorSenior university teacher
degreeUnit of measurement

scholarship · education · research · seminar · dormitory · lecture · curriculum · thesis · academic · textbook

Opposites

urban scale/metropolitan status

EllensburgSeattle

Pacific Northwest metropolis

New York City · Los Angeles · Spokane · Tacoma · Bellevue

geographic/climatic character

EllensburgSeattle

Pacific Northwest metropolis

Olympia · Aberdeen · Westport · Bellingham · Tacoma

cultural/economic character

EllensburgSeattle

Pacific Northwest metropolis

San Francisco · Silicon Valley · Manhattan · Brooklyn · Portland

Family

Ellen, burg, burgs, borough, boroughs

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G