And then, by happenstance, as I was perusing articles in the Whitman Pioneer looking for a piece written by a friend’s son, who is on the staff, I happened upon this little piece:
http://whitmanpioneer.com/humor-page/2016/02/11/whitties-helping-whitties-get-laid/
And the opening line, in relevant part, written by a student there, is:
“Due to the fact that Whitman College is scenically located smack-dab in the middle of God-****-nowhere, the students here often struggle with finding …”
The rest doesn’t matter.
So if you and/or anyone else are still struggling with my description of Whitman’s geographical location, I suggest you take it up with the kids there from here on out. I’m sure they’d love to share their views.