Day 15
Wednesday, September 24No, we have not had a terrible accident. Sorry the blog did not get done yesterday. We spent the day driving across Washington and into Oregon, at last. Had our first view of the Columbia River. Stan's brother, Joe, is staying in the area. Met him in Cascade Locks, Oregon and had a lovely dinner and breakfast. But instead of blogging, we were chatting. We will update with more information this evening.
Added on Sept 25:
After leaving Clarkston, Washington, we drove across the Palouse Prairie to the Columbia River. The Palouse is a huge wheat and soybean region. Very large rolling hills. This area is in the rain shadow of the Cascade Mountains and so is a semi-arid steppe, using fancy geographical terms.
NOTE: you can double-click the photos to enlarge them.
Near Dayton, Washington, there's a recreation of a Corps of Discovery campsite. The campsite was during the return trip east in the spring of 1806, as the river current was too strong to use canoes going upstream The figures are lifesize silhouettes and done in COR-TEN steel. In this setting, has a lot of impact.
Closer..
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Note little Pompey/Jean-Baptiste by the fire with Lewis, Clark, and Seaman, the dog, in the foreground. |
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Explanation of the routes taken by the Corp in this region of Washington State. |
After Walla Walla, we met the great Columbia River and followed it downstream. Lots of wind in the gorge! Dry, barren hills. The fall/winter rains were about to begin and we met a huge front with the first rain this area has experienced in many weeks.
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Union Pacific train. |
We spent the night not far from the Hood River and Mount Hood.
It was great to see my brother who joined us at our campsite!
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