Camping on the Snake

On the way to the campground, we stopped by for a look at Palouse Falls.

It's amazing to drive through mile after mile of arid plains and come across a 190 foot waterfall emanating from a fissure in the basalt

But we are used to seeing castles of rock looking down on the action below.

Here is the camp we set up on the banks of the Snake River.

We were fascinated that we drove through hundreds of acres of fruit trees as we descended to the valley of the Snake in Eastern Washington.






In Sacagawea State Park we observed the confluence of the Snake with the long awaited Columbia River.

That's the Snake coming through that bridge in the distance and joining the Columbia in the foreground.

On October 19, 1805 Clark climbed this 200 feet prominence to get his first view of the snow capped peaks to the west.

We couldn't resist the short drive to see Hat Rock.




Here is our first glimpse of mount Hood, we think

We get some good views of the Columbia River Valley along Washington road 14 on the north side.

But John is not relieved of his wildflower duties.








We are staying a few days at The Dalles, doing laundry, blogging, and sight seeing. Tomorrow we plan to run down river and take a paddle wheel cruise on the Columbia.