Category: Eastern Washington
Eastern Washington is the portion of the US state of Washington east of the Cascade Range. The region contains the city of Spokane (the second largest city in the state), the Tri-Cities, the Columbia River and the Grand Coulee Dam, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and the fertile farmlands of the Yakima Valley and the Palouse. ~Wikipedia
2018/11/22 – Northrup Canyon / 諾斯拉普峽谷
We left for Eastern Washington early this morning but didn’t get over Snoqualmie Pass before the snowfall.
2018/4/29 – Badger Mountain / 獾山
I had originally planned to include this high point when pups and I went out to Breezley Hills a few weeks back.
2018/4/7 – Beezley Hills / 比茲利山丘
Near 100% chance precipitation this weekend throughout most of the state, so we resorted to Eastern Washington for lighter rain.
2018/2/4 – Moses Coulee Preserve II / 摩西深谷保護區之二
Rainy season plus the unpredictable mountain weather make winter the best time to visit Eastern Washington.
2018/1/28 – Monument Coulee VI / 豐碑深谷之六
This weekend Puget Sound area had a lower precipitation rate, but the near 40-mph coastal wind gusts had us once again resort to other side of the Cascades.
2018/1/21 – Yakima Skyline Ridge VII / 雅基馬天際線脊之七
I must have refreshed the weather app a thousand times looking for a rain shadow in bed this morning.
2017/12/30 – Potholes Coulee VIII / 壺穴深谷之八
Parking lot had only two cars parked on a sheet of ice when we arrived in late morning.
2017/12/24 – Goose Lake Plateau III / 鵝湖高原之三
The area had more snow when we last visited two Decembers ago. Temperature reading of 17°F at the start of the hike, felt much colder than being in higher elevations in the mountains.
2017/11/11 – Sentinel Mountain III / 哨兵山之三
A relatively quick plan B trip to other side of the mountains for better weather
2017/10/22 – Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park Backcountry V / 銀杏石化森林州立公園野外之五
Rain all weekend long in the Cascades gave the excuse to do our first fall hike out east