Pacific Northwest 2018 template

From the fascinating website The Seven Wonders of Washington State: "The Palouse is the most serene and pastoral of the seven wonders of Washington State. It is a region in south eastern Washington characterized by gentle rolling hills covered with wheat fields. The hills were formed over tens of thousands of years from wind blown dust and silt, called 'loess', from dry regions to the south west. Seen from the summit of 3,612 foot high Steptoe Butte, they look like giant sand dunes because they were formed in much the same way. In the spring they are lush shades of green when the wheat and barley are young, and in the summer they are dry shades of brown when the crops are ready for harvest."

The Palouse

KoreaMosaic Home Photos Home Country Photos USA USA West Pacific Northwest 2018 Washington and Oregon	All photos on this page © John Holstein jfholstein@yahoo.com

From the fascinating website The Seven Wonders of Washington State: "The Palouse is the most serene and pastoral of the seven wonders of Washington State. It is a region in south eastern Washington characterized by gentle rolling hills covered with wheat fields. The hills were formed over tens of thousands of years from wind blown dust and silt, called 'loess', from dry regions to the south west. Seen from the summit of 3,612 foot high Steptoe Butte, they look like giant sand dunes because they were formed in much the same way. In the spring they are lush shades of green when the wheat and barley are young, and in the summer they are dry shades of brown when the crops are ready for harvest."
The photos on this page were taken in November, beneath an overcast sky.
























McCroskey State Park is right next to the Palouse, in Idaho.








Back to Washington, Oregon and Idaho

Top