aytee111: The Columbia River Gorge looking west towards The Dalles
aytee111: "Stonehenge"
aytee111: A church built in 1888, still used. Not many of those around, I'm sure.
aytee111: A replica of Stonehenge built on top of a hill in the middle of nowhere, by some rich chap who fought in WWI
aytee111: If you can guess what these are give yourself a cigar! This is what walnuts look like while still on the tree.
aytee111: Yummy plums - no I didn't sample them!
aytee111: Taking advantage of the constant wind up the Columbia River - photo taken from Washington looking into Oregon!
aytee111: Again, you have to look closely and you will see sails in the air!
aytee111: If you look closely you can see snow-covered Mt Hood in the background
aytee111: I was surprised to see this barge on the Columbia River, I thought it was only the Mississippi
aytee111: Hat Point, noted as such in the Lewis and Clark journals
aytee111: I walked a bit of this trail, not much, I wasn't sure if I would end up at the Pacific
aytee111: Lots of noise made me look up and saw this
aytee111: Columbia River Gorge from I-84
aytee111: Following the Lewis and Clark trail, lots of history here about their journey
aytee111: Couldn't resist the name of this town - a really really small one too! The are missing an opportunity to capitalize on the name.
aytee111: Heading towards the Columbia River Gorge
aytee111: Along one road they had kindly put up signs - peppermint, beans, hay, etc. For once I could be intelligent about the fields!
aytee111: The whole of the Gorge is made up of these vertical patterns, caused from volcanos (I think) - a geologist's paradise
aytee111: Columbia River Gorge and I-84
aytee111: Not sure what this was all about
aytee111: Heaven!
aytee111: The new town sign - Pateros, WA
aytee111: Orchards everywhere - central WA
aytee111: The park at Pateros, WA, where the annual Apple Festival is held
aytee111: Fruit trees on every available piece of land
aytee111: My first view of the Columbia River - it's impressive
aytee111: What a thing to be stuck behind - 10 mph for a long time
aytee111: Can't remember the name of the town, sorry - these amazing sculptures all along Main Street (somewhere in central WA)
aytee111: Farm lands broken only with sagebrush and the odd rock!