Palouse Region of Washington
Our sightseeing included the cities of Uniontown, Colton, Pullman and Palouse
all in Washington. Then Viola, Moscow
and Genesee in Idaho. June 26, 2007. We are staying in Hells Canyon Resort in Clarkston, Washington. Hells Canyon is a top notch RV-Resort at $30 per-night with cable and wifi FHU totally paved interior roads and pads.
We are taking a sight seeing drive to see the Palouse Region of Washington and Idaho. We started our tour of the Palouse Region at the top of Lewiston Hill 10-miles north of Lewiston, Idaho. Before I introduce pictures you need to understand that the Palouse Region is unique in that it is an extremely rich agricultural area that results from the rich loess soil. The Palouse Region is a patchwork of rolling hills in southeastern Washington and the adjacent area of northwestern Idaho. The region extends from the Snake River in the south to Spokane in the north and extends from the mountains of Idaho on the east to the western side of Whitman and Spokane on the west. The soil in this region is loess a very fine wind-borne soil. Loess is a rich soil and as such the region is almost exclusively devoted to agriculture. The characteristic rolling hills topography of the Palouse began forming about 6 million years ago as tiny soil particles, blown on the wind, began to fall and build-up in this region. This wind-borne soil that built into the hills is called loess. Loess is is a Scandinavian word pronounced like "look" with an "S" sound instead of a "K" as in loo-ss. The usual source of loess is old lake beds, eroded hillsides and flood plains. In any event loess is very fine particles of sand and dust usually blown in on arid, glacial winds. Palouse area loess is a tawny color with even texture. Some deposits are 200 or so feet deep. There are a total of FIVE travel adventures covering our tour of the Palouse Region of Washington and Idaho. Make sure you check out each of these travel adventures: Palouse Region of Washington # 1 ** Palouse Region of Washington # 2 ** Palouse Region of Washington # 3 Palouse Region of Idaho # 1 ** Palouse Region of Idaho #2 Now lets see what loess can grow.
Peas to the horizon in the Palouse Region of Washington
Can the world eat this many peas?
Kamiak Butte in the Palouse Region of Washington
A butte is an isolated hill with steep, often vertical sides and a small, relatively flat top. Several landforms, more or less, fit that general description such as mesas and plateaus. Buttes tend to be smaller than mesas and plateaus. In some areas "butte" is used in the place of a hill. In western states buttes are frequently used as landmarks.
Kamiak Butte in the Palouse Region of Washington
This is Kamiak Butte. There is a good view of the fertile Palouse Region from that Butte. Generally speaking a butte is an isolated hill with steep, often vertical sides and a small, relatively flat top. In this area, it appears, that a butte is any small hill.
Peas & grain in the Palouse Region of Washington
As you can you say this is an extremely productive area! Aren't these beautiful shades of green?
Weather protection for road gravel in Washington
I know this travelogue is about the Palouse Prairie but I just have to ask a question. Look closely at this picture. This is a covering over road gravel, yes gravel being staged for highway maintenance. In Idaho and this area of Washington road gravel is staged under protection like this while the equipment is stored outside.
Someone has to explain to me why it is so important to protect road gravel. Thankfully, someone did write to explain that the material under the roof is being protected from moisturee. When the road department has to spread this material out it has to be dry or it would not spread. Moisture would turn the pile into boulders and even a Florida boy understands that would not be good. It all makes sense now.
Peas and grain in the Palouse Region of Washington
There are a total of FIVE travel adventures covering our tour of the Palouse Region of Washington and Idaho. Make sure you check out each of these travel adventures: Palouse Region of Washington # 1 ** Palouse Region of Washington # 2 ** Palouse Region of Washington # 3 Palouse Region of Idaho # 1 ** Palouse Region of Idaho #2
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