Heading east to Palouse WA...

Ron had heard about an area called the Palouse from a motorhome magazine, so we had to check it out.  The town of Palouse is near the Idaho border to the south of Spokane.  It was a quaint town and quite small.  We stayed at a city park which had ten full hook-up spots, pay on the honor system, and we were the only ones there!  The small towns around there are pretty much the same, with the exception of Pullman, the home of Washington State University.

 

Basically, the "Palouse" is rolling hills, mile after mile of farm land created from lava flow thousands of years ago.  (Don't get caught up in my highly scientific explanation, I know there's more to it!)  Anyway, it was once covered in forest and cleared by the people who were granted the land in the 1800's.  They primarily farm wheat, alfalfa and lentils.

 

We took a ride to the Steptoe Butte park and rode to the top to see for miles.  Paul, the only worker at the park that day, waived our entrance fee, and proceeded to give us all the history of the area and the Palouse.  It was a great find!

 

 

Love taking photos of old farm buildings along the way.

this is the typical road view of the Palouse, the wheat in various stages of growth

more rolling hills...

Really cool, old feed barn in the nearby town of Garfield on our way to the Butte

Also in Garfield, old station

Paul, our tour master of the Palouse and Butte, nicest young man

gives an idea of the vastness

Butte exhaustion leads to wine time...and no, both glasses were not mine

packed camp ground

and on to Walla Walla...