We traveled to Central Washington State in the spring to hike a series of trails in “Washington Desert Lands.” One of the places we camped was at Potholes Reservoir, close to a number of areas protected as wildlife refuges. The Columbia Wildlife Refuges cover 30 000 acres, with rugged cliffs, lakes, marshlands, and sagebrush grasslands. The whole area is dry, but the Columbia River dams, … Continue reading →
On a spring hiking trip into Central Washington, we hiked a dozen routes in “Washington desert lands.” We camped on Wapunum Lake (one of the many lakes/reservoirs on the Columbia River). We hiked two routes nearby – Gingko Petrified Forest State Park and Whiskey Dick Wildlife Area. Both areas are open hills with no trees. We saw cactus and lizards, and plants … Continue reading →
In a past spring we traveled to Central Washington to hike the desert lands over a two week period. We did a circle route, camping at State Parks and doing a new hike each day. We went through Grand Coulee then stayed at Steamboat Rock and in the next two days, we did two hikes venturing out from this lovely campground. We drove to … Continue reading →
We traveled into the Washington State Desert Lands in spring to do early-season hikes for two weeks. We drove through Osoyoos then south across the border through Omak and series of small towns following highways and secondary roads. We camped at State Parks, then drove to trailheads for a good hike each day. On one of those days we camped at Dry Falls and … Continue reading →
We traveled to Central Washington State to hike the “desert lands” areas in spring. We camped at State Parks and hiked a different trail each day. We started with the Steamboat Rock hike, then did a loop route of hikes – Northrup Canyon, Lenore Caves, Umatilla Rock, Park Lake Canyon, Deep Lake, Gingko Petrified Forest, Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, the John Wayne Trail, Whiskey … Continue reading →
We traveled to Central Washington in a spring trip to hike routes and trails in the dry eroded hills on the east side of the Coast Ranges. We drove a loop route and camped in State Parks along the route – Osoyoos > Highway 97 South > Highway 17 East > Grand Coulee > Steamboat Rock State Park. We camped at Banks Lake and hiked … Continue reading →
