RHH's photos with the keyword: palouse

This panorama was taken in Palouse Falls State Park in eastern Washington. The Palouse is a large wheat growing area in eastern Washington and Oregon. The Palouse River flows through the area and here in the state park the river drops 200 feet (61 m) into a large bowl in the basalt formations before heading to its confluence with the Snake River.

Steptoe Butte is a quartzite island jutting out of the silty loess of the Palouse hills in Whitman County, Washington, in the northwest United States.The 3,612-foot (1,101 m) butte is preserved as Steptoe Butte State Park, a publicly owned 150-acre (61 ha) recreation area located 12 miles (19 km) north of Colfax (Wikipedia).

I do not often take panoramas nor do I often use my phone for photos but it easier to do panoramas on my phone than with my DSLR, so here's a phone panorama from the top of Stepttoe Butte in Eastern Washington. The quartzite butte is 3,612 feet (1,101 m) high and stands above the surrounding country like beacon. The views from the Palouse are over the surrounding hills of the Palouse an area of rolling hills that is largely given to wheat farming. The butte is about an hour south of Spokane.

This is a view from Steptoe Butte in eastern Washington. Steptoe is a 3,612-foot (1,101 m) quartzite outcrop in the Palouse area and about an hour south of Spokane.

This is a vew from Stepoe Butte, a 3,612-foot (1,101 m) quartzite outcrop in the farmlands of southeastern Washington, the area known as the Palouse.

The last photo from Palouse Falls State Park, this taken on the same day as the previous photo.

This was taken a year ago at Palouse Falls State Park. We had hiked to the Upper Falls and were on our way back following the edge of the cliffs above the falls. The Lower Falls are directly in front of me and much of the mist is coming from the falls. This was, of course, taken by my wife.

Here's one more shot of Palouse Falls taken on a recent trip there with family members. We had hoped there would be more ice around the falls, but at least there was some.

I recently posted some older pictures from Palouse Falls State Park. We were there again a few weeks ago with our daughter, son-in-law and family. It was very muddy and the children were filthy by the time we headed home, but we were able to get some photos, though I was disappointed by the lack of ice at the falls. Palouse Falls State Park is in the southeastern part of Washington State and the falls are the official falls of the state. The falls are on the Palouse River not far from its confluence with the Snake River.

Taken last February from one of the viewpoints on the cliffs across from the falls, the volume of water was high due to snow melt. These are the lower falls of the Palouse River, approximately 198 feet high (60 meters), part of Palouse Falls State Park.

The Palouse is an area of gently rolling hills of fertile farmland in southeastern Washington. In the middle of the area lies Palouse Falls State Park encompassing the rugged canyon through which the Palouse River runs and the gigantic hole into which Palouse Falls drops. We were there in February, one of our last excursions before a summer filled with medical problems. This was taken early in the day looking south from the area above the falls (see PIP).

This is the Palouse River above Palouse Falls where it makes a sharp ninety degree bend around a granite monolith known as the Mohawk. The photo was taken on a recent visit when the river was running very high. I am posting this photo because both access to my photos and internet time are limited by my being in hospital for what appears to be appendicitis.

This is Palouse Falls, designated the official waterfall of Washington State, whatever that means. The falls are the main feature of Palouse Falls State Park and are found on the Palouse River in the area of southeastern Washington known as the Palouse. The falls drop 198 feet (60 meters) in an even deeper canyon. We were there on February 17 after navigating a very muddy and slippery road into the park and not only saw the falls but hiked the cliffs above the falls and the upper canyon where another set of falls (more cascades than falls) are found. The main falls had more water coming over them than we have ever seen and the water was a very dirty brown, as is evident in the photo.

This is what a winter drive through the northern part of the Palouse is like - not very exciting and not much to see.

As one travels north through the Palouse, an area of rolling hills and wheat farms, the land levels out into vast plains where the farms are isolated and miles apart. This photo was taken in that area.

This old truck was photographed along the road in the area known as the Palouse, an area of wheat farms and rolling hills. We would have liked to have gotten closer but the area was marked "No Trespassing."

Another shot from the Palouse taken while driving back north after finding Palouse Falls State Park closed.