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sarbar
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PostSat Mar 27, 2004 8:06 pm 
Dicentra, The_Turtle, Ford, me and the 2 wonder pooches headed over I-90 this morning...in the pouring down rain till we hit Cle Elum-then it was blue skies to the park smile.gif Well....that and the mother of all wind storms as soon as we got out of the truck. The wild flowers are just popping out at Ginkgo-nice color against the starkness. Well worth the 300 mile RT drive, I love the aridness of the area over there-and just being able to see for miles. That and there being no state fee collection box! biggrin.gif

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PostSat Mar 27, 2004 9:11 pm 
Ugh! Going over Snoqualmie was icky both times! It was sleeting real thick-so that gorgeous weather (besides the wind) was well loved! Going hiking again tommorow-hopefully with sun again wink.gif

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PostSat Mar 27, 2004 9:19 pm 
Great photos, Sarbar. I love Gingko and the surrounding hills and canyons. My dad and my uncle both hunted deer there after The War. I get up into the Quilomene WA above Gingko just about every fall. It's just a beautiful, magical sort of place. Good for you. Cliff

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PostSat Mar 27, 2004 11:23 pm 
It was so great to get out!! And not get rained/snowed on! The wind blowing the smelll of sage our way... the wildflowers... great company... lots of laughs and inappropriate stories... Zoe and Scruffy ballance each other out, don't they? I'm stealing that pic of Ford to email to Turtle's dad (Scruffy's owner) Zoe did so well for her first hike ever. smile.gif Did I mention the crazy WIND??????!!!! Fantastic day! smile.gif Here's some more pics: http://community.webshots.com/album/128927750YZfbCB

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sarbar
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PostSun Mar 28, 2004 7:01 am 
Hey, Di, thanks for posting your link! You got way better photos than me!

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PostSun Mar 28, 2004 7:37 am 
Nice. The Eastside sure is tempting. Glad you had decent weather too. Newt

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PostSun Mar 28, 2004 9:37 am 
Yet again I'll share how pleased I am to see more people falling for the beauty of the diverse Eastern Washington "desert" public lands. During the next 3 months these areas are far more interesting and beautiful from a natural history standpoint than needing trees, peaks, or mountain lakes to make it a "good day" out. up.gif Keep up the interest!

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PostMon Mar 29, 2004 2:28 pm 
Can you guys recommend a couple 'starter' trips in E. Washington? I have been having trouble finding a lot of hikes, etc. 'over there' on WTA's website, and invariably, it seems will be better to ask you all anyway on account of season, access, etc.- I have only lived in WA 3 years, and most of where I've been thus far is in the N. Cascades, or on the Olympics, a little time in Okanogan country also. I thought it would be neat to get a recommendation or two from some of you who have spent a good deal of time around there as far as 'really cool places' go, and just good hikes in general! The basic plan is to leave Friday or Saturday AM, and arrive and day hike/ car camp, and then go for another hike the following day. Or alternately, to pack a reasonable distance upon arrival, camp, and then day hike/ return on the next. When I moved to WA, I actually camped in Vantage (right by where Sarbar was hiking last weekend) as the last night of my cross-country drive....Too bad it was the night after Ozzfest, as a result I had no interest in sticking around and visiting the park the following AM after being so heinously sleep-deprived the previous night! Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!! Frank

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PostMon Mar 29, 2004 2:43 pm 
I am all ears also! This has been my first year of exploring the "other" side wink.gif I do know I will be spending more time down on Hwys 14 and 84 on the Columbia Gorge-it is just gorgeous down there!

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PostMon Mar 29, 2004 5:36 pm 
Broken record, here: Frankm3, the easiest overnighter and one with the most bang for your buck is Ancient Lakes near Quincy. Short, less than 2 miles in, flat. Camp at teh Lakes and dayhike beyond the falls where there are more falls, and more. Sit at the top of the coulee walls and look west - you can see forever. Then wander up and over the coulee wall to the South and look down into Dusty Lake. A fantastic drive is Hwy 17 through Soap Lake to Dry Falls interpretive center, then through the Grand Coulee to Steamboat Rock SP. Hike through the notch and up to the top of the Rock and wander along it's rim, a total of about 3 miles. Northrup SP is across from Steamboat Rock SP, another great wander. If you go to Northrup, take a quick jaunt to the north side of the park, into little coulee area where you'll see giant basalt piles that are held together like 3-D puzzles (like the game, Jenga). Take a chunk out, put it back. It's kinda fun and goofy. There's also a gigantic piece of granite there, which has recently spaulded off a chunk as big as a house - you can tell it's recent by the color of the scar. Continue to the Town of Grand Coulee Dam and wander through it's Dam museum for more natural history of the area and the dam itself. I'm headed out to the Channeled Scablands near Davenport after a backpacking trip near Republic in a few weeks. I'm in search of the giant ripples left by the floods in the Lind Coulee, as well as dyke rings (sorta burst magma blisters) up near Mansfield. I have a book called Fire, Faults and Floods, by Marge & Ted Mueller (Univ. of ID Press) that details many features that give the tale of the Bretz Floods. Also, a book called Grand Coulee by a guy named Pitzer which contains some good chapters on the area. The book is about the Dam and it's inception and construction, but explains the area in the first few chapters. Last but not least, you may already have a copy of the Roadside Geology of Washington by Alt & Hyndman. That's gives a very basic yet satisfying overview as well, but supplement it with other stuff. Knowing the geologic history of any area enhances the enjoyment tenfold. Reading about it first is like Viagra for the soul.

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PostTue Mar 30, 2004 8:10 am 
Quark wrote:
Continue to the Town of Grand Coulee Dam and wander through it's Dam museum for more natural history of the area and the dam itself.
Quarkie, are you trying to get a dryside neophyte all cornfused? There is no town of Grand Coulee Dam. Ya got yer town of Grand Coulee, yer town of Coulee Dam and yer town of Coulee City. dizzy.gif Now when you're up there, just make sure you don't miss nothin' in Elmer City and Electric City.

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PostTue Mar 30, 2004 8:48 am 
Ha! You're right. I was just testing you though.

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PostTue Mar 30, 2004 4:40 pm 
Let me point out another Quark boo boo... hihi.gif ..there is no Northrup Canyon State Park- it is part of Steamboat Rock State Park, just across the road a bit north of Steamboat's main entrance. $5 daily parking fee or free if you are camping at Steamboat. Another excellent read about the region's great floods and aftermath we are privileged to be so near to view is: Glacial Lake Missoula and its Humongous Floods by David Alt, one of the co-authors of Roadside Geology- Washington. up.gif

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PostTue Mar 30, 2004 7:24 pm 
salish wrote:
I love Gingko and the surrounding hills and canyons. My dad and my uncle both hunted deer there after The War. I get up into the Quilomene WA above Gingko just about every fall. Cliff
I have a cabin near there and have spent a ton of time there when I was litttler and still do. I think I have stomped every square inch of land there, its fascinating country. I have found old mining sites, homesteads, unexcuvated Indian caves, tons of Indian camps, crashed airplanes, and not to mention all the nice knives droped by hunters. smile.gif There is a lot of history in those hills.

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PostTue Mar 30, 2004 8:19 pm 
MooseAndSquirrel wrote:
Let me point out another Quark boo boo... hihi.gif ..there is no Northrup Canyon State Park- it is part of Steamboat Rock State Park, just across the road a bit north of Steamboat's main entrance.
Wow, you too!! You & Kleet are catching all the little tests I set up for ya! I guess I can't get a spotted camel past you two in the middle of the night...

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