Dry Falls, near Coulee Dam, is truly off the beaten track, about 200 miles from Seattle and 100 miles from Twisp. It was once the largest waterfall known to have existed on earth, created during the collapse of an ice dam holding back "Glacier Lake Missoula."
The lake had about the same volume of water as Lake Ontario. The massive Missoula Flood ripped through the Idaho panhandle, eastern Washington and into Oregon, putting the area of Portland under 400 feet of water.
This area of the state is geologist heaven on earth. We haven't been to Dry Falls State Park, but years ago spent the night in Coulee City, where we watched the nightly laser show projected on the face of Coulee Dam.
It was stuff right out of the 1930’s Bureau of Land Reclamation handbook, all about taming the mighty, destructive Columbia River and putting it to civilized purposes like farming and electric power. Once considered wonders of the world, ecology has changed attitudes about those massive dam projects.
Just another quiet weekend at home in Seattle for us. Chains required on Snoqualmie Pass this morning, and it's down to zero in Twisp this week-- not great weather for unloading a car, plus Amanda and Tom are away on Friday and Saturday.
How about this beauty? John bought the bulb at Home Depot after Christmas, and it liked the kitchen greenhouse window. Hard to imagine a more spectacular winter blooming flower than amaryllis.
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