“What the Confluence Project [intends] is to reveal the deeper history of the place. Go out and read each Story Circle. Each one frames and tells you a little bit more about this place in…
On April 27, 1806, Lewis and Clark reunited with Wallulapum Chief Yelleppit, whom they first met on October 19, 1805, during their voyage down the Columbia. Yelleppit invited them to spend several days at his…
Hood Park sits on Lake Wallula in eastern Washington. The lake was formed by the McNary Lock and Dam on the Mid-Columbia River. Visitors can enjoy camping, fishing, boating, hiking, picnicking, and swimming. Hood Park…
After spending an invigorating afternoon kayaking along the river or exploring the nearby REACH Museum and Interpretive Center, unwind with a drink or two at the friendly Beautiful Downtown Burbank Tavern. Located in the small…
Beautifully situated on the water of southwest Montana, one may stumble upon the Snake River Confluence, the intersection between the Snake and Columbia Rivers. The Snake River Confluence is a High Potential Historic Site on the Lewis and…
The Clearwater Basin of North Central Idaho provides excellent habitat for wild salmon and steelhead. The Wild Clearwater Country is the northern half of the Big Wild, which contains the largest remaining roadless, and undeveloped stretch…
Designated as Washington State’s official waterfall in 2014, thanks to a petition made by local elementary school students, Palouse Falls is a 200 ft waterfall that drops into a churning bowl, before flowing along a…
The Lewis and Clark Trail State Park is a pocket of lush vegetation in the center of the golden plains of southeast Washington, almost mimicking a desert Oasis. This sentiment was echoed by Lewis and…
McNary Wildlife Nature Area was established in 1956 along a 15,000 acre stretch of the Columbia River. With sloughs, ponds, streams and islands, it has one of the most dense concentrations of wetland bird species in…
At 300 feet tall, Dayton’s Jolly Green Giant is one of the largest roadside attractions in Washington. Employees of the Green Giant vegetable company planted the original Giant in the 1970s using colored grass. In 1993,…
