wheats going on?

Major stops...
Start - Potholes (near Moses Lk)
Palouse Falls (lunch)
Pomeroy (Ranger Station)
Dayton (2nd lunch)
Camp Wooten (dinner and sleep)

first stop of the morning was Palouse Falls. our first sight - a Yellow-Bellied Marmot. no kidding. we literally were parking the car and saw a strange creature across the chasm climbing about. cute.

the drive was gorgeous - shining sun, green, purple, brown and golden hills abound the Palouse. we were both pretty thrilled about wind energy being harnessed in this region. some folks don't really like giant metal windmills, but i happen to think, in the right place, they can be an awe-inspiring addition to the landscape.

between Dayton and Camp Wooten we found our heritage marked. have you ever stopped at heritage markers? every time i do, i find myself wondering "what the hell is this supposed to be about?" and then i realize these markers are meant for people who drive RVs and speak in rhyme. in any case, this heritage marker, marks a stop made by Lewis and Clark, and has a plaque describing who each character is and what they may have been doing on any given day.

we weren't sure what we'd find at Camp Wooten as we entered the formerly forested area and found it had some time ago been devistated by wild fires. the camp was far enough in that there were living trees and animals... but no Wootens to be found.

next stop... WSU, Pullman, WA.