Thought I’d toss up a few photos of the Columbia Gorge for perusal and enjoyment. This past week, we drove down to Maryhill and explored that section of the Columbia – but it was Thursday last, when most of the following photos were taken, that thunderheads chased us east, providing some dramatic photo ops.
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The West. Powerlines and barbed wire.During inclement weather, the play of shadows and highlights in the GorgeHeading up Interstate 97, just above the river. Wind turbines and farms co-exist.Flowers in the box canyons of Horse Thief Butte.More from Horse Thief Butte, flowers and hieroglyphsShades of ‘Maverick’ on the Columbia – click to zoom in on this paddlewheeler.Big sky above the riverThe railroad bridge near Wishram threatened by looming dark cloudsThe Four Mountain viewpoint, where Paul’s dad, the Very Reverend Theodore Dorpat would stop the car on family trips. Just a couple miles south of GoldendaleA trail above the river leads into the lush hills – by summer the green will turn to goldRainbow seen from I-90 just west of Ellensburg, Thursday evening
Reblogged this on Janet’s thread.