9/7/2023 0 Comments Palouse falls![]() ![]() The canyon curves to the south just downstream from the falls. The canyon below the falls is scenic on its own accord and would be worth a visit even without the falls. But there is plenty of green in the canyon below the falls, making a wonderful contrast with the black basalt and brown hills (or in spring, brown and green hills). ![]() Unlike the verdant hills of the Palouse further east of the falls, the falls are in desert. The Palouse River falls about 185 feet over the edge of a canyon of basalt. Palouse Falls State Park has 11 tent camping spots (no trailer hookups trailers and RVs are sometimes allowed to park overnight in the parking lot during non-peak periods) that are within 100 meters of prime viewpoints for photography. Perhaps the best way to visit, at least for prime photography times, is to camp there. to drive to Palouse Falls for sunrise when you could sleep an hour later and still get sunrise shots at Steptoe Butte?īut Palouse Falls is worth a visit. ![]() If you are staying in Colfax, do you really want to get up at 3:30 a.m. It is an hour and 45 minute drive from the falls to Steptoe Butte, and just a bit less to the town of Colfax, where many photographers stay during their trips to the region. Palouse Falls perhaps gets a bit less traffic than Steptoe Butte and the rest of the Palouse because it is a bit out-of-the-way, more of an outlier to the Palouse region than being in it. But one of the highlights of the region I missed until earlier this week – Palouse Falls. I have shot in the Palouse several times, and blogged about it several years ago (see here and here). Steptoe Butte is a must-visit destination for many travel and nature photographers. The Palouse region of Washington State is famous for its verdant spring hills and red barns. ![]()
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