Last week Mary Ann and I took our dogs, Frida and Luna to an agility trial about 150 miles south of here. We traveled through the lower Grand Coulee and stopped for a short hike in the basalt country. It’s an area near where I used to live and hike on a regular basis and I miss the dramatic rocks and canyons. This area was formed out of molten lava that flowed from ground fissures. Later it was scoured by numerous ice age floods that sculpted the dramatic coulees and rock formations. Now there are many lakes and other water features – many made by humans with dams and irrigation canals. Still it retains a rugged beauty that I always enjoy. As for the agility trial – we had one good day out of three.
Stairs leading to the caves above Lake Lenore. These caves were once used by Native Americans.
A ship-shaped rock formation
MA looks over another large coulee full of little coulees
Many colorful lichens
This ancient sagebrush grew right out of the rock
A passageway
Lake Lenore
MA scouted this crack to see if we could get higher
Too tight, even for her
Big skies over Lake Lenore
Reflections on Lake Lenore
My Everyday Photos 