Day before yesterday we decided to take a drive out east. Even though we only drove a couple hours, you would have thought we'd landed in another state or even country! The landscape changed so drastically and so quickly as we left the columbia gorge. We were headed for washington wine country with wanderlust and tasting in mind. There are so many wineries but luckily deciding wasn't too laborious since only a few are open year round. I snapped photos the whole way there, mostly of huge rock formations and giant treeless hills. We happened upon a few surprises along the way.. a heard of buffalo, a wind farm with enormous white wind mills, and Stonehenge. Yes I said Stonehenge. Apparently someone decided to build a scale representation of that famous UK phenomena in the middle of nowhere surrounded by cow pastures and turn it into a ww1 memorial. Go figure. There is a web page about it if it interests you:
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/wa-stonehenge.html
The day could not have been more beautiful. It was sunny yet cool in the kind of way that makes it a crime to drive without the windows rolled down. We drove up the oregon side of the river, crossed a bridge and headed to a little town called Goldendale where not much was happening except gasoline and dairy queen. We wandered about, taking more photos then headed to the winery of our choice (Cascade Falls) which was good despite the fact that they only made reds and we are Riesling fans.. no harm in trying to widen the palette though. As the sun started heading down we drove back home on the washington side of the river and saw views almost completely different than the drive out which was a pleasant surprise ending to a marvelous day.
It was one of the best days we've had out here in its own way. Lot of photos to check out:
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