Category Archives: Washington

Weekly Photo Challenge: Twist

Right below City Hall Plaza at the upper levels of Huntington Park in downtown Spokane, Washington, lies a set of old gears and some twisted cable just perfect for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Twist.  The display is for all … Continue reading

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A Word a Week Photo Challenge: Sign

This week’s A Word a Week Photo Challenge: Sign from the blog A Word in Your Ear reminded me of a trip through The Palouse in Washington state. I was driving alone — encountering almost no one on the roads running … Continue reading

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A Word a Week Photo Challenge: Undulate

  Make it to the top of Steptoe Butte in Whitman County, Washington, and you’ll be rewarded with fields of grains forming undulating patterns — waving and rippling and laying out curvy lines for miles into the distance. This week’s … Continue reading

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The Palouse: Amber Waves of Grain

Although I’ve traveled to many states and most recently worked in the state of Idaho, I was unfamiliar with an agricultural area known as The Palouse.  But when a colleague told me of a route that would take me through … Continue reading

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Hashtag the #hashbrowns at Frank’s Diner, Spokane.

Just about any good diner serves a bountiful breakfast, but mostly the tried-and-true menu items look and taste the same wherever you go:  scrambled eggs are scrambled, pancakes are light and fluffy, and toast comes with butter and jam.  So … Continue reading

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Four fun fall things to do at Green Bluff, right above Spokane!

When I asked one of the educators I work with what I could see traveling from the Spokane airport to where I would be working in Priest River, Idaho, he immediately said, Green Bluff! And he couldn’t have been more “right on”! … Continue reading

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