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WASHINGTON- CENTRAL FERRY STATE PARK, WA- 8/03/00

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We crossed the pan-handle of Idaho, so it didn't take long before we found ourselves crossing the border into Spokane, Washington.  The scenery changed from mountains to rolling endless wheat fields.  Now wheat fields have a beauty all their own, but this beauty begins to fade after a few hundred miles.

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 The four year old crocheted through many of the miles of endless wheat until we finally found an oasis in the middle of the wheat.  It was called Central Ferry State Park.  The state park system in Washington is a delight and an excellent place to park for the night. 

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The lush green grass was a delight to romp bare-footed through, and even the birds and animals from the endless wheat fields enjoyed their own romps.

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The park was located on the banks of a dammed up Snake River and we found a few collectible rocks along its edge.
wpe89E.jpg (4415 bytes) wpe89C.jpg (5541 bytes) wpe8AB.jpg (7291 bytes) Where the RV was parked the road was newly paved, so the eight year old broke out his roller blades for a spin around the park.  He quickly found that all of the roads had not been newly paved and were instead rough and unfriendly.  About three miles of roads subdued and put down the eight year old for a long rest. wpe8A3.jpg (5084 bytes) wpe8A4.jpg (4277 bytes)
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A drive into the back country produced some interesting pictures of the lake and bridge near the park.

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Along the road, some very interesting rock formations were encountered.  Hexagonal rocks stuck out of the ground from a long embankment.   Mixed in with the rocks were bluffs of stone that looked like falling water

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wpe8C7.jpg (8314 bytes) wpe8C8.jpg (9515 bytes) At first, I thought the rocks had been placed in the embankment to counter rock slides, but finally concluded that nature had done the placing. Our Interactive Internet would welcome comments on these unusual formations.

 

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