Palouse Fall - Palouse and Blue Mountains

"The iconic Palouse Falls that has been deemed the official waterfall of Washington State is not to be missed. At the end of the last ice age, repeated glacial floods, known as the Missoula Floods, swept across eastern Washington carving out the unique scablands landscape we see today. Among the coulees, potholes, buttes, and plateaus, Palouse Falls remains as one of the magnificent and lasting remnants of these glacial floods. It is the only major waterfall left along thousands of years old glacial flood path." [4Feet]: Eastern Washington is known for miles of farmland. The major geographic elevation is uncommon; even mountains stay low-profile. Palouse Falls is one and the only waterfall found in the Palouse region. As a resident living in Palouse for over a decade, I like to say that Palouse Falls is the "watermark" for eastern Washington. Today was a cold and cloudy day. The temperature remained below the freezing point around 25*F. Though there was no snow, the frost turned miles of fields into a winter wonderland. The abrupt drop-off alongside the waterfall was covered by frozen ice. The moist air was so freezing cold that we were not able to stay outside too long after a small hike along the edge of the plateau. 12/6/20