Palouse Falls

We found this little gem in southern WA in the most unexpected of places. After driving through what I'd call high desert/prairie for a couple of hours and following the heavily dammed Snake River for a bit, we came to this state park northwest of Walla Walla. (That city was at the height of its spring beauty on April 23rd - every flowering tree was in bloom.) The road descends into the park and after arriving at the parking lot there is this amazing waterfall. Visitors are well above a deeply cut gorge - I couldn't really figure out what river this is on from our road atlas, but it's an impressive waterfall when one considers the location. A really surprising and refreshing change in the area was where visitors could walk - sheer drop offs everywhere and not a warning sign in sight (except about the rattlers)!