We are headed to Hells Canyon, which is on the border of Oregon and Idaho. It is Americas deepest gorge, carved out by the Snake River. I am not sure where the name came from, but the temperature feels like HELL. When we first arrived it was 72 degrees, and the closer we got to the canyon, it soon warmed to 94! I read that the temperature can fluctuate up to 50 degrees. Our plan is to get up early with the sun tomorrow and drive to the canyon overlook.
The drive through southern Washington and north eastern Oregon was not what we expected. Very desert like terrain. As the pictures show, it was brown, dry, sage brush hills for miles. It is what Arizona looks like! When we arrived in the Yakima River valley it became a huge farm producing area. There are massive orchards, corn and vineyards. We drove through alot of US government land that is used for training and the top-secret Manhattan Project from WWII. That is the city of Richland, also called the "Atomic City".
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