Washington Pass Through

When I think of Washington State, I think of the western coast with lush forests and lots of rain. Who knew that eastern Washington is more of a windy plain with rounded hills covered in sage and grasses? We’ve decided to make our way to the Oregon coast, so Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park, in the Wanapum Recreation Area, has been our choice for a stopover as we continue pushing west. We only have a short time, in the area, but got a beautiful campsite with a view of the Columbia River. We hiked this morning, in the Ginkgo Petrified Forest, which was intriguing because there were no trees on the horizon. The Forest is under the desert scape in petrified form. The trees and logs are protected by grates in the places where they made their way to the surface over a million years ago. Another fact I didn’t know; Petrified wood is Washington’s official state gem!