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| | ==Regions== | | ==Regions== |
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| − | * [[Adams County]]
| + | The "Tri-Cities Area" consists of [[Kennewick]], [[Richland]], and [[Pasco]], set at the confluence of the Yakima and Columbia river. |
| − | * [[Benton County (Washington)|Benton County]]
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| − | * [[Douglas County (Washington)|Douglas County]]
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| − | * [[Franklin County (Washington)|Franklin County]]
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| − | * [[Grant County (Washington)|Grant County]]
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| − | * [[Klickitat County]]
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| − | * [[Lincoln County (Washington)|Lincoln County]]
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| − | * [[Walla Walla County]]
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| − | * [[Yakima County]]
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| | ==Cities== | | ==Cities== |
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| | + | * [[Othello]], and [[Ritzville]] (capital of Adams County) |
| | + | * the "Tri-Cities Area": [[Kennewick]], [[Richland]], and [[Pasco]] |
| | + | * [[Prosser]] (capital of Benton County), and [[Benton City]], [[West Richland]] |
| | + | * [[Waterville (Washington)|Waterville]] (capital of Douglas County), and [[East Wenatchee]] |
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| | * [[Bridgeport (Washington)|Bridgeport]] | | * [[Bridgeport (Washington)|Bridgeport]] |
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| | * [[Ephrata]] | | * [[Ephrata]] |
| | * [[Goldendale]] | | * [[Goldendale]] |
| − | * [[Pasco]]
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| − | * [[Prosser]]
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| − | * [[Ritzville]]
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| | * [[Walla Walla]] | | * [[Walla Walla]] |
| − | * [[Waterville]]
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| | * [[Yakima]] | | * [[Yakima]] |
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| | ==Other destinations== | | ==Other destinations== |
| − | *[[Walla Walla County#See|Whitman Mission National Historic Site]] - The 1847 Whitman "Massacre" horrified Americans and impacted the lives of the peoples of the Columbia Plateau for decades afterwards | + | *Whitman Mission National Historic Site[http://www.nps.gov/whmi/] - The 1847 Whitman "Massacre" horrified Americans and impacted the lives of the peoples of the Columbia Plateau for decades afterwards. ''See under [[Walla Walla#Get out]].'' |
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| | ==Understand== | | ==Understand== |
| | + | For our purposes, the Columbia River Plateau region consists of Adams, Benton, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Klickitat, Lincoln, Walla Walla, and Yakima Counties. |
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| | ==Talk== | | ==Talk== |
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| | ==See== | | ==See== |
| | + | * Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge[http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=13583], a 14,000-acre wildlife refuge straddling the Columbia River in Washington and Oregon. Entry points are in [[Irrigon]], Oregon, and off Highway 14 in Washington |
| | + | * US Dept of Energy Hanford Site Test Facility[http://www.hanford.gov/?page=317&parent=0]. One of the major nuclear weapons production sites in the United States Tours happen six times a year and depart from [[Richland]]. |
| | + | * <see name="Crown Point Overlook State Park" alt="" address="" directions="From state route 155 in Grand Coulee, take the turnoff to Bridgeport (state Route 174), drive two miles north, look for a sign 'Crown Point Vista'" phone="" email="" fax="" hours="" price="" url="">The best spot for viewing the Grand Coulee Dam.</see> |
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| | ===Itineraries=== | | ===Itineraries=== |
For our purposes, the Columbia River Plateau region consists of Adams, Benton, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Klickitat, Lincoln, Walla Walla, and Yakima Counties.
