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PALOUSE "Unique beauty of the West".

This trip, my main purpose is here. Steptoe Butte Steps Early in the morning, you can see the sunrise scene shining on the panorama of wheat in Palouse. The scene is overwhelming and beautiful as the paintings in the myths that are real. You will see the rolling hills of undulating rolling hills.

The Palouse is the most serene and pastoral of the seven wonders of Washington State. It is a region in south eastern Washington characterized by gentle rolling hills covered with wheat fields. The hills were formed over tens of thousands of years from wind blown dust and silt, called "loess", from dry regions to the south west. Seen from the summit of 3,612 foot high Steptoe Butte, they look like giant sand dunes because they were formed in much the same way. In the spring they are lush shades of green when the wheat and barley are young, and in the summer they are dry shades of brown when the crops are ready for harvest. The Palouse hills are not only a landscape unique in the world, but they are beautiful to behold, making them my favorite of the seven wonders of Washington State.
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