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  2. 2014-09-21-Dayton & Columbia County, WA-Patit Creek Campground, Winery Visits and Whitman Soccer2014-09-21-Dayton & Columbia County, WA-Patit Creek Campground, Winery Visits and Whitman Soccer
Early in the morning, Andy, Sam and Tom drove through beautiful countryside and a couple of rural towns to the Patit Creek Campground, where the Louis and Clark expedition camped on an exploration that ultimately led them to the Pacific Ocean. Nowadays, life sized sheet metal renderings produced by a local artist of each expedition participant, including pack animals, decorate the site. In the afternoon we visited a few more wineries before attending The Whitman College versus Linfield College soccer match. Sadly, lightning struck twice--the game was another thriller but Whitman lost again in double overtime. We drowned our sorrows with fine Washington wine and Pabst Blue Ribbon which we used to wash down a wonderful dinner that we cooked "at home" in our VRBO house.

Hills outside of Walla Walla

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LaurieKelley Nov 23, 2014 05:15 PM
Another post card
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Just Another Chance Ranch

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The road to Patit Creek Campground

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Hay bales ready for shipment

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LaurieKelley Nov 23, 2014 05:15 PM
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Freshly mown wheatfields

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Junk yard with a story (see below)

In a futile effort to prevent a state highway from traversing his land, the owner of this property accumulated several junked vehicles and placed them in the way of the original planned path of the roadway. The State simply rerouted the road, but the junk remains on the guy's property.
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An old farm structure in Southen Washington

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A big old red barn

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A camel (!) in western Washington

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A big grain silo

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Columbia County Courthouse, Dayton, WA

Rich in area history, Dayton was first settled in the 1850′s and soon became a thriving community.Between 1880 and 1910, prosperous businessmen and farmers built impressive residential, commercial, and public buildings in the Queen Anne, Italianate, Gothic and Craftsman style.Today, 117 of those buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and form three National Historic Districts.
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Cupola-Columbia County Courthouse

The oldest working courthouse in all of Washington’s 39 counties. When the courthouse was completed in 1887, Washington was still a territory
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The Patit Creek Campsite of Lewis and Clark

Merriwether Lewis and William Clark and the Corps of Discovery met their objective of reaching the Pacific Ocean and on March 23, 1806 began their journey home. On May 1, 1806 the Corps traveled through present-day Waitsburg and passed through the area where the Lewis & Clark Trail State Park is now located. In their journals they commented on the rich soil, timbered waterway and views of the Blue Mountains. On May 2, 1806 passed through what is now downtown Dayton, crossing the Touchet River. In their journals they commented on the “appearance of beaver and otter” and the appearance of “some pine of the long leafed kind” (Ponderosa Pine). Having traveled 19 miles that day, they encamped near Patit Creek.As part of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial, a group of Dayton residents created a full-scale restoration of the campsite using life-size metal silhouette sculptures. Using the journals as reference, all members (human and animal) of the expedition are represented.
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Detail-Life-size sheet metal silhouettes- The Patit Creek Campsite of Lewis and Clark

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