Kennewick, Washington Elks Lodge 9/29 - 9/30 2020 Travel Tour

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                                                            Tim and Linda Bunyan

We are in Kennewick, Washington for an overnight at the Elks Lodge on our way for a stay in the Mount Rainier National Park.  We have traveled from Lewiston, Idaho to Kennewick, Washington along Scenic Byway Highway 12 following the Lewis and Clark route. 

Overnight at the Elk Lodge in Kennewick, WA

This beautiful route traverses the winding Snake River to the Columbia River at Pasco.

This perfect scenic byway is laced with cultivation.  Filled with corn and fruit

along this 100 miles from east to west in Washington, the apple state 

                                              (and onions, and wine, and beans, et al!)

Kershaw Companies, SuperFresh Grocers, and DSG Logistics work together in this landscape.

                                   Fruit Storage among these huge acres of agriculture!

           Pallet boxes for transporting.  This 100 miles stretch of highway is filled with the bounty!

                                             Areas receiving life from the Snake River

                                               General Mills is an actor in this scene

The mighty river: Giver of Life!

                             As far as one can see, agriculture lines each side of the highway!

Water delivered from the snake and pumped into channels into large water sprinkling system.

                                                                     Lots of bounties!

Along this scenic highway are small towns maintained with their sense of proud history and identity in their ability to cultivate and grow produce.

Pomeroy, population 1500 is the county seat of the only city in Garfield County.  This history points out this trail existed and was recorded by Lewis and Clark as the Nez Perce trail.

Efforts by the Historic Committee has established a 10-block section of Pomeroy's downtown as placed on the National Historic Register.

Waitsburg, Washington in Walla Wala County, population 1500.  It is unique being the state's only city that still operates under its territorial charter.  First settled in 1859, named for Sylvester M. Wait who established a mill in 1864.

A must stop at this old-fashioned general store, billed with all sorts of goods, replete with

a group of locals gabbing around a table having coffee.  A dog or two greats you at the door. 

 It is home to Dog Rescue.

We stop at Nancy's Dream, a produce stand where several local folks are adding another greenhouse for product sales.  They tell us when their mom passed away, upon her request they built this produce stand.   

 It now takes up an entire 1/2 block.  People come from 20 miles all around this area to shop at Nancy's Dream, produce stand, on the outskirts of Waitsburg, WA.  

We loaded up on Walla Walla onions to share with friends Bruce and Susan Moneymaker as we plan to spend an overnight at their new house purchase in Shelton, WA.

This day traveling from Lewiston, Idaho to Kennewick, WA is scenic, delightful, and an experience this 100 miles of America to witness capable and prosperous in connecting people and products and cultivating food.

We continue to Mount Ranier west of this land made fertile with the Snake River and Columbia River.