Frenchman Coulee

Watch out for rattlesnakes!

Fabulous views of the Columbia River and volcanic terrain that make up Eastern Washington. In exception to other reviews, there were no climbers and only a few hikers. Most importantly, there are ...

Keep driving until the end

Wowza. We drove here at sunset on a whim to see the basalt columns. Those were cool but super crowded, so we kept driving. I'm glad we did. If you go to the end, you'll be able to make it all the way ...

Camp on a "Canyon" edge

Just off I90 in Eastern WA at Vantage. This is primarily a rock climbers base camp, but also serves well for a great overnight stop where you can camp right on the edge of the canyon, get in some nice...

Breath taking

Beautiful scenery of the basalt rocks. Fun to watch the rock climbers climbing the basalt towers!! Follow the toad down to the Columbia river where there are walking trails and a boat launch.

"Feathers"

These basalt pillars look like feathers and have climbers over them. This formation isn't far from the Columbia River after you have turned onto Vantage Rd. Vantage Rd has views of interesting basalt ...