Posted by Rod Barbee on August 25, 2018 at 3:24 PM
Typically, when you think of the Palouse, you think of fields of rolling green hills, fields of yellow canola, and freshly plowed earth. You think of graphic landscapes full of curves and lines, you don't think of fall color. But it's supposedly there. A bit anyway. And the lines and the curves are still there. And so is the wheat, albeit probably not in its most green state. And there are still the old barns and abandoned houses, only in the autumn they're surrounded by wheat stalks, adding even more to the character and the feel of age these buildings can evoke.
Over the past 20 years or so, I've usually visited the Palouse in the late spring/early summer when the fields are lush and waiting for the harvest. In October, harvest is long past and the fields lie in wait for winter, followed by the return of spring. I've not spent much time there in the fall. Yet.
What’s an exploratory tour? Well, we’ll be exploring places I’m familiar with to see what they look like in the fall. Where can we find fall color? How are the views from Steptoe Butte different from the spring and summer? The color palette will be different than the summer, which will give us new photographs of familiar places and a whole new way of interpreting the Palouse.
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0 repliesTypically, when you think of the Palouse, you think of fields of rolling green hills, fields of yellow canola, and freshly plowed earth. You think of graphic landscapes full of curves and lines, you don't think of fall color. But it's supposedly there. A bit anyway. And the lines and the curves are still there. And so is the wheat, albeit probably not in its most green state. And there are still the old barns and abandoned houses, only in the autumn they're surrounded by wheat stalks, adding even more to the character and the feel of age these buildings can evoke.
Over the past 20 years or so, I've usually visited the Palouse in the late spring/early summer when the fields are lush and waiting for the harvest. In October, harvest is long past and the fields lie in wait for winter, followed by the return of spring. I've not spent much time there in the fall. Yet.
What’s an exploratory tour? Well, we’ll be exploring places I’m familiar with to see what they look like in the fall. Where can we find fall color? How are the views from Steptoe Butte different from the spring and summer? The color palette will be different than the summer, which will give us new photographs of familiar places and a whole new way of interpreting the Palouse.
Interested in joining us? Then check out my Palouse autumn page.