Fort Walla Walla, Nez Perce National Historical Park and Update on Colored Pencil Artwork

Last week we traveled to central Idaho and got to see some great stops along the way. 

Our first stop was at the Fort Walla Walla Museum in Walla Walla, Washington. If you have kids or if you are a history buff, this is a must-stop. The old 19th-century military fort is located in a large park where there is a museum, gift store, and a tribute to WWI and WWII vets. Every year they have the Lewis and Clark Living History Weekend with demonstrations, storytelling, and reenactments.

 Fort Walla Walla Museum

       

Pink Yarrow and Torch Lily along the out buildings

Nez Perce National Historical Park Visitor Center

Image by National Park Service

The Nez Perce National Historical Park Visitor Center is located 3 miles north of Lapwai, ID, on U.S. Highway 95. It is open from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. The center has Native American Exhibits of the Nez Perce featuring beadwork, saddles, attire, baskets, weaving, canoes, and the history and traditions of the Nez Perce. There is also a Nez Perce Photo Exhibit featuring 64 photos of chiefs, tribesmen, tribeswomen, and encampments. On the grounds is a garden area of the plants and vegetations used by the Nez Perce for medicinal and other purposes.

Blanket Flower and Sticky Geranium

Wyeth Buckwheat and Western Yarrow

Columbia River and Mt. Adams

Some shots on the way home of the Columbia River north of Yakima, Washington and just south outside of the Yakima Indian Reservation looking towards Mt. Adams near Goldendale, Washington.

Newest Colored Pencil Work In Progress

Moving along on this colored pencil piece of mountain goat. Using Prisma Colored Pencils, Irojiten Colored Pencils and Copic Colorless Blender Marker.  I have to have this commission piece done by the end of July. So I will be working a great deal on it this coming week.

Keep on Creating!

Have a blessed week!

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Columbia Loop and Cape Disappointment

Columbia River on the Washington Side

Yesterday, we took off early to tour and possibly catch in on some hikes on the east part of the Columbia Loop that is part of the Willamette Valley birding trail. So we headed towards the St. Helens and Scappoose areas.We arrived first at the Zellerbach Trail and then the Marine Park Trail. Both trails were not what we were expecting so we headed on towards the Columbia Botanical Gardens. None to say,  it was not what we were anticipating for a trail either and were quite disappointed. The Gardens is located in town and was overgrown. It looked like we would need a machete to work our way through the trail. So onward we went up hwy 30 towards hwy 433 and across to the Washington side, as neither of us had venture around this area. We were not disappointed. Gorgeous drive along Hwy 4 following the Columbia River.
On the Washington side of the Columbia River we discovered there was wildlife refuges, and estuaries. The Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer and the Columbian White-Tailed Deer National Wildlife Refuge just to name a couple. We slowly worked our way to llwaco Washington to tour around Cape Disappointment. A must see if you never have seen the light houses there and a great opportunity to learn about some WWII history as well.

*Some of these photos will be available for stock and/or available as prints for purchase at my DA and Zazzle Stores.

Columbia River	Columbia River
Boat on Columbia River	Julia Butler Hansen Refuge
Gray's River Covered Bridge	Gray's River Covered Bridge
Gray's River Covered Bridge	Gray's River Covered Bridge Construction
North Head Lighthouse	Near North Head Lighthouse
Daisy	Margined White Butterfly
Water Tower	WWII Lookout Station
Cape Disappointment Lighthouse	Pillar Rock

Keep on Creating!

Have a blessed week!

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