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• Henry David Thoreau.

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I first visited the gorgeous Palouse Falls State Park in the summer of 2014 on what became some sort of a tradition in our family since then, our annual summer road trip. We were young and ambitious, so we planned a trip that traveled north on the pacific coast highway until Portland, Oregon, cut across at the Columbia River Gorge and drove north to Palouse the drove south home via the towns of Bend, Klamath Falls, Reno, and Bishop. It took us ten days to complete the loop and was a bit hurried, but we fell in love with the landscape of the American West.

We were about halfway through our journey when we reached the beautiful Palouse State Park. The landscape of these areas, at least during summer, resembles the deserts of eastern Oregon and California. It had me wonder about the possible size of the falls, and I questioned my decision to drive this far to see a waterfall when there were plenty at the Columbia River Gorge and the Cascade Mountains. When I laid eyes upon the falls, even in the middle of summer when the water level is at its lowest, I was a believer. Palouse Falls is massive, and I later learned that it’s the state waterfall of the state of Washington. I can see why.

I was a relative newbie at photography then, and Palouse was the first place where I struggled with white balance. The place was so yellow that it messed with the camera’s auto white balance. Thankfully I had already started the habit of taking my images in raw, so I could adjust the white balance later on. I recently learned a new way to get a correct WB setting, and this image resulted from implementing the process. I think this was the closest I have gotten to recreating what I saw that day at Palouse Falls.

• Rainer Maria Rilke.

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Next day after shooting at Lost Lake we left for Palouse Falls State Park which was located in the state of Washington. This location has been on my mind for a long time and my wife didn’t have any idea where we were going, all I told her was that we were going to camp at the location. I was a little worried that we might be late to get a camp location but we were the only people at the park so I pretty much had the park all to myself. We left early and reached the location by noon and set up camp and the basically explored the nearby short hikes.

This a classic vista point of the falls and I took this shot during sunset with the golden light lighting up the massive cliffs of the canyon. This is one massive fall and just the sound it makes is amazing. If you have a chance, make time to visit this awesome waterfall and state park.

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• Mark Twain.

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Here is another shot of Palouse a sunset. I am in love with the way golden our light colors these dusty hills and canyons. They are different from the red s of the southwest and the yellowish tint of the Californian deserts. This golden tinge is unique to Palouse and it’s amazing to watch at both sunset and sunrise. I hope to return to Washington again soon and truly see the evergreen state.

It was truly amazing to camp at this beautiful location and to have the entire state park to ourselves. I wish we could do that every location we visit. Hope everyone enjoys this shot.