Essay. In autumn 2023, as I leaned over my handlebars during a bicycle tour in Eastern Washington, and crested yet another hill in the Palouse, the road led like a black ribbon off into the horizon.

Palouse Falls may be a teeny, tiny state park, but in our opinion, it is still worth heading off the beaten path. Located in ...

Stop and see: Nearby Palouse Falls State Park (Palouse Falls Road, LaCrosse, Washington; ... to witness the autumn foliage of the groves’ rare trees. Indulge: Tapped (210 S Main St.; 208.596.4422; ...

Palouse Falls plunges nearly 200 feet, and thousands of years back in time. ... and a torrent of water equal to 35,000 Niagara Falls flooded much of what is now Washington state in mere hours.