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f Walla Walla Valley Wine Tour

Although grape-growing in the Walla Walla Valley
dates back to the mid-1800s, it wasn’t until 1977
that the valley’s first winery was established.
Seven years later, the region was recognized
as an American Viticultural Area. Today, the
Walla Walla area boasts more than 100 2 L’Ecole No 41
wineries. Lying at the same latitude as The cellars at this winery are
the great wine-producing regions located in a 1915 schoolhouse,
of France, the valley enjoys long, colorfully depicted on the
wine bottle labels.
sunny days and cool evenings,
which together with ideal soil LOWER DRY CREEK ROAD
conditions create the perfect
environment for growing grapes.
The region has won national
and international recognition Yakima Walla Walla River
for its wines and is especially
known for its reds – in
particular, cabernet 1 Woodward Canyon
This winery is known for
sauvignon, merlot, its award-winning merlots,
and syrah. cabernets, and chardonnays.

g Goldendale Mount Hood and the Klickitat The Maryhill Museum of Art
Observatory Valley; by night, the sky can be houses the throne and gold
observed well away from city
coronation gown of his friend
State Park lights. Programs on tele scopes Queen Marie of Romania, 87
and sky-watching are offered. sculptures and drawings by
1602 Observatory Dr, Goldendale.
Road map 1 B3. Tel (509) 773-3141. Auguste Rodin, an impressive
Observatory: Open Apr–Sep: collection of Native American art,
1–11:30pm Wed–Sun; Oct–Mar: h Maryhill and many other treasures. The
1–9:30pm Fri–Sun. & by donation. Road map 1 B3. beautifully landscaped grounds
Discover Pass required (see p317). include a lovely picnic area.
7 partial. 8 Library. A remote sagebrush bluff At the original Maryhill
∑ parks.wa.gov overlooking the Columbia River town site, 2.5 miles (4 km)
is where entrepreneur Sam east of the museum, is a replica
Perched atop a 2,100-ft (640-m) Hill chose to build his palatial Stonehenge built by Hill to
hill, the Goldendale Observatory, residence. In 1907, he purchased honor locals killed in World War I.
with its 20-ft- (6-m-) diameter 7,000 acres, with the vision of
dome, has more than a dozen creating a utopian colony for E Maryhill Museum of Art
telescopes with which to Quaker farmers. He called the 35 Maryhill Museum Dr, Goldendale.
observe the countryside and community Maryhill, in honor Tel (509) 773-3733. Open mid-Mar–
night sky. The highlight is a of his daughter, Mary. Utopia mid-Nov: 10am–5pm daily. & 7 -
24.5-inch (62-cm) reflecting never materialized, however. = ∑ maryhillmuseum.org
Cassegrain, one of the largest No one wanted to live in such
telescopes in the US available a desolate place, and Hill was j Mount St. Helens
for public viewing. By day, persuaded to turn his unfin- National Volcanic
visitors enjoy great views of ished mansion into a museum.
Monument
Road map 1 A3. Tel (360) 449-7800.
& 0 = ∑ fs.usda.gov/
mountsthelens
On the morning of May 18,
1980, Mount St. Helens literally
exploded. Triggered by a
powerful earthquake, the
conical peak erupted, spewing
Maryhill Museum of Art, overlooking the Columbia River Gorge a cubic mile (4.17 cubic km) of
For hotels and restaurants see pp288–90 and pp300–2

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