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High and dry on Frenchman Coulee
Tucked in the rain shadow of the Cascade Mountains, Frenchman Coulee is a dramatic part of Washington, shaped by lava flows, carved by the Columbia River and gouged by cyclic floods from an ice-age lake in Montana.
The coulee's basalt cliffs and basins -- just off Interstate 90 about two hours east of Seattle -- have become one of the Northwest's most popular climbing spots. They also offer Seattle-area residents a drier place to hike, fish and watch birds.
Ellensburg
Hilda Anderson finds that there are other reasons to visit this Central Washington town besides taking in the rodeo.
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Idaho
A unique sense of beauty is needed to appreciate the black, jagged landscape of Craters of the Moon National Monument.
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Also this week:
No camping on part of Elwha River Trail due to hungry bears
Hood Canal boat launch closed for much of summer
Green Mountain lookout to get facelift
Winter snowpack gradually pulling back
Tourism in Montenegro another victim of Kosovo
Weekly fishing report: Shad top slough of fish favorites
