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josh_loaf OP t1_jc3cid7 wrote
It really is. I have a video of me screaming into the wind at this spot. The gorge is gorge-ous.
Lokehualiilii t1_jc2eeoh wrote
🎶Roll on, Columbia, roll on
lurker-1969 t1_jc310um wrote
The Canadian Northwest to the ocean so blue roll on Columbia roll on. 3rd grade 1963
poppinwheelies t1_jc4u0h1 wrote
Strange family tradition is to belt that song out at the top of your lungs every time you drive across it 😆
lurker-1969 t1_jc30kit wrote
Mail plane pilots used to fly open cockpit Biplanes up the river in the dark in bad weather at 200 feet above the river being guided by nothing more than burning oil drums acting as beacons.
KyleWhy04 t1_jc5nlev wrote
I’d like to know more about this…
lurker-1969 t1_jc5oor4 wrote
I'm a pilot and my thing is Vintage aircraft. My flying partner is the antique guy and introduced me to Addison Pemberton in Spokane. He has restored a 1928 Boeing 40C mail plane that they recovered in Oregon. Look him up. I am sure there is plenty of documented history. Look up National Postal Museum. Pemberton and Sons Aviation. As a person he is first rate.
werd_matrix t1_jc275f3 wrote
🎶Wild Horses….🎶
lurker-1969 t1_jc30qsb wrote
We were joined by a couple of rattlesnakes while hiking up to the horses one day.
bronxnygirl2002 t1_jc4e279 wrote
I literally just drove past this about 2 hours ago.
gomezwhitney0723 t1_jc3w6z1 wrote
I stop every time I drive from Spokane to Seattle. It’s beautiful.
nordicalien94 t1_jc3vyse wrote
Some areas look like Norwegian fjords. I love this state.
Rock-it1 t1_jc3y474 wrote
When I think of "The West," I tend to think more of vistas like this.
Netopalas t1_jc416i9 wrote
Next time, hike up to the horses. You won't regret it.
Zhenja92 t1_jc3xg49 wrote
For anyone who is looking for it, it is on I-90 just NE of the Columbia River bridge at Vantage. It is closed for the season: https://maps.northwestportal.com/outdoors/#11.26/46.964149/-119.985398?search=true&f=namelc&q=wildhorse%20monument
sankalp89 t1_jc3lw23 wrote
What’s this spot?
josh_loaf OP t1_jc3ml65 wrote
It’s called the Scenic Overlook, should be a pulloff as you’re getting to the bridge headed Westbound I-90 or coming back from that general farmland area. It’s got some cool history on a metal placard and a nice walkway to stretch those road tripping legs. I’d stop there a lot on my Summer trips back from boating on Moses Lake as a kid.
fatmanchoo t1_jc4fn54 wrote
Where is this? I feel like it's along I-90 before hitting Moses Lake, but I may be wrong.
Consistent_Holiday30 t1_jc4vo2t wrote
It's the Vantage overlook. It's a pull off on I-90 just before you start heading downhill towards Vantage. It's only accessible from the west bound lanes. If you enlarge the picture, you can see the Vantage bridge in the distance.
Independent-Rain-867 t1_jc5tooh wrote
Roll on, Columbia....
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muppethero80 t1_jc2bv7w wrote
I love that place. The wind is exhilarating. I’m a big guy and I was being pushed by it. I loved that feeling