Bad weather pursuing me, I chose the option of heading south in search of better weather…
 
 
1. It’s really larger than VLV !
 

 
 
For the record, the gross weight of the monster reached 844’600 pounds!!! Two-stroke engine of 12 cylinders, each 645 cubic inches, and 2,500 horses to move the monster, the numbers are just unimaginable. Each tire weighs 6 tons alone – there are 10 of those! – with a diameter of 11 feet 4 inches, definitely higher than VLV!
 
 
2. These trucks work in the huge open pit copper mine in Logan Lake.
 

 
 
3. The processed ore is transported by train to Vancouver harbour.
 

 
 
4. Olong the road, an abandoned church in Pokhaist.
 

 
 
5. In Spences Bridge, there is also this workshop for sale, … 😉
 

 
 
6. … and also, on the other side of the river, this outdoor theater of the Indian reservation that I found quite aesthetic.
 

 
 
7. Another church…
 

 
 
That’s it for Canada who reserved me a lot of moisture in this season. I then recrossed in the US with a little story. At the border, I got an agriculture service check and as I had forgotten three logs of firewood in the back box of VLV, the inspector sent me crossing the Canadian Customs again by foot with the three logs that I had to let on the Canadian Parking (import of untreated wood is prohibited). In short, it made me smile… 🙂
 
The weather was not better on the coast of Washington, so I went through Seattle without stopping and headed to the East to find better weather behind the mountains.
 
 
8. By late afternoon, unexpected clearing let me see the impressive Mount Rainier. It is a gray volcano that last erupted barely 300 years ago.
 

 
 
9. The next day, the rain is still with me when I go down the East side of the Cascade Range. Within a few tens of kilometers, landscapes change from a very wet climate to semi-desert lands, pretty amazing. Here halfway, it’s a typical Mediterranean climate with small oak trees that show a full range of autumn colors.
 

 
 
10. Arrived late at night, I woke up on the site of Palouse Falls.
 

 
 
11. Light was difficult but I went anyway down the canyon…
 

 
 
12 … before to go up again for this view from above.
 

 
 
13. New descent on the other side this time to try to see the falls from below, which I managed after many unsuccessful attempts to find a way that allows me to reach the bottom of the canyon.
 

 
 
14. These waterfalls are gorgious, jumping barely 200 feet of basalt.
 

 
 
15. VLV take the road towards Oregon to the South. Here an old shed…
 

 
 
16. Here, some dirt road through the hills…
 

 
 
17. Here again, one of those metal bridges that cross some rivers.
 

 
 
18. Arrived in Oregon, there is a lot of Wind mills on the plains where the wind often blows.
 

 
 
19. Il slept on a ridge with a beautiful late afternoon light on the plain.
 

 
 
I will present a few sites in Oregon in the next update! 😀