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Vacation trip notes through Washington Oregon and Idaho
The writer describes a summer journey starting Spokane and traveling through Oregon into Washington along the Oregon Trail route. They note population figures for Seattle and Olympia, describe Horse Heaven Hills and attempts to spot wild horses, stop at Paseo and Umatilla, discuss Oregon entry registrations, and reflect on landscapes from red desert sands to snow capped peaks of Mt Hood and Mt Adams. They mention rock fences, abandoned farm homes, the Crooked River canyon, a turkey ranch near Redmond, and the overall differences from northwest Iowa.
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Sound
Seattle
Acome
Olympia
Spokane
Bremerton
Shelton
Walter Allen
Graettinger
Horse Heaven Hills
Horse Heaven
Paseo
Washington
Umetilla
Oregon
Iowa
Nan
Umatilla
Columbia River
Oregon State Line
Mt. Hood
Mt. Adams
Palo Alto County
Crooked River
Redmond