Eastern and South Eastern Washington - Scablands

[dreed]

I've seen the scablands mentioned a couple of times in documentaries and I finally got curious about where and what they are.

Finding good resources about where to go, etc, is seemingly more difficult than I'd imagined.

So I'm curious... have folks here journeyed there in search of landscape photography destinations?

[Vladimir Steblina]

I live within the channeled scablands in Wenatchee.  I have a blog on camping, fishing, and hunting and have covered areas within the scablands.

Seep Lakes:  http://usbackroads.blogspot.com/2010/04/seep-lakes-othello-washington.html

Columbia Wildlife Refuge:  http://usbackroads.blogspot.com/2010/04/columbia-national-wildlife-refuge-and.html

Third Sun Lakes:  http://usbackroads.blogspot.com/2010/10/sun-lakes-state-park-soap-lake.html

Quincy Lakes:  http://usbackroads.blogspot.com/2010/04/quincy-lake-quincy-washington.html

Swanson Lakes:  http://usbackroads.blogspot.com/2010/09/swanson-lakes-wildlife-area-odessa.html

Wenatchee: http://usbackroads.blogspot.com/2010/09/confluence-state-park-wenatchee.html

I apologize for the photographs.  They are there merely to show the landscape to my readers.  There are however, some good links buried in the article.  For Wenatchee in the blog be sure to click on the Wenatchee outdoors link.  For the Swanson Lakes blog click on the link for the Ice Age Floods Blog.  These two links have good photographs.

I spend most of my time fishing and hunting in the area and hardly ever carry a camera with me.  However, it is a wonderful landscape and one of these days I will go afield with just a camera.  The area is close to the Cascade Mountains, north Idaho, and of course, well to known to photographers the Palouse landscapes. 

Wildflower season starts now in April and May.  Best light is March and April and then September and October.  It is desert so come fall the landscape is rather brown.  It is a great time for black and white photography.

Click on the links and it will get you started.  Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions. 

From a photography point of view there are many areas that deserve the honor of a quality photograph. 

[Peter McLennan]

While the channeled scablands offer a wealth of opportunity for landscape photography, if you're visiting from afar, it'd be a mistake to miss the Palouse, right next door.