Welcome to Winter in the Pacific Northwest
The rain is coming down in the Pacific Northwest in sheets, for days, and is unrelenting. The grey skies threaten to send us into hibernation. We sit inside, in our warm houses, threatening to sit on the couch until spring. It’s winter here and, well, it’s depressing at times.
If you are willing to brave the weather, grab your umbrella and raincoat, then venture out the Green River Gorge or the lower Green-Duwamish River and step into an otherworldly riverscape.
What does the Green River Gorge look like from above? That is the question I asked myself when I enlisted my friend, a pilot, to fly me over the Gorge in April of 2017…
What does the Green River Gorge look like from above? That is the question I asked myself when I enlisted my friend, a pilot, to fly me over the Gorge in April of 2017…
Flaming Geyser is a 503 acre day use park that is the downstream book end to the Green River Gorge. Flaming Geyser is where the Green River Gorge ends and the Green River Valley begins. The steep cliff walls of the gorge give way to open fields and farm land.
Across the river from the main part of Flaming Geyser State Park is an undeveloped section of the park that is at least as large as the main park...
