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Deep Lake Potholes Field Trip

Sun Lakes State Park Deep Lake Parking Lot (47.58848153536495, -119.34090712166719), WA, United States

Join Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park Rangers for an eye opening field trip to the Deep Lake Potholes in Sun Lakes State Park on Saturday, Sept 16. We will meet in the Deep Lake parking lot at 10:00 AM. Discover Pass is Required. Years ago, Tom Foster blogged about his visits to these incredible potholes: I must have stood at this spot for 15 minutes Saturday - Amazing Ice Age Flood features surrounded me. In this shot the pothole, massive butte and hanging coulee all help one visualize the awesome power of the Ice Age Floods. I'm impressed with the large basalt overhang near the skyline. In Bruce Bjornstad's book "On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods" he describes this undercutting process that was key to the formation of vertical faces in recessional cataracts. The Interpretive Master Plan for the Ice Age Floods in Washington State Parks describes this group of kolk carved depressions - "Another spectacular feature is a tight cluster of the deep potholes beyond Sun Lake just west of Deep Lake. These potholes lie along the valley bottom and require only a 5-10 minute walk from the road." I'd also like to mention that a fall into one of these potholes could be fatal!

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Crystal Caves Hike – Lower Grand Coulee

Crystal Caves - Lower Grand Coulee

Join our Lower Grand Coulee Chapter Outings Coordinator, Gene Wing, and others on 11/18 at 10AM for a hike to the "Crystal Cave" just south of Soap Lake. We will meet in the parking area at the end of Road 23 NW at 10AM. Directions: Follow Hwy 17 North from the city of Soap Lake to Road 23 NW, turn left and continue to the parking area at the end of Road 23. Map coordinates: 47.424369, -119.505622

Lower Grand Coulee Chapter Hike – Saturday 3/9 at 10AM – Columbia National Wildlife Refuge – Upper Goose Lake

Upper Goose Lake, WA WA, United States

Join Outing Coordinators Curt and Gene of the Lower Grand Coulee Chapter on March 9th for a leisurely, free 2-1/2-mile hike to visit Ice Age Floods Features in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge at Upper Goose Lake! Date: Saturday March 9, 2024 Start time: 10:00 am Meeting Place: The GPS coordinates to the parking area at Upper Goose Lake are: 46.941040, -119.272415. DRIVING DIRECTIONS Traveling from the north, west or northwest, the entrance to the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge is off of Highway 262 East, at the far East end of the Potholes Reservoir Dam (GPS coordinates are: 46.981656, -119.254667). From the east or northeast, that same entrance to the wildlife refuge is also from Highway 262, but coming from the West on 262 W, which connects with Highway 17. From that entrance to the wildlife refuge, travel 2.1 miles to a fork in the road and keep right, from the fork travel another 0.7 miles to the turnoff to Upper Goose Lake Road. Turn right and then drive 0.9 miles to the parking area (GPS coordinates: 46.941040, -119.272415). Traveling from the South or southeast, go through Othello traveling north on N Broadway Ave. Go past all the potato processing plants and then turn left on McManamon Road. Drive 4.6 miles to turn off to Morgan Lake Road (GPS coordinates: 46.889449, -119.230164). Turn right onto Morgan Lake Road, and drive 4.5 miles to turn off for Upper Goose Lake Road. Turn left, and then drive 0.9 miles to the parking area (GPS coordinates: 46.941040, -119.272415). Fees: This Wildlife Refuge does not require a Pass or a day pass is required for parking. What to bring: Lunch, drinks, snacks, appropriate clothing and footwear, camera, etc.

2024 Dry Falls Flood Fest

Dry Falls Visitor Center 35661 HWY 17 North, Coulee City, WA, United States

Presenters and Booths will share their knowledge and their appreciation of Ice Age Floods Geology, the Channeled Scablands, Shrub Steppe Ecosystems, Wildlife, Anthropology, Archeology, History, and Photography.  
Where: Dry Falls Visitor Center – Sun Lakes Dry Falls State Park, 35661 HWY 17 North, Coulee City, WA
When: Saturday July 20th 10 AM – 3 PM on the campus of Dry Falls Visitor Center.

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