Palouse Day One

We left Missoula late on Tuesday and made it to the Steptoe Butte in Washington that evening.  Clouds were breaking up and there were six other photographers waiting for the sunset.  Several hang gliders (fliers) were sailing in the breeze to keep us entertained while we waited.

Photographers stuck on the roadside in water, gravel, dirt and weeds.  We were lucky someone stopped who was brave enough to pull us out.

I drove through this intersection last year while driving home.

Clouds broke up throughout the day to allow us to stop and shoot.

Periods of sun allowed for great views from the top of the Steptoe Butte.  3500 feet above the fields of the Palouse area of Eastern Washington.

A crop duster was working the whole time.

Toward the west.  The best shots were to the south when the sun poked out.

Patterns, ridges and shadows.

Tractor marks from managing the fields.

They drifted back and forth at the top of the Butte and then finally flew down the hill to the landing area.