Washington, Oregon & the Pacific Northwest - Central & Eastern Washington (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

While the west breeds evergreen trees, perennial rain and gourmet coffee, the east – evocatively nicknamed ‘the Dry Side’ – is the opposite: a land of sunbaked hills and big blue skies stuffed with private vineyards, rodeo towns and huge Native American reservations.

Washington, Oregon & the Pacific Northwest - Central & Eastern Washington (PDF Chapter)

- visit more wine-tasting rooms than you can count in Walla Walla’s compact core, then fol-low up with a perfect farm-to-table meal

- maps

- warm up with bratwurst and beer after frolicking in the wilderness around absurdly cute, Bavarian-inspired Leavenworth

- transport

- watch the sun set over the Cascades from the Empire Builder, Amtrak’s Seattle-to-Chicago train

- restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Central Washington, Leavenworth, Cashmere, Wenatchee, Yakima Valley, Ellensburg, Yakima, Yakima Valley Wine Country, Toppenish, Southeastern Washington, TriCities, Walla Walla, Pullman, Northeastern Washington, Spokane, Grand Coulee Dam Area, Okanogan River Valley, Colville National Forest.

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