Pacific Northwest Gardening: Seeking Solace in EWA's Spring Desert..., 1 by Rarejem

Rarejem wrote:
Because there was nothing that we could do to affect the turmoil in our world on the first weekend of May, Mom and Don and I ran away to EWA for the weekend. There is something soothing about that area that allows us to shut out the troubles of the wet side for at least a day or two.

We have always appreciated the level of inner peace that there is to be gained in spending time enjoying the beauty of nature. Mom and I (along with Phoenix and Gigit) spent several hours walking in some DNR land that is within five miles of our house on the Potholes Reservoir, and found several wonderful new (new to us anyway) discoveries. It wasn't until that particular weekend that I realized that although I have walked hundreds of miles through the Shrub Steppe of the Columbia Basin over the years, I had never walked through the desert around the first of May. We wanted to share a bit of our adventure... and highly recommend a spring walk in the desert to anyone who gets the chance.