I Googled the question “How was the Wenatchee Valley formed.” It replied:
Enormous amounts of gravel and rock debris flooded out the mouth of Moses Coulee south of Rock Island, Washington, and blocked the flow of the Columbia River valley for years at a time, forming large temporary lakes where Wenatchee sits today.
-NPSHistory.com
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Every so often, you see an amazing waterfall.
The kind you have to pull over, check out and take pics.
Below are some great examples. Road trip worthy places to plan, hike and make some great memories!
Dry Falls
- Coulee City
The Missoula Floods carved our geography, some 12,000 years ago...