Road trip: Camas Prairie, Wawawai Canyon, & home through Colton

Crossing the Red Wolf Crossing Bridge from Clarkston, we turned west, heading through Camas Prairie along the Snake River, along Wawawai Canyon for about half an hour without seeing another car. No shops, no movies, no Starbucks, not even an espresso stand. It was a delightful, silvery, 37° day, and the coulees and the river and the snow-gilt Palouse were the backdrop of a very peaceful Christmas road trip. A primitive road at the top of the canyon leads to Colton, and from there we followed the highway back, descending into Lewiston via the Old Spiral Highway before heading home.

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