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Go, Team, Go!
In
Colfax
you can take a look at the
Codger Pole,
the largest chain-saw
sculpture in the world. The pole depicts the members of two football
teams that got together in 1988 to replay their 1938 game. You'll find the
Codger Pole on John Crawford Boulevard just off Main Street.
Fun Fact
and Friday from 10am to 4pm, Thursday from 10am to 7pm, and Saturday and
Sunday from 1 to 5pm; admission is free. Also on the WSU campus, you'll find
the
Museum of Anthropology,
College Hall, Room 110 (
&
509/335-3441
),
which has exhibits on human evolution. The museum is open Monday through
Friday from 9am to 4pm (closed June 16-Aug 15); admission is free.
Some 18 miles north of Colfax,
Kamiak Butte County Park
provides the
ideal vantage point for surveying the vast Palouse. Nearby is
Steptoe Butte State
Park,
which also offers good views of the surrounding landscape.
A trip to the Palouse can also include an exploration of
Hell's Canyon,
which
was carved by the Snake River and is the deepest gorge in North America.
Beamer's Hells Canyon Tours
(
&
800/522-6966;
www.hellscanyontours.com),
which operates out of Clarkston, Washington, offers a variety of day and
overnight jet-boat trips up the Snake River. Prices range from $52 for a half-day
tour to $98 for a full-day tour. Overnight trips are $260.
WHERE TO STAY
The Purple House
Well, it isn't quite purple, more a tasteful plum, but
this 1882 Queen Anne Victorian home certainly does stand out from the other
houses in the neighborhood. With its backyard pool and antiques-filled rooms,
these are the most distinctive accommodations in the Palouse. German hostess
Christine Williscroft takes great pride in her cooking and is sometimes willing
to prepare dinners as well as breakfast. The inn is located a block off Dayton's
main street.
415 E. Clay St., Dayton, WA 99328.
&
800/486-2574
or 509/382-3159. 4 units, 2 with private bathroom.
$85-$125 double. Rates include full breakfast. MC, V. Pets accepted ($20).
Amenities:
Outdoor pool.
Inroom:A/C.
The Weinhard Hotel
Constructed in 1889 to house a saloon operated by
Jacob Weinhard, the nephew of Portland, Oregon, brewer Henry Weinhard, this
brick building is now a comfortable and generally inexpensive Victorian inn. In
the large lobby, you'll find a grand piano and, off in one corner, board games
and magazines. Guest rooms have high ceilings with overhead fans and in each
room there is at least one piece of antique furniture. The best room in the house
has a whirlpool tub in the bathroom. Up on the roof, you'll find a terrace gar-
den where you can enjoy a cup of espresso.
235 E. Main St., Dayton, WA 99328.
&
509/382-4032.
Fax 509/382-2640. www.weinhard.com. 15 units.
$75-$150 double. Rates include continental breakfast. DISC, MC, V. Pets accepted ($20).
Amenities:
Restau-
rant (American); concierge. In room:A/C, TV/VCR, dataport.
WHERE TO DINE
IN DAYTON
Patit Creek Restaurant
FRENCH This restaurant, located in a little
green cottage beside the road on the north side of Dayton, is worth the trip to
this small Palouse town. Don't let the proximity to the highway worry you;
