takesiteasy
Senior Member
I believe the BIG gulley which the road (Old Vantage Highway) runs along is the Frenchman Coulee, that is where you were camping under the "feathers" which I saw you took a picture of. There are short climbs on those. You gotta hike up and over the ridge into Echo Basin (to the south) where most of the developed climbing is on the columns. No road access to Echo.
Thanks.
Found this aerial image online which confirms what you are saying:
We camped in the small depression to the left of the road. The "feathers" separate that area into two sections in the photo- we were in the upper one. We never made it into Echo Basin. The Columbia River is at the top. I believe the photo is looking more or less southwest. Anyway, it is a very interesting area. I will revise the titles on the pictures in the gallery. Thus ends my short hijack of this thread.
Thanks.
Found this aerial image online which confirms what you are saying:
We camped in the small depression to the left of the road. The "feathers" separate that area into two sections in the photo- we were in the upper one. We never made it into Echo Basin. The Columbia River is at the top. I believe the photo is looking more or less southwest. Anyway, it is a very interesting area. I will revise the titles on the pictures in the gallery. Thus ends my short hijack of this thread.