The Palouse Country covers approximately 16’000 sq km of land in southeastern Washington, northwestern Idaho and eastern Oregon. The peculiar and picturesque silt dunes which characterize the Palouse prairie were formed during the ice ages. Agricultural activity started in the late 19th century and now the Palouse is the richest wheat-growing area in the United States.
My dear friend Susanne Weissenberger and I just spent a week exploring this enchanting human made landscape mixed with nature.
Waking up every morning at 3.45am was really tough… but once on location a sense of peace and gratitude would immediately take over.
The still crispy breeze will wake us up along with the wonderful songs of the early birds. The vision of the deer grazing in the fields and the first beams of light on the rolling hills made the rest.
A mix of contrasting emotions characterized this experience in the Palouse;
gratitude to mother Nature for its generosity;
awe for the beautiful human made field patterns;
sadness for the highly exploited land and biodiversity destruction.
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Sunrise over the rolling hills at 4.30am
The little barn in the prairie
Canola flowers
Ladybug on wheat crop
Chocolate-mint as my friend Susanne like to call this mix of colors.
Approaching storm on Canola field
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Views of the rolling hills at sunset
For more images visit Susanne’s blog:
http://whitemountainphotography.blogspot.com
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