Monday August 20 – Thursday August 23, 2018
When we left Spokane Valley on Monday the air quality was very poor – we could smell smoke. We didn’t have reservations in Prosser until Tuesday so we headed for Richland to do the Walmart thing. We had shopping to do so it was very convenient. And there was a Krispy Kreme right there!
It was a really pleasant drive to Prosser, the hills were covered with orchards and vineyards. We arrived at Wine Country RV early on Tuesday and got settled into our site. We had some very good neighbors.
There are several wineries nearby so we decided to do some winery hopping on our bikes. One problem, they were all closed. They do a Thursday thru Sunday thing. We toured Prosser and put in a few miles.
Wednesday morning we headed out to ride the Lower Yakima Valley Trail. We road from Prosser thru Grandview to Sunnyside and back. Near Granview there were acres and acres of hops fields.
Near Sunnyside there were fields of corn, herds of cattle, vineyards and more hop fields.
This area grows 75% of the hops used in the US and makes up 20% of the worlds production.
Thursday morning we drove into Richland to ride the Richland Riverfront Trail and the Sacagawea Heritage Trail. We really enjoyed riding along the Columbia River.
The area near the marina in Richland was really beautiful, nice condos and apartments overlooking the river.
We road the length of the Riverfront trail passing thru beautiful parks and then headed for the Sacagawea Heritage Trail. There was a very steep climb to get up and over a bridge.
This was also along the Columbia River, thru parks and in one area high above the river along a dyke. This reminded us of riding along the Mississippi River in Louisiana. Wind and all.
Somewhere along the way we passed our 100 mile goal for Washington. Love these “100 mile done”days.
We went to a wine tasting at the RV Park in the evening. It had been a windy day and we were able to see a bit of blue skies. YAY!!
- Centennial Trail State Park
- Richland Riverfront Trail
- Sacagawea Heritage Trail