Please do not attempt this from the highway. There isn't much room to pull off and there is no trail leading from the highway to the earthcache. The Sunshine Road parking lot would be the best place to park, with plenty of room for multiple or large vehicles.
This cache is wheelchair accesible but you'll be looking around a mile or so roundtrip. Flat and paved wide path from the parking areas to ground zero.
Before heading out to complete this earthcache, look into the cougART series. You will pass by a few of the finals as you head down the Bill Chipman trail.
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The landscape surrounding you appears stable and solid, yet it hides a fascinating fact: wind was responsible for it's creation. Over thousands of years windblown silt called loess piled up to form the rolling hills of the Palouse. These soils are are among our country's most fertile. However, as easily as silt was deposited, so, too, can it be swept away, prsenting a challenge to local farmers who must deal with the serious problem of erosion.
The name Palouse was once thought to have originated from the French-Canadian term "pelouse" meaning a grassy expanse or ground covered with short, thick grass. However, the commonly accepted origin of the word Palouse comes from the historic name of the major village of the Palouse Indians, Palus. This village was located at the confluence of the Snake and Palouse Rivers.
To log this cache please send me a message with the answers below. All answers can be found on the informative sign at ground zero or by looking around at your surroundings.
1. How deep can the soil get in places?
2. The hills around you can produce up to twice as many bushels of wheat per acre as the national average. Whats the secret?
3. Each season looks different on the Palouse. On the day you visited, what colors did you see in the fields and what crops do you believe are being grown?
Bonus, take a picture of yourself with the beautiful rolling hills of the Palouse behind you and post it with your log.