Washington, Oregon & the Pacific Northwest - Central & Eastern Washington (PDF Chapter)

This is the Central & Eastern Washington chapter from Lonely Planet’s Washington, Oregon & the Pacific Northwest guidebook.

While the west breeds evergreen trees, perennial rain and gourmet coffee, the east – evoca-tively nicknamed ‘the Dry Side’ – is the opposite: a land of sunbaked hills and big blue skies stuffed with private vineyards, rodeo towns and huge Native American reservations.

• visit more wine-tasting rooms than you can count in Walla Walla’s compact core, then fol-low up with a perfect farm-to-table meal
• maps
• warm up with bratwurst and beer after frolicking in the wilderness around absurdly cute, Bavarian-inspired Leavenworth
• transport
• watch the sun set over the Cascades from the Empire Builder, Amtrak’s Seattle-to-Chicago train
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Central Washington, Leavenworth, Cashmere, Wenatchee, Yakima Valley, Ellensburg, Yakima, Yakima Valley Wine Country, Toppenish, Southeastern Washington, Tri-Cities, Walla Walla, Pullman, Northeastern Washington, Spokane, Grand Coulee Dam Area, Okanogan River Valley, Colville National Forest.