Higher and Dryer Loop from Spokane, 6 Days

This itinerary starts in Spokane and covers the Gateway, Columbia Plateau, North Cascades and Wine Country regions in 6 days. 

(SML) - 552 miles/ 888.4 km

Group Sizes
S - 14 passengers or less
M - 14-36 passengers
L - 36-55 passengers or more

Day one: 

Arrive at Spokane International Airport
("Rocky Mountain Gateway" region)

Things of interest in Spokane:
Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (SML)
Lorinda Knight Gallery (SML)
Riverfront Park (SML)
Silverwood Theme Park (SML)
Spokane Convention & Visitors Bureau
Overnight: Spokane area (SML)
Best Western PepperTree Airport Inn, Spokane (SML)

Day Two: 

Spokane to Grand Coulee
("Columbia River Plateau" region)
Hwy 2 West to Hwy 174 North (90 miles/ 144.8 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
Spokane Plains Battlefield State Park (SML)
Lincoln County Historical Museum, Davenport (SML)
Two Rivers Casino (SML)
Overnight: Grand Coulee area (SML)

Day Three: 

Grand Coulee to Leavenworth
("North Cascades" region)
Hwy 155 to Hwy 2 (110 miles/ 177 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
Steamboat Rock State Park (SML)
Dry Falls (SML)
Aplet & Cotlet Candy Factory (SML)
Pioneer Village and Museum (SML)
Smallwood's Harvest (SML)
Ohme Gardens (SML)
Overnight: Leavenworth (SML)
Best Western Icicle Inn (SML)
Enzian Inn (SML)
Rodeway Inn & Suites (SML)
Things of interest in Leavenworth:
Osprey River Rafting (SM)
King Ludwig's German Restaurant (SML)
Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce

Day Four: 

Leavenworth to Yakima via Roslyn
To Roslyn: Hwy 2 to Hwy 97 south to I-90 via Hwy 970 then I-90 West to Roslyn. To Yakima: I-90 south to I-82 South
(133 miles/ 214 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
Carpenter Museum, Cle Elum (SML)
Cle Elum Historical Telephone Museum (SML)
Roslyn Museum and Downtown (SML)
Kittitas County Historical Museum (SML)
Sarah Spurgeon Gallery (SML)
Clymer Museum of Art (SML)

Overnight in Yakima (SML)
Best Western PepperTree Yakima Inn (SML)
Things of interest in Yakima:
Yakima Valley Visitor & Convention Bureau
Chimposium (SML)
Historic North Front Street
Yakima Greenway

Day Five: 

Yakima to Tri-Cities
("Wine Country" region)
I-82 South (85 miles/ 136.8 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
Wine Tours (SML)
Yakama Nation Cultural Center, Toppenish (SML)
Toppenish Downtown Murals (SML)
Overnight in Tri-Cities area (Richland-Pasco-Kennewick) (SML)
Royal Towers Inn (SML)

Day Six: 

Tri-Cities to Spokane
Hwy 395 north to I-90 (134 miles/ 215.7 km)
Things of interest in the Tri-Cities area:
Columbia River Exhibition of History, Science & Technology, Richland (SML)
Franklin County Historical Museum, Pasco (SML)
Three Rivers Children's Museum, Richland (SM)
East Benton County Historical Museum, Kennewick (SML)
Interesting side trip:
Whitman Mission Historic Site (SML) (follow Hwy 12 south approximately 41 miles from Kennewick)
Interesting stops along the way:
Dr Frank R Burroughs' Historical Home (S)

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