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COLLEEN CARROLL/YHR
Sunset catches the Columbia River east of Wishram, as it courses its way from British Columbia to the Pacific. It is the fourth-largest river in North America. |
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GORDON KING/YHR
Fireworks explode over the midway at the Central Washington State Fair. For the first time, there is a fireworks display each night when the fair gates close at 9 p.m. |
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KIRK HIROTA/YHR
Mt. Adams from the southeast. |
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ROY MUSITELLI/YHR
A patchwork of pastels are on display in fruit orchards throughout Yakima Valley, such as this scene off Henderson Road near Konnowac Pass. |
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ROY MUSITELLI/YHR
The steeple of St. Joseph's Catholic Church is illuminated by the setting sun while the dark background of a passing spring rain cloud creates a vivid scene. |
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BRIAN FITZGERALD/YHR
The Midway at the Central Washington State Fair in Yakima comes alive as the sun goes down, dominated by the Ring of Fire, right, and two Ferris Wheels. |
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BRIAN FITZGERALD/YHR
A freestyle motorcross daredevil flies thirty feet above a crowd at the Budweiser Grandstand during an early evening performance of the Big Air Extreme Show at the Central Washington State Fair. |
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GORDON KING/YHR
Sunlit Sumac. |
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ROY MUSITELLI/YHR
An historic Sunnyside-area barn. |
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ROY MUSITELLI/YHR
In a scene reminiscent of another era, a vintage steam locomotive passes by Yakima's historic train depot. |
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KIRK HIROTA/YHR
The Yakima Valley is known for its fresh asparagus. |
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