We took the Wagon Road up out of Moses Coulee intending to use it as a short cut to the Waterville Plateau. After a mile and half of bone rattling climbing we came to a halt at a berm across the road. Far below we were amazed to see a group of people frolicking in Douglas Creek. We spied what we thought might be a side road around the berm and hiked a half mile down to near the people. We asked about the condition of the road ahead. They mentioned a watercrossing so we hiked over to check. The road crossed Douglas Creek in about 2 feet of water and then climbed very steeply up stairstepped granite. We decided not to chance it with my Subaru. We turned around and went the long way around to the plateau.

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A lone house on the Waterville Plateau.

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Home cooking doesn't seem like a good idea here. But my friend Wilbur seems too busy with photography to cook anyway!

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An abandoned farmhouse on the Waterville Plateau looks out at fields of spring green growth. The plaster walls of the living room were once painted the same shade of green as the fields.

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An abandoned farmhouse sits on the edge of cultivated fields. A newer, more elaborate home is some distance away. Either the descendants of the original owners built better homes for themselves or sold out to larger operations. It appears vast acreage is necessary to make a living as a farmer.

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