Day 20-Tucannon River Retreat (Delaney, WA) to Walla Walla, WA-51.28 miles

Just as we expected…wind when we got up, fairly strong. We have another major climb of about 1000 ft, which isn’t too bad…unless the wind is involved. And it is. We pushed up the hill and pushed back down the other side. We had lunch in Dayton, WA and still another windy 30 miles to Walla Walla, WA. We stopped about halfway to Walla Walla at Del’s Espresso Shop for a latte for me and an Italian soda for Spokewrench. The owner of the shop was very helpful. We didn’t have a plan for where to camp tonight. She had an RV guide. We found one and called, but no tents at that one. We tried another that was actually much closer to our route and, “Bingo!” We have a place to stay. It was another tiring day with the wind in our faces most of the day. We did notice that it seemed to lessen as the day went on. Maybe there is hope for tomorrow.

-clarkwheel

Student question: As planned, we have stopped in Walla Walla, WA. How did Walla Walla get its name?