It may be farther east than you are thinking and you already mentioned a few of these places, but I spent a day or two last year driving around the Palouse Hills at peak spring green season (it was early June in 2022) and was absolutely stunned at their beauty. The drive from Washtucna to Colfax was really remarkable. Palouse Falls is in the area and makes a great stop, otherwise it’s a lot of driving and taking in the scenery. I really enjoyed it. Could spend some time in Walla Walla too and then travel through the Columbia River Gorge to get back to Seattle (via Portland).
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It may be farther east than you are thinking and you already mentioned a few of these places, but I spent a day or two last year driving around the Palouse Hills at peak spring green season (it was early June in 2022) and was absolutely stunned at their beauty. The drive from Washtucna to Colfax was really remarkable. Palouse Falls is in the area and makes a great stop, otherwise it’s a lot of driving and taking in the scenery. I really enjoyed it. Could spend some time in Walla Walla too and then travel through the Columbia River Gorge to get back to Seattle (via Portland).