Palouse

The Columbia River has long divided the two halves of Washington's cross-state Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail. Now, a rebuilt rail trestle over the river south of Vantage connects the two sides making it easier for cyclists, horse riders and hikers to undertake a spectacular east-west journey.

In the City of Palouse council chambers, Sharon White and Brenda Brown are trying to get their hair just right. They rattle a can of super-hold hairspray…