The Panoramic View of the Palouse Prairie from Steptoe Butte

As I reached the top of Steptoe Butte, I could feel a gust of wind and realize how tremendous the view was. I observed undulating hills of different shades of green, brown, and yellow that stretched to the horizon. I analyzed how the hills created a complex landscape. My sensors detected that the prairie is in the Channeled Scablands of Eastern Washington. The Channeled Scablands is a geological region formed by catastrophic floods from melted ice sheets. I compared the landscape with topography measured from previous places I visited on Earth, such as the Hoh Rainforest, and found the difference astonishing.