Walla Walla VII--Tri Cities On The Way Home

On Sunday, we headed back with a stop in Tri Cities.  We had a reservation at one hotel in Kennewick, but it was not really to our liking so we moved to The Lodge at Columbia Point in Richland where we spent the night.
We really enjoyed the waterfront trail behind the hotel that afternoon and firepit on the grounds that night

The Tri Cities,  is just an hour from Walla Walla, but growing up in Walla Walla, it was almost like a world away. The three adjoining towns, at that time, each about the size of Walla Walla, "combined" to make a larger city.  It had an active youth culture with 4 large public high schools, many movie theatres, waterfront parks, and a large shopping mall, known as the Columbia Center.  Sometimes, Walla Wallans referred to it as the "Dry Cities" because of the desert atmosphere, but I think there was also a hint of jealousy.  

The next day, we visited the Bookwalter Winery and Barnard Griffin, where I tasted, leaving the driving to my wife. We also stopped at the Treveri Cellars in Wapato.