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Explore the flood corridor in 360 degrees

Walk, paddle, and look around 77 Terrain360 trails with 34,561 scenes across the Ice Age Floods corridor. Five trails were captured specifically for the Ice Age Floods collection; the rest provide related coverage along the rivers, coulees, and landscapes the floods shaped.

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Ice Age Floods collection

Umatilla Rock Trail, Heart of Dry Falls

500 scenes · WASHINGTON

Umatilla Rock Trail winds through the Sun Lakes-Dry Falls landscape, where an enormous basalt monolith stands...

Ice Age Floods collection

Deep Lake Trail, Flood-Carved Basin

82 scenes · WASHINGTON

Deep Lake sits in a basin scoured out by the Missoula Floods within Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park. The lake...

Ice Age Floods collection

Pot Holes, Scabland Plunge Pools

44 scenes · WASHINGTON

The Pot Holes near Potholes Reservoir are textbook examples of scabland erosion, where columns of floodwater...

Ice Age Floods collection

Dry Falls, The Greatest Waterfall That Ever Existed

31 scenes · WASHINGTON

Dry Falls is the single most dramatic piece of evidence for the Missoula Floods: a 3.5-mile-wide,...

Ice Age Floods collection

Park Lake Trail, Sun Lakes Scabland

29 scenes · WASHINGTON

Park Lake occupies another flood-scoured depression in the Sun Lakes chain, a string of lakes that formed in...

Idaho

Three Rivers to Kamiah, Clearwater River Canyon

3,325 scenes · IDAHO

The Clearwater River between Three Rivers and Kamiah flows through a deep canyon in central Idaho that served...

Washington

Lake Herbert, Snake River Reservoir, Flood Canyon

1,864 scenes · WASHINGTON

Lake Herbert, a reservoir on the Snake River, fills a section of the deep basalt canyon that channeled...

Idaho

Harpers Bend to Lewiston, Clearwater to Snake Confluence

1,748 scenes · IDAHO

The Clearwater River from Harpers Bend to Lewiston descends through an increasingly deep canyon before...

Montana

McNamara to Bonner, Gateway to Lake Missoula

1,481 scenes · MONTANA

The stretch from McNamara to Bonner approaches the area near Missoula where Glacial Lake Missoula reached...

Washington

Walker to Fishhook Park, Snake River Flood Terraces

1,335 scenes · WASHINGTON

This Snake River corridor between Walker and Fishhook Park preserves dramatic flood terraces and slackwater...

Montana

Clearwater to Dunnigan Gulch, Lake Missoula Shorelines

1,300 scenes · MONTANA

The route from Clearwater to Dunnigan Gulch follows the Clark Fork corridor through terrain that was...

Montana

Nine Mile to McNamara, Montana Flood Source Valley

1,300 scenes · MONTANA

Between Nine Mile and McNamara, the Clark Fork River valley was inundated by Glacial Lake Missoula to depths...

Montana

Russell Gates to Clearwater River, Clark Fork Flood Origin

1,300 scenes · MONTANA

This corridor along the Clark Fork River in Montana traces the very origin of the Missoula Floods. The Clark...

Idaho

Lolo Trail to Nee Me Poo Trail, Bitterroot Ridge Route

1,193 scenes · IDAHO

This segment of the Lolo Trail connects to the Nee Me Poo Trail, named for the Nez Perce people who traveled...

Washington

Lewiston to Blyton Landing, Deep Canyon Backwater

1,174 scenes · WASHINGTON

The Snake River canyon between Lewiston and Blyton Landing is one of the deepest river gorges in North...

Idaho

Nee Me Poo Trail to Castle Butte, Mountain Divide

1,161 scenes · IDAHO

The Nee Me Poo Trail between its junction and Castle Butte follows the Bitterroot Mountain divide, a...

Oregon

Columbia River, The Flood Highway

982 scenes · OREGON

The Columbia River corridor served as the primary drainage channel for the Missoula Floods, carrying an...

Washington

Astoria to Rainier, Where Floods Met the Sea

980 scenes · WASHINGTON

The lower Columbia between Astoria and Rainier represents the final stretch where the Missoula Floodwaters...

Washington

Windust Park to Walker, Snake Canyon Flood Record

971 scenes · WASHINGTON

The Snake River canyon between Windust Park and Walker contains some of the best-preserved slackwater flood...

Idaho

Fivemile to Harpers Bend, Clearwater Glacial Canyon

944 scenes · IDAHO

This stretch of the Clearwater River between Fivemile and Harpers Bend winds through a canyon carved by...

Montana

Blackfoot River, Bed of Glacial Lake Missoula

789 scenes · MONTANA

The Blackfoot River flows through the heart of what was once Glacial Lake Missoula, the source of the...

Oregon

Fort to Sea Trail, Across the Flood Plain to the Pacific

776 scenes · OREGON

The Fort to Sea Trail traces a 6.5-mile path from Fort Clatsop to the Pacific coast, crossing a landscape...

Idaho

Lolo Trail to Syringa, Descent From the Bitterroots

767 scenes · IDAHO

The Lolo Trail descending toward Syringa, Idaho, follows the route Lewis and Clark used to cross the...

Oregon

Cascade Locks, Columbia Gorge Narrows

748 scenes · OREGON

Cascade Locks sits at a critical narrows in the Columbia Gorge where the Missoula Floodwaters were compressed...

Washington

Lake Bryan, Snake River Flood Corridor

691 scenes · WASHINGTON

Lake Bryan, impounded by Little Goose Dam on the Snake River, stretches through a basalt canyon that served...

Oregon

Portland to Longview, Lower Columbia Floodway

671 scenes · OREGON

Below Portland, the Columbia River widens as it carried the Missoula Floodwaters toward the Pacific Ocean....

Idaho

Lolo Trail to Forest Road 101, Bitterroot Traverse

620 scenes · IDAHO

This segment of the Lolo Trail leads toward Forest Road 101, following the mountain route that Lewis and...

Oregon

Clatsop Loop Trail, Fort Clatsop Flood Landscape

610 scenes · OREGON

The Clatsop Loop Trail circles through the forests and wetlands near Fort Clatsop, the site of Lewis and...

Washington

Chinook Landing to Bonneville, Through the Gorge

523 scenes · WASHINGTON

This trail traverses the Columbia River from the Portland Basin upstream into the heart of the Columbia...

Idaho

Liz Butte Road to Weitas Butte Road

498 scenes · IDAHO

The trail from Liz Butte Road to Weitas Butte Road traverses the spine of the Bitterroot Mountains along the...

Washington

Umatilla to Kennewick, Mid-Columbia Flood Channel

464 scenes · WASHINGTON

The Columbia River between Umatilla and Kennewick crosses the heart of the mid-Columbia flood corridor, where...

Oregon

The Dalles to Hood River, Gorge of the Floods

417 scenes · OREGON

This stretch of the Columbia Gorge between The Dalles and Hood River preserves some of the most dramatic...

Washington

Big Flat Habitat, Snake River Flood Deposits

380 scenes · WASHINGTON

Big Flat Habitat area along the Snake River showcases the broad, flat terraces created by Missoula Flood...

Oregon

Lake Celilo, The Dalles Floodwater Narrows

377 scenes · OREGON

Lake Celilo stretches along the Columbia River near The Dalles, Oregon, where the river was once forced...

Washington

Palouse Falls to Lyons Ferry, Downstream From the Cataract

370 scenes · WASHINGTON

Heading downstream from Palouse Falls toward Lyons Ferry, the canyon widens and reveals the full scale of...

Washington

Portland, The Flood Basin

348 scenes · WASHINGTON

The Portland Basin was inundated during each Missoula Flood event, with floodwaters backing up to 400 feet...

Washington

Lyons Ferry to Palouse Falls, Scabland Canyon

320 scenes · WASHINGTON

The route from Lyons Ferry to Palouse Falls follows a dramatic scabland canyon carved by Missoula Floodwaters...

Idaho

Imnamatoon Road

312 scenes · IDAHO

Imnamatoon Road follows a ridge route through the Bitterroot Mountains, part of the Lolo Trail network that...

Idaho

Selway River, Wilderness Glacial Drainage

309 scenes · IDAHO

The Selway River drains the pristine Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, flowing through terrain sculpted by...

Idaho

Castle Butte Road to Sherman Creek Road

267 scenes · IDAHO

The route from Castle Butte Road to Sherman Creek Road traverses a high-elevation segment of the Lolo Trail...

Oregon

Kwis Kwis Trail, Tillamook Head Coastal Ridge

233 scenes · OREGON

The Kwis Kwis Trail traverses the forested ridgeline near Seaside and Tillamook Head, offering elevated views...

Washington

Snake River Confluence Upstream, Approaching the Merger

172 scenes · WASHINGTON

This stretch of the Snake River approaches its confluence with the Columbia, where massive volumes of...

Washington

Lower Granite Lake, Snake River Flood Reach

170 scenes · WASHINGTON

Lower Granite Lake occupies the Snake River canyon upstream of Lower Granite Dam, in a reach where Missoula...

Oregon

Multnomah Falls, Gorge Carved by Floods

152 scenes · OREGON

Multnomah Falls plunges 620 feet over a basalt cliff face that was undercut and steepened by the Missoula...

Oregon

Lewis and Clark River, Flood Sediment Valley

137 scenes · OREGON

The Lewis and Clark River near Astoria flows through a valley filled with Missoula Flood sediment that was...

Washington

Snake River Confluence, Floodwater Merger

136 scenes · WASHINGTON

The confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers near the Tri-Cities was one of the most turbulent points...

Idaho

Liz Butte Road

133 scenes · IDAHO

Liz Butte Road follows a ridgeline in the Bitterroot Mountains along the Lolo Trail corridor, passing through...

Oregon

Willamette River, Backwater of the Floods

111 scenes · OREGON

The Willamette River valley was repeatedly flooded by Missoula Flood backwaters that surged up the valley...

Idaho

Shotgun Creek Road

108 scenes · IDAHO

Shotgun Creek Road traverses the forested ridgelines of the Bitterroot Mountains along the historic Lolo...

Oregon

Cannon Beach, Coastal Headlands and Flood Sediment

98 scenes · OREGON

Cannon Beach lies south of the Columbia estuary along the Oregon coast, where Missoula Flood sediments were...

Oregon

Slough to Sea Trail, Fort Clatsop Flood Lowlands

97 scenes · OREGON

The Slough to Sea Trail near Fort Clatsop traverses the low-lying wetlands and tidal channels of the Columbia...

Washington

Cape Disappointment, Headland at the Flood's End

92 scenes · WASHINGTON

Cape Disappointment Light House stands on a rocky headland at the mouth of the Columbia River, where the...

Oregon

Hammond Marina

91 scenes · OREGON

Hammond Marina sits on the southern shore of the Columbia River estuary near its mouth, on terrain shaped by...

Oregon

Celilo Park, Site of the Ancient Falls

87 scenes · OREGON

Celilo Park sits near the former location of Celilo Falls, a sacred Native American fishing site that was...

Idaho

Castle Butte Road

82 scenes · IDAHO

Castle Butte Road provides access to one of the higher points along the Lolo Trail corridor in the Bitterroot...

Oregon

Skipanon Waterway

72 scenes · OREGON

The Skipanon Waterway near Warrenton occupies a channel cut through Missoula Flood deposits at the margin of...

Oregon

Skipanon River

64 scenes · OREGON

The Skipanon River near Warrenton, Oregon, meanders through lowlands built from Missoula Flood deposits at...

Oregon

Youngs River, Estuary Flood Deposits

64 scenes · OREGON

Youngs River near Astoria flows through lowlands built from sediment deposited by the Missoula Floods as they...

Idaho

Sherman Creek Road to Liz Butte Road

54 scenes · IDAHO

This Lolo Trail segment between Sherman Creek Road and Liz Butte Road crosses glacially modified terrain in...

Washington

Palouse Falls, Cataract of the Scablands

50 scenes · WASHINGTON

Palouse Falls is the most iconic landmark of the Channeled Scablands, where the Palouse River plunges 198...

Oregon

Netul River Trail, Flood Estuary Wetlands

49 scenes · OREGON

The Netul River Trail follows the Lewis and Clark River through wetlands near Fort Clatsop, passing through...

Washington

Dismal Nitch, Storm-Bound on the Flood Estuary

48 scenes · WASHINGTON

Dismal Nitch Rest Area on the Washington side of the Columbia marks where Lewis and Clark were pinned down by...

Idaho

Crooked Fork Detour

47 scenes · IDAHO

The Crooked Fork Detour follows a side route off the main Lolo Trail through terrain shaped by mountain...

Washington

Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, Cape Disappointment

44 scenes · WASHINGTON

The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center at Cape Disappointment sits atop the headland where the Columbia...

Washington

St Mary's Church

33 scenes · WASHINGTON

St Mary's Church near Astoria sits on terrain shaped by the terminal deposits of the Missoula Floods. The...

Oregon

Astoria Column, Panoramic View of the Flood Estuary

26 scenes · OREGON

Astoria Column Park sits atop Coxcomb Hill, offering a 360-degree panoramic view of the Columbia River...

Idaho

Rocky Ridge Lake Road

18 scenes · IDAHO

Rocky Ridge Lake Road accesses a small glacial lake in the Bitterroot Mountains, a remnant of the Pleistocene...

Idaho

Weitas Meadows, Lolo Trail Alpine Meadow

16 scenes · IDAHO

Weitas Meadows sits high in the Bitterroot Mountains along the Lolo Trail, a remote alpine landscape shaped...

Idaho

Sherman Creek Trail

14 scenes · IDAHO

Sherman Creek Trail follows a small drainage through the Bitterroot Mountains, an area shaped by mountain...

Idaho

Fivemile Access

12 scenes · IDAHO

Fivemile Access on the Clearwater River provides a launching point into a canyon shaped by glacial meltwater...

Idaho

Cherrylane Public Access

10 scenes · IDAHO

Cherrylane Public Access provides a river-level view of the Snake River canyon, where Missoula Flood...

Idaho

Castle Butte, Lolo Trail High Point

9 scenes · IDAHO

Castle Butte sits high in the Bitterroot Mountains along the Lolo Trail, far above the valleys that were...

Oregon

End of the Trail, Where Floodwaters Reached the Pacific

9 scenes · OREGON

The End of the Trail statue in Seaside, Oregon, marks the westernmost point of the Lewis and Clark Expedition...

Oregon

Chinook Landing, Portland's Flood Gateway

7 scenes · OREGON

Chinook Landing Marine Park provides access to the Columbia River at the eastern edge of the Portland Basin,...

Washington

Lower Granite Access

7 scenes · WASHINGTON

Lower Granite Dam access point sits within the Snake River canyon where Missoula Flood backwaters reached...

Washington

Bonneville Dam, Gorge Narrows Overlook

4 scenes · WASHINGTON

The Bonneville Dam overlook offers a view of one of the most critical constriction points in the entire...

Oregon

Lewis & Clark Salt Works, Coastal Flood Legacy

4 scenes · OREGON

The Lewis and Clark Salt Works in Seaside marks where the Corps of Discovery boiled seawater for salt in the...

77 of 77 Terrain360 field coverage along the Ice Age Floods corridor