We drove from Potholes westward ho to Frenchman (also known as Frenchman’s) Coulee, a brachiated side canyon of the mighty Columbia River Gorge in the vicinity of the small towns & villages of Vantage, Quincey, and George, Washington. The Gorge Amphitheater, famous for its sunset concerts, is also nearby, as are old silica mines & random, ramshackle abandoned homesteads. Frenchman’s Coulee is also one of the top rock climbing sections in Washington. We feel as if we’ve reached the end of the world out here in the frosty, desert fog.