Early the next morning. Morgan snaps a foto of her Dad looking out across the Sun Lakes of Dry Falls in east-central Washington. These falls were formed during the Great Ice Age Bretz Floods when they swept across the lava floodplains of the Columbia River Basalt Plains in Prehistoric Times. The basalt floods covered parts of 5 Modern American states. In Washington the results of dam-breaks on giant Ice Age lakes led to massive floods that scoured those basalt plains to result in what’s called the Channeled Scablands. The geologic history is complex, tortured, beautiful, and fascinating. Today this place is part of a dual state-national park system, Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park of the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail. Monday morning of the 18th of January 2010. The two of spent the cold, windy night camping in the back of the minivan here. The River House was the jumping off place for so many fabulous adventurers … and mishaps, too! We all had many great times in the span of a few short years.