Hi Eugene & Dennis,
Yellepit is quite a unique place. I'm glad to hear that it has remained
accessible in spite of efforts to close it off. I certainly plan to go back
again.
You are right about the name, Eugene. Yellepit the chief also presented Clark
with a white stallion at this location. It is an important site but rarely
visited by Lewis & Clarkers.
Cheryl Essary
chiawana at bossig.com

Eugene Hunn wrote:

> As I recall "Yellepit" was the name of the Walla Walla chief that Lewis and
> Clark met at the mouth of the Snake River (at the village called Kw'sis, now
> Sacajawea State Park) in October 1805. They presented him a special medal
> from President Jefferson. His name, I believe, means "trading partner" in
> the Sahaptin Indian language.
>
> Gene Hunn.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dennis K Rockwell" <dennis.rockwell at gte.net>
> To: <chiawana at bossig.com>; "tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 7:13 AM
> Subject: Re: Birds at Yellepit
>
> > Cheryl & Tweeters,
> >
> > Hiking south from Yellepit across the slopes below the the basalt cliffs
> is
> > a real adventure and in late spring should yield up birds like raven,
> > magpie, crow, several species of swallow, white-throated swift, rock wren
> &
> > horned lark. Additional surprises are occasionally found this time of
> year
> > in the small patches of raparian habitat that occur here. We should all
> > count ourselves lucky to even be able to still go to Yellepit. Recently
> > landowners abutting Ayers Road (which gives access to Yellepit) attempted
> to
> > have Benton County vacate the right-of-way so they could shut off public
> > access. Only a strong protest from the local public (including Lower
> > Columbia Basin Audubon Society) prevented this from happening.
> >
> > Dennis Rockwell Kennewick, WA dennis.rockwell at gte.net
> >
> > One fifth of the people are against everything all the time.
> > Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cheryl essary <chiawana at bossig.com>
> > To: tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> > Date: Sunday, May 20, 2001 7:59 AM
> > Subject: Birds at Yellepit
> >
> >
> > >Hi Tweeters,
> > > So who knows where Yellepit is? Yesterday my Lewis & Clark group
> > >ventured out there to see one of the least-visited Lewis & Clark
> > >campsites. Yellepit is on the western shore of the Columbia River,
> > >across from the Walla Walla delta. We had a great view across, and also
> > >of Wallula Gap.
> > > While we were there getting cheat grass in our socks, a few birds flew
> > >by. There was a WESTERN KINGBIRD, a DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, and an
> > >OSPREY. And, of course, everywhere the songs of WESTERN MEADOWLARKS.
> > > Not a lot of birds, but all were in flight and in a magnificent
> > >setting.
> > >
> > >Cheryl Essary
> > >Othello
> > >chiawana at bossig.com
> > >
> >