Quicktime VR at a Grant County Ranch House
by Pete on Aug.13, 2009, under Quicktime VR
We got the opportunity to stay at a fantastic ranch in Grant County, Washington just outside the town of Moses Lake. It’s a sprawling property with acres of both irrigated land, and natural eastern Washington landscape. In the foreground of this image is one of several irrigation circles on this property. This circle is irrigating an approximate 2000 foot diameter cattle grazing area, but is limited to a range of about 135 degrees due to the topography.
In this panoramic it is possible to make out some of the basalt bluffs and outcroppings on the property. Following the road into the distance, you can make out an outcropping where the basalt has form into pillar or column formations. Several basalt column pillars, which were quarried from another location on the property, were used in the construction of the house in this image. Each corner of this incredible house has a large basalt column. These pillars, along with the massive column in the center, carry the weight of the roof and allow the house to have a large amount of open space.
Be sure to look down in this panoramic to experience more of this property.
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