lwetemlaykin State Heritage Site

lwetemlaykin State Heritage Site Set in the midst of the dazzling background of the Wallowa Mountains, the whole zone is a piece of the familial country of the Nez Perce Tribe, and is a sacrosanct place to the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Articulated ee-weh-TEMM-lye-kinn, the name means "at the edge of the lake."

Short trails with stupendous perspectives of the Wallowa Mountains pass Knight's Pond, a cool summer desert garden and a serene reprieve for climbers. The property is adjoining a Nez Perce National Historical Park, site of Old Chief Joseph Gravesite and Cemetery. Search for spring and summer wildflowers amid your walk. You additionally may get looks of deer, fox, bear and raptors.