Some general tips for photography out there is to focus on early morning & evening, when the light skips across the hillsides. If you want to get a different perspective, look for elevation. There are a few big hills that rise above the plains. Steptoe Butte is the most famous of these. Kamiak Butte is also good, but forested on top, which can interfere with views. Tekoa Mountain has a nice view, but the road up there isn't as good. There are a couple other minor buttes with views, but varying access. In general, there aren't a lot of hiking opportunities "in the fields" as they're all private property, but you could walk the roads, which see little traffic. You can cover a lot more ground with a car though... it just depends what you're looking for. Best advice? Just wander the backroads... there's all kinds of interesting stuff out there. A couple more photos are below. More are on my site at:
http://www.phlumf.com/photos/palouse/
View from Steptoe Butte:
Sunrise...
As for hiking out there, there are a few trails at some of the state parks, but nothing too long, or through the fields. It'd be neat if some property owners could get together and flag a route that followed a property line or something.
