More on Hwy 142. Goldendale is a pretty good sized town, relatively speaking, with easy gas and lunch options right off the road. If you're here afternoons Weds-Sat, star gaze at the Goldendale observatory before heading across mind-numbing Pleasant Valley and into Luna Gulch where you'll do a complete 180 down into the canyon and back up, hugging the canyon wall that flanks the treed gulley all the way. Enjoy, this is the funnest part of the ride! More curves and sweeping views of Yakima Valley await at the other end. By the time you arrive in the hardly-town of Mabton, folks'll be wonderin' what put that road-eatin' smile on your face.