LEGACY OF DISCOVERY |
The Inaugural Voyage of the S.S.
Legacy on the Columbia and Snake Rivers September 7-14, 2013 |
A
brief visual recollection of our journey, in roughly chronological
order. |
Seen from 35,000 feet, the Western landscape becomes an abstraction |
Latourell Falls | Horsetail Falls |
Cannon Beach |
Blacksmith at Fort Vancouver, site of rebuilt Hudsons Bay Trading Company stockade |
Dragon boat race in Portland, OR. | Setting out - sunset on the Willamette River |
The Columbia River Gorge on a cloudy day. | Fishermen at dawn near Bonneville Dam |
Entering Bonneville Lock | Navigating through the lock |
Bonneville Dam at sunrise | Power Station 1 at Bonneville |
Multnomah Falls - 150 ft3/second of water fall 620 feet in two stages |
The S.S. Legacy moored at Cascade Locks |
Sacajawea | Waiting for the sightseeing cruise to begin |
Entering The Dalles lock | Trip narrator Larry West |
The Dalles Dam |
Early morning at The Dalles with Mt. Hood looming behind |
White pelicans at John Day dam | Entering John Day lock |
Columbia River, looking East | River reflections |
Farm forge at Fort Walla Walla | The farmer with a branding iron |
Docents at Fort Walla Walla |
Covered wagon on a remnant of the Oregon Trail | Barge traffic on the river |
A contrast in modes of transportation |
The S.S. Legacy moored at Clarkston, WA |
Along the Snake River | Columnar Basalt structures on the Snake River |
Within Hell's Canyon on the Snake River |
Petroglyphs | Jet boat wake | Petroglyphs |
Sunrise on the Snake River |
Moored at Astoria, OR | The engine room |
The Astoria Bridge |
Freighter at dawn | Moon setting over the Columbia River |