Day 30 - Columbia River Gorge (Continued)

 On Tuesday (Sept 20) we began our day by visiting the famous Columbia Gorge Hotel, then onto the Bonneville Dam and Fish Hatchery. After that we drove historic route 30 to several different waterfalls along the route.

Donna is the garden in front of the hotel

Bonneville dam from the Washington side of the Columbia River.
We met the group on the Oregon side after realizing we were
on the wrong side of the river.

Dam from the Oregon side

Fish ladder - This allows the salmon to return to their spawning home
instead of being blocked by the dam.

Power generation turbines inside the dam power station

That's a salmon making his way up river.

Egg incubation center at the fish hatchery near the dam

This guy was 7 feet long. Its a sturgeon

Trout hatchery

This was the best falls of all. Notice the bridge.

Looking at the Columbia River Gorge from the Vista House Lookout

Vista house crown point - Built in 1918 as a comfort station for
women and other travelers who came to visit the falls at that time.

Latourell Falls

Bridal Veil Falls

Bridal Veil Falls - A little closer

A creek on the trail to Bridal Veil falls