Beautiful Saturday in the Gorge

Brandon's sister, brother-in-law & nephew went with us to the Bonneville Dam and Fish Ladder today. It was a gorgeous day, around 69 degrees and sunny. We drove about 30 minutes to the dam. Afterward, we went a couple of miles farther to Skamania Lodge.



All the fish going upstream in the Columbia River have to pass through the fish ladder. There are 2 people who COUNT EVERY FISH for 16 hours a day (Can you imagine???). Anyways, it was very neat to watch Ethan as he looked at the fish passing by the windows. The fish pass quickly and the water is murky. They hardly ever come right up to the window. I got a couple of great pics of the fish swimming toward Ethan and Mohit.



This was my first time to see Skamania Lodge. It was so nice! I'm excited to go back with the gift certificate Brandon's office gave us as a wedding present. Woo-hoo! :)



We thought we were going to eat dinner there, but instead, we just enjoyed the beauty of the lodge and grounds. Brandon & I sat and watched Brianna, Mohit and Ethan play croquet. Fun! :) Click to enlarge...



We left Skamania Lodge and drove across The Bridge of the Gods and ate dinner at the same restaurant we went to in the winter after we hiked at Wahclella Falls. YUM!!! :) The view from your table is amazing and they have awesome hamburgers.



Ethan was pointing at the Columbia River as we passed over Bridge of the Gods, saying "Water!" :) He's 2.5 and really cute!

Click on the link below to see the pics from today...

Bonneville Dam & Skamania Lodge