Leaving the Grand Coulee Dam behind, we drove along Banks Lake, formerly a dry coulee formed by the MegaFlood during the Pleistocene era. The lake is now a 27 mile long reservoir and part of the Columbia Basin Project, a major water resource project to provide irrigation water to the arid lands of central Washington. Water is typically pumped into Banks Lake from May to September during the … [Read more...]
Gehrke Windmill Garden in Electric City, Washington
Emil Gehrke once made numerous decorative windmills and whirly from scrap. Apparently, Mr. Gehrke offered his collection of windmills to the city for placement in a park. The city declined vehmently, as they'd being trying to get him to remove them from his own backyard. However, after his death, some good local folks got together, and donated a parcel of land for Mr. Gehrke's collection. … [Read more...]
Where are the Sea Lions?
See our other pictures of the Sea Lion Caves. See the full list of places that we visited during our Washington / Oregon / California road trip … [Read more...]
New Header Graphic Shot from Backyard
What do you think of our new header graphic? It's actually cropped from a photo that I took from the backyard. Here's the original photo. Kinda makes you wonder why we bother travelling at all, doesn't it? :-) Let me know what you think by leaving a comment below. … [Read more...]
Laser Light Show at the Grand Coulee Dam
If you find yourself overnighting in or around Grand Coulee, Washington, the laser light show is the thing to see. One of the largest light shows in the United States, Grand Coulee Dam laser light show started in 1989. The 37 minute long narrated show tells the story of how the dam came to be built and includes a dramatic flag-waving finish. The show premiered in 1957 with flood lamps and has … [Read more...]
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