On 5/17/2018 1:02 AM, Peter Klein wrote:
One of the highlights of my eastern Washington trip was a tour of Chief Joseph Dam, on the Columbia River near
Bridgeport, WA. This dam plays second fiddle to the higher and better-known Grand Coulee Dam, but is quite impressive
in its own right. It is a little over a mile wide overall. The powerhouse contains 27 generators of between 88 an
109 megawatts each.
We were lucky enough to meet, quite accidentally, a very nice park ranger. I asked him if they were giving tours
inside the dam. Officially, the season hadn't started for non-reserved public tours, but he said, "Do you want a
tour?" Oh, yes! It was hog heaven for anyone who likes huge machines and control panels with lots of dials, gauges
and big switches. The immensity of the project also shows what we are capable of when we have our act together.
Unfortunately, I can't show you anything from inside the dam, because photography is strictly verboten. The post 9-11
security measures are quite thorough, but understandable.
What I can show you is the B&W photos I took from the publicly accessible areas near the spillway. Water levels were
high and almost all the spillway gates were open. It was quite a show!
I'd appreciate some C&C about these photos. I was trying to show the power and beauty of all that falling water and
spray. Which ones succeed? I'll leave them labeled by camera file number for easy identification for the next day or
two.
906, 898, 896, for me, in that order.
Columbia River Gorge Moose
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