So last month we travelled to Washington to visit Scott’s grandfather and had a nice visit. After a few days there, we saw some other cool stuff in the northern part of the country. We visited Grand Coulee Dam which was built during the Depression. We were told by the gal in the Visitor Center that it’s the largest dam in the U.S. Why does it seem like they all have that same designation? Nevertheless, it was a monument to hard work, electricity, farming, and fouling up watersheds and sacred Native American areas.
Remember how I said earlier in the summer that we have lots of photos of me with water? Yeah, well. We were driving along the highway when I saw a sign for Kootenai Falls in Montana. So of course I yelled to pull over and stop. Scott is so nice! He pulled over and we hiked down to the falls which were just beautiful. We walked on a pedestrian bridge above some railroad tracks that had a bit of a sway to it, plus grill-like stairs that let you see through to the ground. It was rather disorienting to climb, but the hike through the woods was lovely and safe. No bears, although there were lots of warning signs.
During this section of the trip we stayed in Ponderay, Idaho. We had dinner at a fun Mexican restaurant we chose as we walked around the old downtown and stayed in a quaint lodge with cool log furniture. I love log furniture!
Then it was on to Glacier National Park! More on that later……..
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