Or as Woodie Guthrie wrote: At Bonneville there are ships in the locks; your power is turning the darkness to dawn, so roll on Columbia, roll on. The Dalles, Oregon, USA.
There's a large hydroelectric dam about 60 miles north of us whose reservoir is exactly the same age as me (the gates were closed the month I was born), but the pressure release gates were opened only once since then, during a massive flood in 2011. I just now Googled it and am seeing a couple high-lift gates. It was built 15 years before ours and looks to be concrete, plus it has some cool features like a fish ladder, an underground viewing area at the fish hatchery, and other things to see and do. The map shows that it actually crosses the Columbia on three islands. That would be a great place to visit, I'm thinking, and another sample of your pride in your area. Great promotions with your photos, Ted.
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I've searched on the net for the Woodie Gutrie song 'Roll On Columbia', and have found THIS ONE. I'll provide you with its lyrics too. Think it's interesting information that goes along with your fine post (narrative and image), Ted.
Roll on, Columbia, roll on Roll on, Columbia, roll on Your power is turning our darkness to dawn So roll on, Columbia, roll on
Green Douglas firs where the waters cut through Down her wild mountains and canyons she flew Canadian Northwest to the oceans so blue Roll on Columbia, roll on
Other great rivers add power to you Yakima, Snake, and the Klickitat, too Sandy Willamette and Hood River too So roll on, Columbia, roll on
Tom Jefferson's vision would not let him rest An empire he saw in the Pacific Northwest Sent Lewis and Clark and they did the rest So roll on, Columbia, roll on
It's there on your banks that we fought many a fight Sheridan's boys in the blockhouse that night They saw us in death but never in flight So roll on Columbia, roll on
At Bonneville now there are ships in the locks The waters have risen and cleared all the rocks Shiploads of plenty will steam past the docks So roll on, Columbia, roll on
And on up the river is Grand Coulee Dam The mightiest thing ever built by a man To run the great factories and water the land So roll on, Columbia, roll on
These mighty men labored by day and by night Matching their strength 'gainst the river's wild flight Through rapids and falls, they won the hard fight So roll on, Columbia, roll on
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Good capture, well composed, with good lines.I noticed how dry it is out there from the heat wave. I enjoyed reading the words to the song, too. I don't remember that one. tigs=^..^=