John Day Dam
Today was the first day of our trip in the Wake of Lewis and Clark. The morning began with a spectacular moon set to the west and pink clouds showing the sun’s arrival to the east. Having traveled all night from downtown Portland, the M/V Sea Lion had made her way to John Day Lock and Dam. The lock at John Day is still the largest (measured vertically) single lock chamber in the world. It will soon lose that title to the locks at the Three Gorges Dam being completed in China. The water lifted the ship 105 feet and then gave us a spectacular view of Mount Hood behind us as we continued eastward towards the confluence of the Columbia and Snake Rivers.
It was at this point two hundred years ago to the day that the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped and communed with the local Native American tribes of the area. The ship passed by what is now called Sacagawea State Park during dinner and we could sense the history of this small plat of greenery.
Today was the first day of our trip in the Wake of Lewis and Clark. The morning began with a spectacular moon set to the west and pink clouds showing the sun’s arrival to the east. Having traveled all night from downtown Portland, the M/V Sea Lion had made her way to John Day Lock and Dam. The lock at John Day is still the largest (measured vertically) single lock chamber in the world. It will soon lose that title to the locks at the Three Gorges Dam being completed in China. The water lifted the ship 105 feet and then gave us a spectacular view of Mount Hood behind us as we continued eastward towards the confluence of the Columbia and Snake Rivers.
It was at this point two hundred years ago to the day that the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped and communed with the local Native American tribes of the area. The ship passed by what is now called Sacagawea State Park during dinner and we could sense the history of this small plat of greenery.
