In the Bonneville Dam parking lot there was miniture golf for the kids to play.
Jeff showing Marcie how to putt.
Jeff showing Ethan how to putt. The enterance to Bonneville Dam is in the background.
Where is the balling going to go?
Picture of Powerhouse #2
Picture of Jeff in front of Powerhouse #2.
During World War 2, the US Military stationed a man in this guard station to protect the dam.
This is how large the turbine blades are that generate electricity.
Bertha, Marcie and Ethan.
The enterance to the vistors center.
Marcie and Ethan taking a tour in the visitors center.
Marcie next to a ships wheel.
Looking into a fish ladder that allows the fish to swim upstream through the dam without being injured. The fish are swimming right to left.
More fish ladder picture.
More fish ladder.
Marcie next to a drawing of how the dam generates electricity.
Ethan and Marcie above the fish ladder. The fish are swimming up the ladder.
Bertha and Ethan next to the fish ladder. The fish are swimming towards the camera.
This is looking down into one of the fish ladders.
Water is about 6 ft deep in the fish ladder.
Picture of Jeff with state of Washington in the background.
Jeff and Ethan standing next to the fish ladder. In the background is Powerhouse #1.
Our tour guide.
Walking towards Powerhouse #1.
Looking west down the Columbia river from Powerhouse #1
Bertha waiting in line to go into Powerhouse #1.
The front door.
The guide is opening the door to the powerhouse.
Bertha, Ethan and Marcie inside Powerhouse #1.
Looking down to one of the generators that is being repaired.
This crane can lift the generators when repair work is needed.
Bertha showing off her earplugs. I was rather loud in the powerhouse.
Looking down river from the powerhouse.
Ethan and Marcie lookig at one of the exhibits.
Marcie playing with one of exhibits.
Marcie learning how water turns into electricity.
Bertha standing below water level in the powerhouse.
Marcie standing next to the fish ladder.
Bertha next to the fish ladder.
As the fish swim past this window, an employee at the dam counts the fish and type.
This shows how many fish swam past the dam yesterday and year to date.
This is where the employee sits to count the fish.
An map where the fish come from.
Map of where Benneville Dam is located on the Columbia River.
At the dam they also have a fish hatchery. Ethan is walking past the Rainbow Trout pond.
Rainbow Trout.
More Rainbow Trout. Most in the 4 to 5 pound range.
Tanks that raise baby salmon and trout.
Jeff, Ethan and Marcie taking a break.
Ethan is drying off his one wet shoe.
Enterance to the Bonneville Fish Hatchery.
