Bayview Idaho and Grand Coulee Dam

As a continuation of my previous blog post; we visited Bayview, a little town only 4 miles from Ferragut State Park on Lake Pend Oreille. The lake at its deepest point is 1150 feet deep with 111 miles of shoreline.  The US Navy uses the lake to test submarines, yes, you read correctly!

Information regarding Lake Pend Oreille

Floating Bar and Grill. They sell gas too!

Marina

Fisherman or is he towing the sailboat?

Floating homes

Floating homes and their boats

US Navy Submarine Detachment

Entrance to the Detachment

Hillside overview of Bayview and marina

Some of the bigger homes and their boat storage areas

A friend of ours suggested that we take a drive over to Washington state and visit Grand Coulee Dam.  We had planned to visit Spokane, since we were so close.  After we toured a little of downtown Spokane, Roger plugged in the dam and it was only another 100 miles or so from where we were.  So.... off we went.  We were very impressed, the pictures don't do it justice!

Map of area

Grand Coulee Dam information

Placard on the Visitors Center

Approaching the dam

Scenic Overlook

Lake Roosevelt above the dam and Huckleberry Moutain Range

More views of Lake Roosevelt above the dam

Power Generators 1 & 2 are on either side of the spillway.

The 3rd power generators (straight ahead) were added in 1969

There was very little water flowing over the spillway.

This bridge takes you over the Columbia River below the dam

Columbia River

A mule deer and her fawn at Lake Roosevelt State Park campground

Sunday is a day of rest for us.  Monday we are going to bring the coach to Hells Gate State Park in South Idaho.