Bonneville Dam

[yourlibrarian]

After returning to the 84/30 we ended up at the Bonneville Dam in search of a bathroom! It was a good stop though as the view (and sound) of the dam was impressive.



The river leading from the Bonneville Dam.



Near the dam was a fish ladder, and you could go see underwater to watch fish migrating. At the time we were there no fish were using it but it was a neat idea.



Some views of the area around the Bonneville Dam and museum.



Also, there were so many beautiful flowers in bloom we came across in different places. There were many large bushes of these azaleas near the museum and along the road.

Comments

[semielliptical]

A very scenic bathroom stop!

[adafrog]

:)

[yourlibrarian]

Isn't it though!

[yourlibrarian]

:D

[puddleshark]

Oh, wow!

That is an impressive amount of water! And fabulous views.

[kazzy_cee]

Lovely flowers - and I love the fish ladder!

[shirebound]

How interesting! I've never seen a dam (or fish ladder) in person.

[cmcmck]

I can think of worse places for a loo break! :o)

[kaishin108]

That is such a lovely area!

[sparowe]

I'm always grateful when these kinds of places are built with the fish ladder; there are some dams that give no thought to it at all, and the damage it's done to some species is just terrible.

[full_metal_ox]

Utrecht in the Netherlands has made similar accommodations for spring migrations of fish through their canal system: https://common-nature.dreamwidth.org/281642.html

[full_metal_ox]

And, all things considered, a wise place to put a public restroom.

[yourlibrarian]

Indeed!

[yourlibrarian]

It was very scenic alright

[yourlibrarian]

This was the dam itself:

[yourlibrarian]

Yes, just looking at that misting water makes me feel cooler 😊

[yourlibrarian]

Apparently the usual visitors are pacific lamprey:

[a_natural_beauty]

Wow, that looks pretty impressive! The sound of water like that, at that pressure can be very intense! I've been to damns before, too. One here in Ohio - a few hours away from where I live - I just can't remember the name of it.

[sparowe]

Oh that's lovely, thank you! I've bookmarked the site, too. Awhile to wait, but should be interesting!

[full_metal_ox]

Whoa—I can feel the spray through the screen!

[yourlibrarian]

I don't recall being at one before, and by many standards this is a small one. But yeah, the power of that water is still very obvious.

[turlough]

I first thought the first photos depicted lots of small ice floes :-) Looks like a fabulous place to take a bathroom break.

[yourlibrarian]

Ha, well the icy scene in your icon may have been an influence 🙂

[a_natural_beauty]

There can be quite a bit of interesting history and work behind them!