LEGACY OF DISCOVERY
The Inaugural Voyage of the S.S. Legacy on the Columbia and Snake Rivers
September 7-14, 2013
  A brief visual recollection of our journey, in roughly chronological order.
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PRE-CRUISE EXPLORATIONS

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Seen from 35,000 feet, the Western landscape becomes an abstraction

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Latourell FallsHorsetail Falls
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                                Cannon Beach

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Blacksmith at Fort Vancouver, site of rebuilt Hudsons Bay Trading Company stockade

THE CRUISE BEGINS

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Dragon boat race in Portland, OR. Setting out - sunset on the Willamette River

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The Columbia River Gorge on a cloudy day. Fishermen at dawn near Bonneville Dam

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Entering Bonneville LockNavigating through the lock
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Bonneville Dam at sunrisePower Station 1 at Bonneville

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Multnomah Falls - 150 ft3/second of water fall 620 feet in two stages

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The S.S. Legacy moored at Cascade Locks

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SacajaweaWaiting for the sightseeing cruise to begin

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Entering The Dalles lock Trip narrator  Larry West
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The Dalles Dam

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Early morning at The Dalles with Mt. Hood looming behind

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White pelicans at John Day damEntering John Day lock
 
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Columbia River, looking East River reflections
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Farm forge at Fort Walla WallaThe farmer with a branding iron
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Docents at Fort Walla Walla
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Covered wagon on a remnant of the Oregon Trail Barge traffic on the river
A contrast in modes of transportation
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The S.S. Legacy moored at Clarkston, WA
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Along the Snake RiverColumnar Basalt structures on the Snake River
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Within Hell's Canyon on the Snake River
 
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PetroglyphsJet boat wakePetroglyphs
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Sunrise on the Snake River
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Moored at Astoria, ORThe engine room
 
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The Astoria Bridge
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Freighter at dawnMoon setting over the Columbia River
  
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