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11/5/1999
A trip up the Washington bank of the Columbia (east) a ways from White Salmon.

These river banks have been used for centuries as tribal fishing grounds. Evidence that they are still used as they were 200 years ago.
Jenn and Loch in the golden grasses that dress the hillsides of the Gorge.
The Rocky cliffs of the Columbia that the fishing platforms are built on.
Loch kissing Rusty cause it's a sunny beautiful day.
A beatuiful view of the Columbia River Gorge.
Loch kissing Rusty some more cuz it's even more beautiful out where we're having adventures.
The view West downstream toward the town of Maryhill from the Sam Hill Memorial that is a replica of Stonehenge.
Jenn walking down from the memorial that commemorates local men and boys that died in the armed forces. Sam assumed Stonehenge as a pagan sacrificial altar and felt that it was an appropriate symbol to memorialize those killed in war. 
Sam Hill's Grave is located in the foreground as a father and son climb down to see it.
Father and son look out over the precipice.  A wildland grass fire has charred the area in the distance to the East.
The Columbia River Gorge is truly an incredible sight. Here the historic town of The Dalles is visible in the distance. The site on which The Dalles sits is a narrow point on the river that has been used as a fording spot for centuries.

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