Columbia River – Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings

Water Wings

The late-July unlimited hydroplane races were in session on the Columbia River in the Tri-cities, Washington, several years ago. The airshows between races were flown by my brother, Bruce, and by Bob Hoover, a renown aviator. The FAA approved the airshows but forbid flying under the Blue Bridge seen in the lower photo, and BruceContinue reading “Water Wings”

Hood Winked

Nearly 3,000 miles from home, we drove by John Day Dam on the Columbia River with Mount Hood dominating the background. We have passed this way many times on land, in the air, and even on the water. In 1991, we cruised these waters in the Fairy Boat and locked through the dam attached toContinue reading “Hood Winked”

John Day Dam

Over three decades ago we took the Fairy Boat, our 26-foot Bayliner, on a trip down the Columbia River from Kennewick, Washington, to Hood River, Oregon, which involved locking through three dams including the John Day Dam shown above. We had entered the upstream side of the lock 110 feet higher than we were whenContinue reading “John Day Dam”