Stonehenge near Mary Hill, Washington

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Wow it has been hot here.  We are not doing too much outside for very long.  We have been in the cool water so we can sit outside in the evening.

Today we decided to drive across the Columbia River into Washington State and go see Stonehenge. 

This Stonehenge was created as the nations first monument to military personnel who lost their lives in World War I.  It was dedicated on May 30, 1929.
The design duplicates in size and original form England's world famous Stonehenge.

The picture above and the 2 pictures below show more of the inside of Stonehenge.

This picture shows the edge of the wildfire that burned in this area.  It burned thousands of acres.  Apparently there are wildfires in Mary Hill almost annually.  As you can tell, this area is mostly grass.  Also you can see more of the wind farm.

This Stonehenge is on a cliff just off the Columbia River.  The bridge is the crossing at Biggs, OR.  You can also see Mt Hood in the background on the right side of the picture.  We drove down the hill and found several fruit stands.  We got peaches, cherries and sweet corn.

From the hillside just outside the Stonehenge, we could see these vineyards.  Mary Hill also has a winery that grows grapes and makes its own wine.

It is another very hot day.  We decided staying in the car with the air conditioner would be a good idea.

This is the John Day Dam, Lock and Fish Passage. The project consists of a navigation lock, spillway, powerhouse and fish ladder facilities on both shores. The John Day Dam is a concrete gravity run-of-the-river dam with the highest lift (110 ft) of any US lock.

This is The Dalles Dam, Lock and Fish Passage.  The project consists of a concrete structure with a navigation lock, spillway, gated powerhouse and fish passage facilities.  The Dalles Dam is also a  concrete gravity run-of-the-river dam.  The dam and lock were originally created to help control the turbulence at this point on the Columbia River.  Now its main purpose is power production.

Off to the house.  Enough of the heat for the day.