Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Viva heads to the Columbia River Gorge - Bonneville fish hatchery

 
Before heading home we stop off at the Bonneville Fish Hatchery.  We were there bright and early and had the place to ourselves!




Some good sniff spots 




Lots of flowers in bloom




One of the hatchery houses




Before exploring the hatchery, we head over to check out the view of Beacon Rock




You can see Beacon Rock off in the distance.  




Off we go and Viva watching the birds off in the distance.





The views around the hatchery are wonderful.





"What is this weird thing?"




Making our way to the ponds




We move through the fish pens







A beautiful giant sequoia






Viva fascinated by this fountain





Lots and lots of hosta








We find a cool drinking fountain




We arrive at the ponds!





Beautiful trout!









All around the ponds is just beautiful





Time to visit the sturgeon




"What's going on in this place?!"




Holy smokes you can't miss the sturgeon!







The view above 





and if you really look you can see a sturgeon swimming about




Time to start heading back to the car and we pass a few more trout pens



Viva wonders what the heck these things are.










We stroll by a very large piece of petrified wood







The roses were just starting to bloom





Stay tuned as we visit Bonneville Dam


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