OK, I'm finally getting some time to relax and get some pics uploaded. These were taken the first day out as we headed to McNary dam....
The obligatory wake shot...
and a bow shot before we got too far down the river and headed into the rougher water.
This is what the hills alongside the river look like. These cliffs were left after The Great Missoula Floods went through here. (Google it!)
Here's my crew member Jim handling the lines as we tie up inside McNary lock.
Inside the lock as we've reached the bottom and the guillotine gate is opening.
This is the upstream gate at McNary. This is a cantilever gate. It rotates down as boats enter or leave at the upstream end of the lock.