Katrina's Travels

After I finished wandering around at Fort Spokane I checked out a nearby park on the shore of Lake Roosevelt then headed north around the lake. I'd meant to go a different direction but somehow that's not the way I went. Rather than turning around, I just kept going since it didn't really make any difference to me. Either way, there was nice scenery and a little ferry to take across the lake. I was somewhat amused by taking a ferry in the middle of Washington instead of taking any of the well-known big ferries on Puget Sound. (Don't get me wrong, I like the big ferries. I got really good looks at orcas from one once. The big ferries just didn't fit into my plans this time.)

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I liked this bridge over the Spokane River. There was something pleasing about its shape and angles.



( Another bridge photo )

This is a view of Lake Roosevelt from a little park that was not far from Fort Spokane.




( A panoramic view of Lake Roosevelt, cut because it is wider )

( More photos from the side of the lake )

The drive north took me away from the lake edge some of the time. This is what the area looked like.



( More photos from the drive north )

The Columbian Princess, otherwise known as the Inchelium-Gifford Ferry goes back and forth between Inchelium and Gifford. There's no schedule. You just pull up and wait for it to arrive. I think there's talk of replacing it with a bridge, which I would find far less satisfying. The ferries of my childhood got replaced by bridges and I think the world is a less interesting place without them. I suppose a bridge would be more convenient for people living in the area though.

I find it a bit ironic that one end of this ferry's route is in Ferry County, which was not named after any actual ferries. It was named after Washington's first governor.




( More ferry photos )

Coming up next: driving around the west side of Lake Roosevelt.