July 12, 2014

On to Spokane

Last night we repeated what has now become tradition for us when we are near Grand Coulee Dam.

First a visit to one of the best Mexican restaurants we know. La Presa (The Dam) Mexican Restaurant.  Great food and the margaritas are .

That is not photo trickery.  The drinks are huge.

Back to RV park for courtesy shuttle to dam visitor center.  Every evening a laser show is projected on the dam.  Normally, the spillways are closed and water is channeled through the three power houses.  Just before the laser show the spillways are opened to create a white wall of water to project the light show on.  The spillway alone is probably a quarter mile wide.

 

Spillway without water.

(The whole dam is a few feet short of a mile wide).  Last night was also a Super Moon so we had man made and nature light shows.

Super Moon over Grand Coulee Laser Show.

 

This morning we drove through the rolling grasslands of eastern Washington to Spokane to see friends Mike And Gladys.  Day was kind of warm so was spent in car doing some touring or in house with much chatting.