On our last day in the area we went to visit this historic town. Our first stop was at the Gorge Dam, one of three on the Skagit River, that provide 40% of the hydroelectric power to Seattle. We tagged along on a ranger led tour and were able to go inside to the visitor's center.
This is the bridge we had to walk across to get to the plant and to see Ladder Falls.
Ladder Falls is right next to the hydroelectric plant and is too hard to take a picture of. It comes down in stair-like steps and empties into the Skagit. I was lucky enough to catch it with a rainbow at the bottom.
Upon leaving the dam we took a short walk thru the Trail of Cedars which leads to a very small Newhalem hydroelectric plant. We passed this tree that is dead in the center with a hole on the other side. The tree still lives because the leaves provide nutrients it needs..
You can see just how big some of the fallen trees were.
This is the bridge that crosses the Skagit and leads to the Trail of Cedars. It is quite sturdy.
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