So I got there before sunrise. On this part of the Columbia, the McNary dam (25 miles downstream) basically eliminates any current. I headed upstream for the Hanford Reach.

There were quite a few obstructions and the current could be challenging.

Then the river started to get lively. This is not a green can buoy. It is marking an underwater obstruction.

There is the dome of the old Hanford reactor. No mushroom cloud today.

So I got there before sunrise. On this part of the Columbia, the McNary dam (25 miles downstream) basically eliminates any current. I headed upstream for the Hanford Reach.

I pulled into the launch site in Richland only to find out that a boat show was starting in the morning. There were at least 50 shiny new boats at the park. I was told to get to the launch early and there would not be a problem.

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So I got there before sunrise. On this part of the Columbia, the McNary dam (25 miles downstream) basically eliminates any current. I headed upstream for the Hanford Reach.

Marco Flamingo
Apr 23, 2016

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