Bonneville Dam

Well, Jamie is out of town visiting her sister Kristin in Iowa for a bridal shower. She flew out there without anyone knowing (other than her parents) and got to surprise everyone!

That leaves me with the kiddos to think up something fun to do. Braden is always full of questions about how things work, and lately he's been VERY curious about how electricity works, where it comes from, and all about power stations and generators and power lines. So I figure, why not take them to the Bonneville dam???


We got to take the full tour, learn all about how the dam was built and how it makes electricity. Braden and Ashlyn were particularly interested in how the generators worked. Braden was so excited to tell the other visitors that there were "EIGHT generators" that made electricity!


After we toured the power station, we got to check out the fish ladder and learn how the salmon get around the dam. It turned out this was the perfect time of year to see lots of salmon in the fish ladder viewing area. The kids were very excited about this, and remembered all the times that they ate salmon.



Of course, remembering salmon dinners made everyone hungry - so we hit the road and headed home. (With a quick stop at Burger King - Sorry Jamie!)