Boating the Columbia River, WA Day 2 (August 24th, 2019)

We're back in Sunland for another day of boating on the Columbia River.  Today we headed down the river and our first stop was the petroglyphs, right on one of the cliffs by the river.  They are always an amazing sight to see!



The water in the river has dropped substantially since we got here, and it dropped again today.  There are big islands appearing near the boat launch.

More of the dramatic cliffs around the river.  These rock formations are fascinating to me.  I could look at them all day!  They are so beautiful and intriguing!

Check out these beautiful clouds with me!  They look like honeycombs!

We called this one alligator head rock.  Sam and Sharyn have seen beavers in the water level caves here, bet we didn't get to see any today.

More crazy rock formations.  Some of the rock columns here point directly out toward the river like a stack of toothpicks.

As we continued down the river we crossed under the I-90 bridge.  The wind was coming up, and the water was starting to get choppier.

So we decided to turn around and head back.  It got so rough as we turned around that I somehow accidentally changed the setting on my camera to this wonderful mood setting to make my next few pictures even more dramatic.

Steve wasn't ready to give up his beer in the rough water.  Luckily he didn't end up with any broken teeth.

And just as quickly as the wind came up, it died again!

So instead of stopping at the boat ramp, we headed back up to the sand bar.

But as we headed back home, the wind came up again!



So we decided to have a nice relaxing evening on their back porch instead of braving the elements any more.



Which was the perfect decision!  We enjoyed a nice relaxing dinner with their son and his wife who came into town for the evening.