Visiting the McNary Dam

There doesn't seem to be a lot to do in Umatilla, but we do have the McNary Dam really close to where we live.  We decided to go visit it yesterday just to see.

Here we are at the top of the mountain.  You can see the dam in the background.  Everyone was happy to be out of the house for a little while.

There was a sign on top of the trail with a map and told of some information of things to look at in the area.

While we were looking at the sign, Whitney took off running down the trail.  It isn't very steep or dangerous, but we didn't want her getting lost or anything.  So Will had to run to chase her down.  You have to look hard to see them down the trail.  Rachel and I went partly down the trail while we waited.

Going down is much easier than coming back up the hill.  Whitney got a ride on Will's shoulders back up the mountain.

We drove down to the Oregon Fish View Room.  Whitney was really excited to see some fish.

Here everyone peers into the windows waiting for fish to come by.

I guess April really isn't the best month to see lots of fish - the chart says May is a lot better.  But we did see two fish in like the fifteen minutes we were there.  This one little fish got stuck in the corner, so Whitney got to watch him for awhile and she even gave him a name.

Anyway, we missed seeing the visitor center since it had just barely closed.  But that just means we will have to go back another day.  It was a fun little visit.