Bridges

I'm taking a trip tomorrow to Dallas to visit my Dad. He doesn't have a computer and I'm not bringing my laptop with me, so I'll be offline until I return home next week. We're going to spend some time in my parents' hometown in northeast Texas ... scattering my mother's ashes in her family's cemetery plot, visiting some relatives, and driving around the areas where my Dad grew up. Listening to him talk about his childhood during the Depression in the 1930s, of our family ancestors, and of his service in the Army Air Corps in WWII has been both fascinating and healing for me over the past few years.

I''ve got a lot of photographs of the Pacific Northwest to show my father and my friends in Dallas who've never been here. I took this one recently while driving across the Bridge of the Gods, which spans the Columbia River in the western Gorge. The view is downstream, toward the west, from a height of around 150 feet. This is a "Mom and Pop" kind of bridge, being owned and operated by the tiny town of Cascade Locks, Oregon. There is a wood frame toll booth at the Oregon end of the bridge, and there's someone there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No matter what time of the year it is, they've usually got some sort of seasonal or holiday decor displayed. You can see the toll booth reflected in the car's rearview mirror in the lower righthand corner of this photo.

Comments

[Sharon]

This is a beautiful scene to begin with. The additional perspective makes it unique and that much more interesting. Wishing you safe travels.

[Cindy L]

Hope you had a wonderful trip ... I've been out of town too. It's nice to break from technology and to really "get away" from everything if you can. Looking forward to your new perspective!

[Kitty]

Thanks, y'all. It was a good trip, and I definitely am back with a new perspective.