Albeni Falls Dam, & Sandpoint, Idaho
Priest River, Priest Lake, Albeni Falls Dam, & Sandpoint, Idaho
July 2, 2007.
We are staying in Hi
De Ho RV Park, in Sandpoint,
Idaho $32.40 gravel interior roads, FHU including cable and
wifi. This is an OK RV Park, but possibly your best bet when staying
in the Sandpoint
area.
Priest River lumber mills
Lumber mills such as this one in Priest
River, Idaho is typical of almost all northern Idaho towns.
Highway between Priest Lake and Priest River, Idaho
This is a typical northern Idaho scene. I think Joyce took this picture
between the town of Priest
River and Priest Lake.
Storm damage near Priest Lake
Near Priest Lake
we came across this storm damage that had not yet been cleared. I
hope you remember us writing about the severe
storm that rolled across Coeur d'Alene Lake while we were on a cruise,
well this is what the storm did as it rolled north.
Storm damage near Priest Lake
The storm damage in this area was pretty severe from that
storm we experienced on Coeur d'Alene Lake yesterday.
Storm damage near Priest Lake
I think we counted 9-trees that fell across the road in this spot.
According to the weather bureau this thunder storm had gusts of 60
to 70 mph. Yes, this is the same storm
that were in on Coeur d'Alene yesterday.
This picture was taken near Prist
Lake, Idaho.
Priest Lake
We had to take at least one picture of Priest
Lake so this is it. If we would have driven along the shore
up either the east or west shore views would have been better.
Old Northern Inn in Coolin, Idaho
I think this is the Old
Northern Inn in Coolin, a small community on the southeastern
shore of Priest Lake.
View from Albeni Falls Dam visitor center
This picture was taken from the visitor center at Albeni
Falls Dam and Power generating facility, on the Pend Oreille
River a few miles west of Priest River, Idaho. The bridge across the
Pend Oreille River is a rail road bridge. Those are two huge ponderosa
pines.
Albeni Falls Dam
Albeni Falls became Albeni
Falls Dam in 1955. The region had experienced and increased
need for water storage and electricity to support the growing shipbuilding
and aluminum industries downriver. To meet these growing needs Congress
authorized the dam in 1950 and construction began in 1951. A log chute
was included as log drives on the river were still a common practice.
Boommen stood on floating log booms poking and prying the logs through
the chute to flow downstream to the mills.
On our return to Sandpoint
we stopped in several National Recreation areas along the Pend Oreille
River. This picture is representative of the area along the river
between Newport, Washington and
Sandpoint, Idaho.
Northwest Handmade furniture
Northwest Handmade
had a shop in downtown Sandpoint where they showcased a wide variety
of unique, rustic furniture. I enjoyed walking through the store.
Coldwater Creek Home Store Sandpoint, Idaho
Across the street in downtown Sandpoint
is the Coldwater
Creek "Home-Store". It seems this is where the Coldwater
Creek brand got its start, for those of you familiar with the Coldwater
Creek Brand.
Until next time remember how good life is.
Mike & Joyce Hendrix
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