On May 12th we went to Palouse Falls State Park with our daughter and grandchildren, but found the park closed due the death of someone who had fallen from the cliffs and for whose body they were searching the river. We went on to Lyon's Ferry State Park, a little south of Palouse Falls and spent some time exploring the area while the children swam and enjoyed ice cream and a picnic lunch.
Lyon's Ferry is named for the Lyon family which operated a ferry there until 1968 when the ferry was replaced by the Snake River Bridge. The ferry is at the confluence of the Palouse and Snake Rivers and the area now has a marina and a fish hatchery as well as great views of the Joso Railroad Bridge. We hiked the breakwater and enjoyed a beautiful sunny day there.
the old ferry
the views
Snake River Bridge
Snake River and Joso Bridges
Joso Railroad Bridge
Black Locust Trees
Dog Rose
2 comments:
A sad way to start a hike but the rest was beautiful.
Thanks, Thelma. It was a nice day in spite of the disappointment of not being able to see Palouse Falls.
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