Woke in a leisurely fashion on Sunday and decided to find Sorosis park. Not the liver disease; the park was formed by an early women’s club, the Soroptimist Sisters. It’s at the top of The Dalles, looking over the river and Dallesport on the Washington side. We drove up and up, finally getting there. We walked around the park loop and looked at the veterans memorials at the rim. Several people were walking dogs and playing disc golf. Quiet and sunny. The river side had views of Mount Adams, and the south side was near orchards with a view of Mt. Hood.
After coming down, we found Evans fruit stand, recommended by friends. Closed on Sunday, so we made a note to come back tomorrow. We went over to the hydro power dam at The Dalles. The visitor center was interesting, but there was no access to the dam itself. We walked down to the riverside, noting the fish ladder and fishing platforms. Native Americans retain fishing rights on the river in lieu of their traditional fishing lands that have been covered by the lake created by the dam.
Driving away from the dam, we went down to what we thought at first was an old RV park. Turns out it was one of those Native American in-lieu fishing encampments.
Time was right, so we went to the Bargeway Pub for lunch. Great calamari and the usual excellent fish tacos. There were brown chinned hummingbirds fighting over the flowers next to the pub window. On the river, a guy was fishing from a boat with a small dog (Pekinese?) and what looked like a Bichon Friese. Every so often, the guy would dip each dog in the river so they could cool off.
Back to camp to relax!
