Nearby Bonneville Dam has everything from a fish hatchery to underwater windows for watching fish navigate the dam s ladders. We highly recommend a stop. On summer nights, a laser show illuminates the massive spillway. Far below, the Sun Lakes look like mere puddles. Lake Roosevelt , which is formed by the dam, is a great place to rent a houseboat , complete with kitchen, sleeping area and barbecue grill.
Visitors can swim, fish, explore or just relax in the sunshine on the lake.
Much of the lake is part of the Coulee Dam National Recreation Area , which also encompasses lands for camping, picnicking and hunting. The section from Skagway to Whittier has the most impressive glaciers. If your ship or ferry stops at Skagway, you can take the White Pass and Yukon Railway as far as Fraser, B.C., then take a motorcoach trip to Whitehorse, Yukon, journeying over the historic White Pass on the Klondike Highway. Commanding a spectacular view of the Columbia River Gorge , this town is noted primarily for the Maryhill Museum , an estate built by Sam Hill in 1914 to resemble a Flemish chateau . Highway 97, running to the northeast, is a scenic route that passes through Goldendale , where you can look through the country s largest amateur-built telescope at Goldendale Observatory State Park .