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This is the Cable Bridge over the Columbia River.  The water level is high because of an unusually voluminous snow melt this year.   In Portland this means that the bridges have to be raised for ship traffic much more often than usual.

The Tri-Cities area is surprisingly urban for its location.  There are about 240,000 people here and the shopping and business areas look just like anywhere in America.  There is a lot of new development and the desert terrain is being covered with new homes and recreation areas.  The weather is beautiful much of the time. 

Gary golfed at Canyon Lakes Golf course.  In the yard of one of the homes he found these metal golfers.  Love them. 

We visited a memorial to the 9-11 disaster which was built of twisted girders from the World Trade Center.  Who would expect to see this in the middle of Washington state?

 Here is an unusual light fixture from the breakfast restaurant we visited yesterday.