Up to Seattle - February 15th-18th 2013

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February 16th 2013: Ballard Locks

Also known as the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks.


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The biggest lock I can remember seeing in person in my life. This is all one lock! See how many boats fit into it.
The view westward past the lower-elevation section of the lock.
One small segment of the fish ladder by the locks. It's ugly but what do fish care?
A close-up of the drawbridge in the distance as the ships previously photographed in the lock pass beneath it.
The biggest lock I can remember seeing in person in my life. This is all one lock! See how many boats fit into it.
The view westward past the lower-elevation section of the lock.
One small segment of the fish ladder by the locks. It's ugly but what do fish care?
A close-up of the drawbridge in the distance as the ships previously photographed in the lock pass beneath it.
The drawbridge, raised.
The drawbridge, raised.