Chittenden Locks

Ignore the blur to see the hummingbird!

Jay and I visited the Chittenden Locks in the Ballard...

Looking down into the big lock, at the seagulls. ...

Now take a good look again.  The picture above was taken...

The small lock (30x150 ft), in use.

Looking out into the sound (west).

Looking east into Salmon Bay.  The panels on the left...

Water is lower.

And even lower.

To the side of the locks is a dam with a spillway.  Dams...

Weird drawbridge (I assume)-like structure in the sound.

Scary scary amounts of water pouring through the...

Water churning beyond the spillway.

Sadly, we did not see any sea lions or seals.  Wrong...

A big ship in Salmon Bay.  Amazingly, that boat went...

The small lock ready to accept boats from the Sound. ...

We also checked out the fish ladder, which was...

The viewing room for the fish ladder.  Theoretically,...

Fish ladder viewing area.

Jay watches a ship come through the lock as the skies...

The Lake Washington Ship Canal Fish Ladder.

I seem to see ASCE Historic Landmark signs everywhere I...

Looking down at the Sound side of the locks from a...

The big (closed) lock is on the left.