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Larry & Joy
725 Snowden Road
White Salmon, WA
98672-8224 509-493-8555 or
1-800-613-2789
2009 Sailing Dates Round trip Portland, Oregon
SPRING April 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8
SUMMER May 15, 22, 29, June 5, 12, 19, 26, July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14, 21, 28, September 4, 11
FALL September 18, 25, October 2, 9, 16
Special Rates
• 10% off brochure rate for all departures
• Additional early booking savings for deposits received 4-6 months before date of sailing
River Boat Features
• The Kevin Costner movie Wyatt Earp filmed aboard this River Boat
• 96 guests
• 192 feet in length
• 13 knots cruising speed
• US registered with American crew
• Equipped for bow landings
• All cabins feature private facilities
• Inflatable excursion craft launches
• Elevator from Main Deck to Upper Deck
Columbia & Snake River Summer Itinerary
(Note: Spring and Fall vary. Day 3 is Snake River Cruising. Day 7 is Astoria instead of Mt St Helens)
DAY 1 Cruise From Portland, Oregon Airport-to-ship transfer is included. Embark mid-afternoon. Enjoy a sparkling wine toast while dinner cruising the Willamette River beneath Portland’s skyline. D
DAY 2 Columbia River Gorge Enter the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area created by the water cutting down while the Cascades lifted up. Observe numerous spectacular landslides and waterfalls created by cataclysmic floods from Montana during the last ice age. Transit the locks of Bonneville Dam which has provided transportation, hydroelectric power generation, irrigation and recreation since 1938. Tour the dam’s Visitor Center. Emerge from this 125 mile long 4,000 feet high canyon at The Dalles where pioneers once loaded wagons onto barges as they migrated west. Transit John Day Dam, the highest single-lift lock in the free world at the head of Lake Celilo. BLD
DAY 3 Pendleton Shore tour to Pendleton along the Oregon Trail route used by pioneers. Tour underground tunnels dug between 1870 and 1930 by the Chinese for connecting their laundries to illegal saloons, bordellos and opium dens. Enter the Pendleton Woolen Mills opened in 1909 to weave blankets for Indians. Observe operating, computerized looms and their finished products. Lunch is served at the Old Western-style Hamley’s Saloon offering handcrafted meals cooked with regional ingredients, locally grown produce and the finest Northwest wines and micro-brews. Explore the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute honoring the 10,000-year history of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla, Cayuse, and Walla Walla. Learn about their history through interactive exhibits and a Living Cultural Village. BLD
DAY 4 Hells Canyon Transit Lower Granite Dam locks and dock in Clarkston, Washington - “the Northwest’s most inland seaport” - at confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers. Jet boat up the Snake River into North America’s deepest gorge Hells Canyon with 8,000 foot high mountains rising to the east in Idaho and to the west in Oregon. Watch for elk, bighorn sheep and 7,000-year-old Indian petroglyphs. BLD
DAY 5 Walla Walla Shore tour for an elegant lunch followed by tastings at two wineries and an historic tour of Walla Walla. Time will be allowed for you to explore on your own. BLD
DAY 6 River Cruising A full day of leisurely cruising past ancient petroglyphs, granite and basalt cliffs, Beacon Rock, Multnomah Falls, Cape Horn and legendary Rooster Rock. Transit the three locks of McNary, John Day and The Dalles dams. BLD
DAY 7 Longview & Mt. St. Helens Shore tour to Mt. St. Helens Volcanic Monument. Travel within 5 ½ miles from the crater. Conditions permitting, look into the crater from the nearby observatory and interpretive center where you will learn about the cataclysmic 1980 eruption which leveled 230 square miles of mature forest and removed 1,300 feet from the top of the mountain. BLD
DAY 8 Portland Disembark after a full, sit-down breakfast at 9 am in downtown Portland with a life time of memories to take along your way. A transfer is included to the Portland Airport. B BLD = Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
