 Dropping back down to river level again, one comes to Lewiston, the seaport of Idaho. How can that be? Isn't Idaho an inland state? A long series of dams, locks and reservoirs, along the Columbia and Snake Rivers, allow moderate sized ships and barges to pass. Wheat, lumber and many other products are shipped. Lewiston, Idaho is located about 400 miles up river from Portland, Oregon.
Slack water behind Little Goose Dam backs up both the Snake and Clearwater Rivers where they converse at Lewiston. Dikes, built to protect the city from flooding, make great foundations for bike paths. A system of river front bikeways traverses across the entire Lewiston / Clarkston metropolitan area. |
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