Today was a really interesting day in terms of seeing how American's see themselves, along with seeing some amazing things.
I visited the Grand Coulee Dam. HIstorically, it was the largest concrete structure, even now only really beaten by a Chinese dam, built in a time where it seemed to be so far beyond the technology of it's time.
Initially started in 1934, the final parts were still being put into action in the late 1970s, but the majority of the work was done during the Great Depression and the Cold War (the main extension came when rumours of Russia building a bigger dam came through)
The dam itself is honestly a little bit ugly, but the sheer size of it, and the idea of how much manpower and initiative went into it went a long way to redeeming it. The Dam Tour was also really informative for something that was free!
The drive on to the west was also really nice, and I stopped a few times to just look at the river and massive cliffs that lined it and the road.
Tomorrow, headed back towards Canada xx