Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later" "Mural ... Bridge of the Gods, Cascade Locks, Oregon"

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Click image to enlarge South Support, Bridge of the Gods, Cascade Locks, Oregon. Image taken October 18, 2010. Bridge of the Gods ... On the south support structure of the Bridge of the Gods is a wonderful large mural showing the legend, local wildlife, and historical events of the Bonneville Landslide and the Cascade Rapids, the Cascade Locks, and the Bridge of the Gods area. The mural was completed in May 2002. The artist was Larry Kangas. Mural ... Click image to enlarge Mural, South Support, Bridge of the Gods, Cascade Locks. Image taken May 13, 2005. Click image to enlarge Mural, South Support, Bridge of the Gods, Cascade Locks. Image taken May 13, 2005. The Legend ... Various versions of the "Bridge of the Gods" legend exist, all with a common theme of volcanoes and a land bridge. The most common version given has it that the sons of Old Coyote, Wy’east (Mount Hood) and Pahto (Mount Adams), were powerful braves both in love with a maiden (Mount St. Helens). Because they crossed the “Bridge of the Gods” to fight over their love for her, Old Coyote collapsed the land bridge to keep his sons from fighting. [More] Mural Details ... Click image to enlarge Legend, South Support, Bridge of the Gods, Cascade Locks, Oregon. Image taken October 18, 2010. Click image to enlarge Eagle, South Support, Bridge of the Gods, Cascade Locks, Oregon. Image taken October 18, 2010. Click image to enlarge Wolf (with bear), South Support, Bridge of the Gods, Cascade Locks. Image taken May 13, 2005. Click image to enlarge Bear and Cougar, South Support, Bridge of the Gods, Cascade Locks, Oregon. Image taken October 18, 2010. Click image to enlarge Bigfoot, South Support, Bridge of the Gods, Cascade Locks, Oregon. Image taken October 18, 2010. Click image to enlarge Lewis and Clark, South Support, Bridge of the Gods, Cascade Locks. Image taken May 13, 2005. Click image to enlarge Oregon Pony, South Support, Bridge of the Gods, Cascade Locks. Image taken May 13, 2005. From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ... Clark, November 1, 1805 ... Return to Menu

*River Miles [RM] are approximate, in statute miles, and were determined from USGS topo maps, obtained from NOAA nautical charts, or obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website, 2003 Sources:    see Bridge of the Gods for sources;    All Lewis and Clark quotations from Gary Moulton editions of the Lewis and Clark Journals, University of Nebraska Press, all attempts have been made to type the quotations exactly as in the Moulton editions, however typing errors introduced by this web author cannot be ruled out; location interpretation from variety of sources, including this website author.

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