Thanks for the memories. In the late 80s and 90s we did Lewiston to Tri-Cities in our boat three or four times. Would have preferred the diesel rumbling and other sounds to the music, but a great video anyway!

🐟I'd love to see those dams come down.

appreciate the great footage of such an amazing waterway and of the fantastic job the barge drivers do

Free the Snake.

I live on the mighty Columbia ! I spend much time paddli g my canoe and fishing. Awsome place with a rich history. Ever changing ! But powerful none the less!

video started off great then went sour with the time lapse nonsense!

My dad was a captain on the Columbia for almost 40 years. He would tell me stories of going down the river in a snowstorm with his head buried in the radar screen for six hours straight. I'm know he enjoyed the nice times to.😊

East coaster here. I've lived part time in the Lewiston/ Clarkston area and would see the barges leave port heading for the Pacific everytime I was down by the water. Awesome to see how those barges make the trip. Stunning video. Absolutely stunning.

Wow😮… what beautiful footage I just applied for a position there I’d be a lucky man if I got the job Thanks for the video

What company is that?

Driving from Boise to Portland and back more times than I can remember, I've seen the big smilies on these barges many times. What are they for?

I run the Mississippi River and I gotta say that is the most beautiful river I’ve ever seen

I'm camped on the shore of Monument Dam and I wanted to know more about the river. So glad I came across this beautifully shot video.

Amazing 🥰🥰

great video, extrucker that has traveled thru the area many times both on the WA side on hight 14 and the OR side on I-84. Such a beautiful area. The Palouse area always made me think that someone thru out a huge army blanket over the area making the hills and valleys

Fantastic video, what camera did you use?

Last couple of years I've been making the drive back and forth from Portland to Umatilla and Richland often on 84 or 14... we've probably passed each other once or twice.

See them fishing every weekend at the damns and have to get out of the way for them.

Sadly I could not watch this beautiful footage of a beautiful region since the time-lapse jiggling was too disturbing dang it, surprised the heck out of me that I couldn't tolerate it! - will check around on the channel just to see if you cut the footage differently for another video.

When I lived in Portland, Washington state.I was amazed at the Columbia river and Mt.St.Helens,I still wish I was there.

You think your doing the world a favor buy harvesting wheat when its absolutely poisonous in this day and age do to GMOS. Stands to reason if bugs won't eat it why do you try and feed the world with it. It's called greed.

Pretty cool, never been on a ride quite like this . Thanks for the video

Dang, it ended when it got to where I wanted to see. I live next to Vancouver Wa and really wanted to watch the part from hood river to astoria as I've made that trip a few times.

That is some remarkable footage ! America is pure and beautiful when gazed upon as a natural wonder rather than a socio-political quagmire that it currently is.

I like following the Great Lake Freighters but THIS is one COOL video! You should make more!! I noticed that some of the barges are tracked on Marine Traffic: Global Ship Tracking. Thanks again for posting this.

This is very interesting. Must be such an unique experience to work on such a place. I am curious how fast was the barge cruising?

this is awesome i love it!!

Break the DAM'S

I have traveled this route by car many times. Thank you for the view from the river I always wondered. Beautiful video

Fantastic video.

You must be a fan of Professor Nick Zetner from WSU. He has a KZfaq channel. He's the best.

I love this video, great photography and editing. Would you share the name of songs & artists used as the soundtrack? Thanks

This makes me want to move out west and get a job as a deckhand on that water system

How much fuel dose the trip use?

Great video excellent example of why Jay Inslee and his wackadoodles minyans need to forget the 4 lower Snake River Dams. I live Pasco Wa those dams are not bad money spent, Power, transportation of goods + tourism on large vessels in the summer time and recreation and finally irrigation. Those dams are fairly unique in scope of use. Most dams impound water for 1 to 2 reasons, power generation and flood control verse at least 4 main jobs the 4 LSRD's provide. Besides let's be real wind energy is constant or cheep and lack's any recycling most of the wind-turbine structure tower, blades and turbine housing. That means landfills the people pushing dam removal and the Green New Deal won't that fact, it's not convenient for their line of bull the truth never is for them it just gets in the way. This bares repeating often because decisions made hastily may not be able to be reversed in time when it's to be wrong move for from the beginning. Kenneth Boren is responsible this reminder. Save Our Dams.

Excellent video. These huge rivers how much of the water is sweet water and salt water. Fantastic engineering work.

Wow, that was awesome! Great job!

Had a uncle and aunt live there .green grass right to edge of columbia. Golf course ish. Lot o water .

I agree so get all the Dems out of office because they’re accepting BRIBES!

Beautiful video! The scenery just spectacular especially at night seeing all the stars. The only thing I would like is to slow down the video speed a little.

Was this shot on a Gorpro??

a never ending source of fascination for me. Watching these rigs ply the mighty Columbia from the River Lodge in Boardman is truly rewarding.

Removing four carbon free dams would eliminate this. Save our dams.

The number of stars in the night sky is astounding to this light polluted guy from southern NY State! Beautiful 😍

what is the avg lock depth/change?

The night time shots are beautiful

FASCINATING ! SIMPLY FASCINATING !

The lunatic lefty Governor of Washington state is so HOODWINKED BY CLIMATE CHANGE he would rather see multi billions of dollars spent removing these dams and watching people's electricity bills skyrocket, while the Pacific Northwest economy craters just like oil/gasoline did, then even otherwise talking positively about them. Did I mention the lunatic Governor?? And thank God those dams belong to the Federal Gov't so their removal would only exist in the sick mind of a sick Marxist Governor known as "Left wing Jay" Inslee!! Although surely we could count on the Wicked Witch of Oregon Kate Brown wanting to join in the fun too...

OMG, this has got to be one of the most amazing videos I've seen in a very long time. Loved it!!!!