If you are from Oregon or Washington, you need to watch "Source to Sea: The Columbia River Swim." Interestingly, this movie parallels some of the points we touched on in last week's discussion on water and civilization.
It's a documentary about Chris Swain, who swam from Canal Flats, BC all the way to the mouth of the Columbia. If you live in one of the communities near the river (Kettle Falls, Wenatchee, Pendleton, The Dalles, Portland), you may see someone you know, and you will certainly see familiar scenery.
I learned a bunch of history I didn't know about the river, in addition to big concerns about water quality. For example, did you know that Richland gets its drinking water from the river? Hanford has one of the most pristine stretches of the river, but it is also the most contaminated.
If you live in the Seattle area, the King County Library has it, and it is also showing at film festivals in places such as Ellensberg. See if your locally library has it, and please share what you learn.
The Columbia is important to all of us in the Northwest.
It's a documentary about Chris Swain, who swam from Canal Flats, BC all the way to the mouth of the Columbia. If you live in one of the communities near the river (Kettle Falls, Wenatchee, Pendleton, The Dalles, Portland), you may see someone you know, and you will certainly see familiar scenery.
I learned a bunch of history I didn't know about the river, in addition to big concerns about water quality. For example, did you know that Richland gets its drinking water from the river? Hanford has one of the most pristine stretches of the river, but it is also the most contaminated.
If you live in the Seattle area, the King County Library has it, and it is also showing at film festivals in places such as Ellensberg. See if your locally library has it, and please share what you learn.
The Columbia is important to all of us in the Northwest.
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