On
August 5th when my brother and his family were visiting we took a
day trip to Cushman Dam and going along the Hood Canal. The Hood Canal is not
your typical canal is a long stretch body of water.
You
can get to Cushman Dam going west from Bremerton. It is just over an hour
drive. While driving to the dam you will see the Hood Canal off to the right.
It will be shortly after going through Belfair which is only a short drive from
Bremerton. There are places you can stop off as well on the way to or back from
the dam. One of the places is Twanoh State Park. The park is a place our family
visited a few times while growing. It has not changed a whole lot since my
childhood. A few renovations but basically the same; we stopped there on our
way back from the dam. It brought back many memories. They have a tennis court
where my brothers and I played tennis as kids often. We usually played tennis
after swimming in the canal. Another thing at the park the picnic tables were
the same ones and they did not look good at all for their age. Of course, they
are older than me.
On
our way to Cushman Dam we made a stop at Alderbrook Inn for lunch. Recommend
stopping there for lunch. Also, a place people stay for weddings, receptions,
honeymoons etc.. Going outside the inn you get a very good look at the canal as
well.
Cushman
Dam is about a half hour drive from the inn. The dam is east of Hoodsport in
about nine miles. You would make a left in Hoodsport to get to the dam.
Actually there are two dams. Dam #1 the original dam you can see from a short
distance however dam #2 is closer get to. Our family there is an importance to
the dams because my grandfather Richard Nightingale was the chief engineer when
the dam was constructed in the 1920s. The dam generates the power for the area
including Tacoma and Gig Harbor where I live.
I
will show now some pictures I took of the dam and the area.
Power lines connected to Dam #1
Dam #2
another look toward Dam @
Lake Cushman
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