Hello everybody,
It's been a few
days since my last post, but let me tell you about my recent activities in the
UW. This week we went to the Burke Museum and the Locks on Ballard.
First let me know
about the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, it is not a big museum,
but don't let size give you a wrong impression, because once you are inside you
can see it is quite beautiful and has nice exhibitions about the five periods in
Washington State history and there they will take you through ancient times,
dino times and up to present times.
In other section
of the museum you can learn about cultures from the Pacific Ocean, their
languages and traditions, like the Iñupiaq Whaling or the First Salmon Ceremony
both explain how Native Americans have a great sense of respect for these
creatures and in general have a great understanding for nature balance and
sustainability.
Then today we went
to Ballard to see the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks. And we learnt that the locks
were built to prevent the mixture of water from the Puget Sound with the fresh
water of the lakes, also to maintain the water level to 20 - 22 feet and to
shorten distances.
Next to the locks
we could visit the Salmon ladder which is one of the passages Salmon have to go
through in order to get back to the place they were born to spawn and die.
Unfortunately there were no salmons because the spawn season is over.
But in general I
can tell you I have learnt a lot in just two days. I will keep you
informed.
Bye for now.
Hello Emanuel
ReplyDeleteI would liked to see the passage of salmon as you, it was a great experience to know how the locks were built and the boats cross.
Bye.
hi, I agree with you in the part of the museum, and I liked the part of the dinosaurs, and It's an interesting museum, when we visited the locks... it's amazing all the process, the structure and the boats :)
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