Whitewater Center

Further "down the road" from the rafting pictures on the last post, you come to the Whitewater Center.   As mentioned before, it was the site of some of the 1996 Summer Olympics Water Sports.  Here is the front of the welcome center.

To the right of the entrance is this beautiful "water feature".

To the left of the front of this building are these stairs going down.  (Obviously I was going up when I took the picture.)

The stairs lead to this bridge.

From the bridge, you can see the back of the welcome center.  It contains a gift shop and maybe a snack bar and clean restrooms.

There is a large parking lot in front where you can park the entire day for only three dollars.  You could bring a picnic lunch or use a grill and then either sit beside the water and watch rafters - - or maybe you'd rather walk a nature trail - - or my favorite is the paved path beside the water - - - - as seen to the left in this picture that was taken from the bridge.  Our daughter and her husband had their engagement pictures taken at this location two years ago.

And for those who asked about me rafting now or in the future - - that would be a NO.  I am almost 60 and have some arthritis in my lower back due to a fall onto concrete when I was in elementary school.  I don't think the rapids would cure that!

And the last picture was taken beside the river, looking upstream towards the bridge.  As you saw, it is suspended by heavy metal cables.  It does move a bit in the wind or when someone is walking on it but it is still very solid feeling.

He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.  John 7:38