Discovery Center offers free interpretive walk on full moon, Sept. 20
From The Dalles Discovery Center:
Take a Harvest Moon walk, Monday, September 20th under the full moon on The Dalles’ Riverfront Trail. Enjoy a one-hour interpretive nature walk with a Columbia Gorge Discovery Center astronomer and guide. Meet in front of Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum at 6:45 p.m. Sunset is at 7:05 p.m., and the full moon rises at 7:28 p.m.
Along the way, the guides will provide interpretation of the astronomical landscape we can see from the Discovery Center’s Riverfront Trail. The trail is paved and wheelchair-accessible, but expect to walk or travel about a mile throughout the evening. This event is outdoors and highly weather-dependent so please check with the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center the day of the event. Bring your friends and family, but please leave pets at home.
The Columbia Gorge Discovery Center is located at 5000 Discovery Drive, The Dalles. For information call 541-296-8600 ext. 201, or visit www.gorgediscovery.org
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Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum is the official interpretive center for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hands-on, multi-media exhibits illuminate the cultural and natural history of the Gorge, including Ice Age geology, Native American culture, Lewis and Clark, the Oregon Trail, trade, transportation, renewable energy, ecology, live raptor presentations and more. The museum is wheelchair accessible, and family-friendly, with a Kids Explorer room. Riverfront Trail offers hiking and biking, and a native plant nature trail circles the pond next to the museum. The Discovery Center is located off I-84 exit 82, at 5000 Discovery Drive, The Dalles, Oregon, 97058. Museum adult admission is $9, seniors $7, kids 6 to 16 are $5, and children 5 and under are free. Live raptor presentations are held Saturdays and Sundays at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The schedule may vary to accommodate tour groups, so call ahead to verify times if you are planning your day around the raptor presentation. The Columbia River Trading Company museum store is open daily and free to enter. For more information, phone (541) 296-8600 ext. 201, or visit www.gorgediscovery.org.
