Along the Columbia River, Making a Monument of the Land
In the Pacific Northwest, Maya Lin’s ‘art landscapes’ celebrate the river’s partnership with Native American tribes.
The Listening Circle amphitheater at Chief Timothy Park is on an island in the Snake River near Clarkston, Wash.Credit.via Confluence Project
By Alex V. Cipolle
This article is part of our latest
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On a spring morning, the Vancouver Land Bridge appears to be a bridge alive, lush with native plants fluttering in the wind as joggers follow its wavy path. Its long arc about a third of a mile weaves and soars over Highway 14, reconnecting the Columbia River with the ancient Klickitat Trail, said to have been used by Northwest tribes for millenniums.