A new “Explore The Dalles” shuttle service debuted on Saturday, and will continue on Saturdays through September 15.  It’s a pilot program launced by The Dalles Chamber of Commerce, the Army Corps of Engineers at The Dalles Dam and Gray Line of Oregon.  This service will connect at Hood River in the morning with the New Columbia Gorge Express and return in the afternoon to connect with the service back to Portland.  The shuttle will operate five loops a day in The Dalles, beginning and ending at the Chamber of Commerce office. The ten stops will include the Fort Dalles Museum, three downtown locations, The Dalles Dam Visitor Center and Dam, Sunshine Mills, and The Columbia Gorge Discovery Center.  The Dalles Dam stop will include tours of the Dam at no charge.  The service will be provided with 35 seat “Park Coaches” with glass top roofs and large picture windows; they are modeled after 1930’s era “National Park Buses” used in Yellowstone and other park locations.