Blog for October 17, 2016
We are in Lewis & Clark territory - in a big way. For the next few days we will be staying in Cape Disappointment State Park - with no cell or internet service - one of the 12 areas comprising Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks, one of America’s newest national parks. The park rings the mouth of the Columbia River and stretches some 40 miles along the rugged Pacific Coast. Cape Disappointment State Park marks the farthest point westward reached by Lewis & Clark.
Lovely fall foliage as we were leaving Olympia and…
in a town named Cosmopolis, as in Billy. (Peter went to Moses Brown with a boy named Billy Cosmopolis.)
Approaching the mouth of the Columbia River.
After unhitching and trying to get the booster to bring in cell signals with no luck, we headed out on a sorely needed hike. It has been days since we were on a trail.
November 18, 1805 - “towards evening we arrived at the Cape disappointment on the Sea Shore. went over a bald hill where we had a handsome view of the ocean.” John Ordway
Plaque at the base of McKenzie Head Trail which is only 0.25 miles up to the top of the hill mentioned by John Ordway who was in the scouting party with William Clark.
The view of the confluence of the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean.
We descended the hill, crossed the road and began on the trail, through a rain forest, to the North Head Lighthouse.
I love these trees with the fern gardens on their branches.
After being used to large wildlife on the trail - moose, bears, elk, etc. - its hard to adjust to the little guys. If they don’t move, you can’t see them they are so well camouflaged.
A salamander less than 4 inches long.
Today's hike:
Length - 3.69 miles
Duration - 2 hours, 19 minutes
Elevation gain - 780 feet (78 floors on the Fitbit)
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