Lewis and Clark and an old ship wreck

This morning after coffee and breakfast we headed to the Lewis and Clark National Historic Park. The Corps of Discovery explored the Louisiana Purchase up the Missouri River, across the Northern Rockies, down the Clearwater, Snake, and Columbia Rivers to the Pacific Ocean. Cpt's Lewis and Clark and their 30 men stayed at the mouth of the Columbia through the winter of Dec. 1805 to late March 1806. They build a fort (Ft Clatsop) and finally began their journey home March 23, 1806.

Phil and I toured the Visitor's Center and the replica of the fort. It was tight quarters. Today's soldiers have little to complain about in that regard! We also watched 2 movies. One was from the Native American perspective. The other a general account of the whole 3 year mission. All very interesting.

Afterwards we got a few groceries and then went to the beach near our campsite. There is the shipwreck of a British sailng ship from 1906 on our beach. It somehow got beached in the sand and so it remains.

Tomorrow we may visit the museum for the fort here and then drive a bit further down the Oregon coast exploring.Read more