Cape Disappointment was within a 45 minute drive from Fort Clatsop. It’s also part of the Lewis & Clark Historic Park. After lunch we headed that way to check out the lighthouse & the remains of Fort Canby.
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Fort Clatsop
Fort Clatsop was the final encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition during the winter of 1805-1806. It is located at the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon. The 33 members of the Corps of Discovery were there from December 23rd to March 23rd & apparently they were not used to all that rain because they noted that those 3 months were some of their most miserable!
Well…. we enjoyed our visit…..
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Fort Flagler State Park
We spent our Christmas holiday in Washington State to spend time with our loved ones. While there, we managed to explore a few historical sites. One of those sites is Fort Flagler in the Admiralty Inlet, the 3rd military installment of the “Triangle of Fire” (read our Fort Worden post here & our Fort Casey post here).
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Fort Worden
We spent the last few days in Washington state visiting our much missed families. Usually it is cold and raining when we are up there but we were treated to perfect weather! On our 2nd day there, we visited Fort Worden State Park in the beautiful & quaint town of Port Townsend. Fort Worden is 1 of 3 forts built in the 1890′s on the Admiralty Inlet. These 3 forts formed the “Triangle of Fire” to protect against sea invasions. You can see our visit to one of the other forts, Fort Casey, here.
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