rashbre central: Making a sunshine circuit of Cape Disappointment

Sunday 11 August 2013

Making a sunshine circuit of Cape Disappointment

old schoolhouse, now an Inn
We arrived at the old schoolhouse around dusk. This would be our last evening in Washington.

Cape DisappointmentOur base was almost a gateway to an area called Cape Disappointment. It turns out that an English fur trader John Meares had named it when he was looking for a route past the Columbia's river bar. The name stuck, and later an American Captain Robert Gray found the adjoining river passage and named it Columbia, after his ship. The Lewis and Clark expedition to map the western part of the the United States also visited the promontory as part of their concluding stages.

It's an area known for shipwrecks and has two lighthouses, the second built because not all ships could see the first.

Cape Disappointment
We had lucky sunny weather for this area, which has over 100 days of fog per year. Even in the time we were there, we could see the speed with which the weather could turn about, from misty fog, to bright sunshine.
Cape Disappointment
For us, a journey through this state park was a delightful start to the day, before we crossed the river into Oregon.

2 comments:

OldLady Of The Hills said...

That last picture is GORGEOUS!!!!
A "stunner".....

It is so interesting to read about your trip, my dear....

Nikki - Notes of Life said...

When I saw the title, I thought perhaps this part of your trip had been a disappointment, I'm glad to read that it wasn't! Wonderful photos :)