Lewis & Clark National Historic Park is located on the mouth of the Columbia River and commemorates the Lewis & Clark Expedition. After reaching the Pacific Ocean the expedition built canoes to cross the Columbia river and built a camp on the Oregon shore as high as they could get from the water. Fort Clatsop was the expedition's camp during the winter of 1805-1806. Lewis and Clark National Park was started as a National Memorial in 1958 and in 1966 it was put on the list of the National Register of Historic Places. On Oct 3, 2004 it was reassigned the Lewis & Clark National Historic Park with expanded jurisdiction of multi sites including Clark's Dismal Nitch, Fort Clatsop, Foot to Sea Trail, Memorial to Thomas Jefferson, Netul Landing, Salt Works, Station Camp and the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center meaning the park is located in both Oregon and Washington.
We never intended to link our Westward Ho! journey to the Lewis & Clark Expedition but it seems that we have visited or followed some of the same areas they travel. Starting in St Louis, as we passed through the area they began their expedition to crossing the Missouri river in South Dakota that they traveled to making our last stop in Washington their last stop in reaching the Pacific Ocean. It was all just a coincidence and an extra benefit. Learning more about the Lewis & Clark Expedition was interesting and made our journey more fun.
Today we woke up to sunshine, something we have not seen since we have arrived in Seaview and so, between football games, we will be headed to the boardwalk in Long Beach and maybe check out a couple of lighthouses too!
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