"Clark's Campsite" at Cape Disappointment State Park, WA

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The Voyages of the Columbia Rediviva

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The Snake River and the Overland Shortcut

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Fort Columbia (WA) Interpretive Center Opening

Fort Columbia State Park is a day-use park with 6,400 feet of freshwater shoreline on the Washington State side of the mouth of the Columbia River. The park is a site of primarily historical interest, commemorating a military site that constituted the harbor defense of the Columbia River from 1896 to 1947. In addition, the park offers five miles of hiking trail through mature forest.

Beginning June 12, Fort Columbia Interpretive Center Museum will be open seven days a week, continuing through Labor Day. The interpretive center offers to visitors the museum itself, hiking, wildlife viewing, picnicking and exploring historic areas of the park. Special events are scheduled for the months of July and August.

Original article in the Chinook Observer: Park Happenings: Fort Columbia opens with a bang!

Sacajawea Bluegrass Festival in WA

The Sacajawea Bluegrass Festival and Dutch Oven Rendezvous will be held on June 12-13-14 at Sacajawea State Park, located near the Tri-Cities just off Highway 12 east of Pasco, Washington State. Scheduled bands include Ned Crisp and Bottomline, Green Mountain Bluegrass Band, Runaway Train, Loose Digits, Dewgrass and Cabbage Hill.

For further information visit: Welcome to Sacajawea Bluegrass Festival and Dutch Oven Rendezvous 2009

Additions to my online maps

I just added a couple of state parks in Washington State to my website, with markers on embedded Google Maps and a brief description for each point of interest. The new additions are:

Steptoe Butte State Park, in the south-eastern part of the state,

and

Lewis and Clark State Park, close to the mouth of the Columbia River.

Petroglyphs in the Columbia River Gorge

Here's a series of photographs displaying Native American Petroglyphs. These photos where taken along the Temani Pesh-Wa Trail in Columbia Hills State Park, which is located on the Washington State side of the Columbia River Gorge.

Hint: You need to scroll down a little in order to see them.

Portland kayaker witnesses Palouse Falls descent

Sam Drevo, owner of eNRG Kayaking in Portland and a swift-water rescue instructor, tells about the day that Tyler Bradt ran the 186-foot Palouse Falls in southeastern Washington.

Article
Portland kayaker witnesses Palouse Falls descent

On Google Maps
Palouse Falls State Park

Fort Walla Walla Days

The Fort Walla Walla Museum in Walla Walla, WA, will celebrate the Sesquicentennial (150 years) anniversary of the founding of the town of Walla Walla on June 13th and 14th, from 10 am to 5 pm.

The Fort Walla Walla Days and Western Art Show will feature encampments of mountain men, a Civil War battle re-enactment, presentations of Native American culture, and a western art show presenting the work of regional artists, coordinated by the renowned artist Norman Adams.

For the official announcement see Fort Walla Walla Days!.

Visiting Stevenson, Washington

Kathika Travel Website published an article today covering things to do and places to stay in Stevenson, WA. The article also mentions a few sites in the surrounding Columbia River Gorge vicinity. Receiving prominent mention are the hiking trails at Beacon Rock State Park.

In Captain William Clark's "blog entry" dated October 31, 1805 he mentioned Beacon Rock, writing "a remarkable high detached rock Stands in a bottom on the Stard Side &about 800 feet high and 400 paces around", calling it "the Beaten rock".