A favorite viewpoint on the Strawberry Island Loop trail. When the Lewis and Clark expedition was journeying to the Pacific Ocean they reached the head of the Cascades of the Columbia River. Clark, accompanied by Joe Fields, walked ahead to view the rapids. They went as far as Beacon Rock, where the tide-water was noticed. On that day, October 31, 1805, they picked strawberries on what is now known as Hamilton Island below the Bonneville dam which is now being constructed. This is a long low island, below the lowest rapid and between it and Beacon Rock. They gave the name Strawberry Island, which is shown on the maps and the identity can not be questioned.