20 Feb 07
Dismal Nitch As they neared the mouth of the Columbia, the Corps of Discovery encountered strong winds and heavy rain and were pinned down against the shoreline here at a place Clark referred to as "this dismal nitch." For six days they stayed here, without being able to hunt or proceed forward due to the severe weather. They finally made it out and around Point Distress (seen here in the distance) and established Station Camp within view of the ocean.
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20 Feb 07
Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Sanctuary The Corps of Discovery passed by this site on November 26, 1805 in search of a place to build a winter camp. They encountered huge flocks of migratory birds, so many that Clark commented.."they were emensely numerous, and their noise horid.'
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19 Feb 07
Station Camp, at the mouth of the Columbia R Station Camp is known as the End of the Voyage, and while the actual first ocean siting may have been upriver just a mile or so, this is where the Expedition established a terminus camp on a "butifull Sand beach". After traveling 4,100 miles, they had finally reached the end of their voyage.
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12 Apr 05
Clark and Sacajawea
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12 Apr 05
Sacajawea
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11 Apr 05
Sacajawea Coin
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