In mid-September, Dad takes the boys down to Oregon to see some Lewis & Clark sites. In 1804, Lewis and Clark traveled across the country and at last reached the Pacific right on the Washington / Oregon border. They wintered there, and built a fort, called Fort Clatsop, where they stayed for about five months before returning east. The fort has been reconstructed, and there are several parks in the area marking different sites from their journey. Lewis & Clark weren’t crazy about the area, because in the 6 months they were there, in true Pacific Northwest fashion, it rained all but 18 days. We camped at a campground near a state park on the Pacific Ocean, but only wound up staying one day because, in true Pacific Northwest fashion, it rained. Pretty hard. While we were trying to sleep in our tents. Joseph’s tent leaked. :-( Otherwise a fun trip though !
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| The boys at the entrance to Fort Clatsop |
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| Fort Clatsop (Oregon) |
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| Jack poking his head out of a room, about the size of his bedroom, shared by eight soldiers at Fort Clatsop |
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