Columbia River Gorge
As daylight came we proceeded on out of the desert country of Eastern Washington and Oregon, into the greener reaches of the gorge. A stop at the Lewis and Clark campsite called Rock Fort showed us the place where the Corps of Discovery camped for three days on the way to the Pacific and then three more days on the return. After this we viewed the fine displays at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum. To give us an opportunity to stretch our legs, we hiked on the Historic Highway west of Mosier to the twin tunnels. Back to the ship by motor coach, we found lunch awaiting us.
And now we are headed into the west wind of the middle gorge. Whitecaps break in front of us, the wind howls, and the clouds race. From the bow of the Sea Bird we stand marveling at the power of it all. Surely when Lewis and Clark wrote in their journals that the rolling waves of the river terrified them, it was a reasonable thing to feel. Once more on this cruise in “The Wake of Lewis and Clark” we feel the common thread, reaching across the centuries, from their experiences to ours.
As daylight came we proceeded on out of the desert country of Eastern Washington and Oregon, into the greener reaches of the gorge. A stop at the Lewis and Clark campsite called Rock Fort showed us the place where the Corps of Discovery camped for three days on the way to the Pacific and then three more days on the return. After this we viewed the fine displays at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum. To give us an opportunity to stretch our legs, we hiked on the Historic Highway west of Mosier to the twin tunnels. Back to the ship by motor coach, we found lunch awaiting us.
And now we are headed into the west wind of the middle gorge. Whitecaps break in front of us, the wind howls, and the clouds race. From the bow of the Sea Bird we stand marveling at the power of it all. Surely when Lewis and Clark wrote in their journals that the rolling waves of the river terrified them, it was a reasonable thing to feel. Once more on this cruise in “The Wake of Lewis and Clark” we feel the common thread, reaching across the centuries, from their experiences to ours.
