Chinook Plankhouse (Chinook, WA)
The Indians Speake a Different language The Call themselves Chin nooks,
our men all Comfortable in their Camps which they have made of boards from the old Village above.
William Clark
Station Camp (McGowan, WA)
Dismal Nitch
Rained all the last night, this morning it became Calm and fair,
-William Clark-
Photo date: December 19, 2010
Some modern artifacts have been obscured.
Dismal Nitch
The Sun Shown untill 1 oClock P M which afford us time to Dry our bedding and examine the baggage which I found nearly all wet,
-William Clark-
Photo date: November 10, 2008
Some modern artifacts have been obscured.
View from Station Camp
in full view of the Ocian from Point Adams to Cape Disapointment.
-William Clark-
Point Adams is far left and Cape Disappointment is far right.
Photo date: November 10, 2008
Some modern artifacts have been obscured.
Columbia River Waves
I preposed Setting out, and ordered the Canoes Repared and loaded; before we could load our canoes the wind Sudenly Sprung up from the S. E and blew with Such violence, that we could not proceed in Safty with the loading. I proceeded to the point in an empty Canoe, and found that the waves dashed against the rocks with Such violence that I thought it unsave to Set out with the loaded Canoes—
-William Clark-
These waves may appear small, but imagine trying to paddle a large log without being pushed into these rocks.
Clark was several miles downstream when he wrote this entry.