Ft. Stevens State Park, near Astoria, OR:  Well, it was supposed to be 80 and sunny today.  And it was sunny early this morning. But by the time we got dressed and headed out, the clouds had moved in.  Drove back to Astoria because I wanted to check out a possible river cruise.  Then we headed back to Ft. Clatsop, stopping in Warrenton for some lunch.  Ft. Clatsop is where Lewis & Clark and the Corps of Discovery wintered before heading back to St. Louis.  And we visited here on an appropriate day, since of the four months they spent here, only 13 days were without rain.  Still cloudy and now sprinkling off and on.  Although they were busy putting up provisions for their return trip (they made 385 pairs of moccasins for the men) boredom still set in.  And they were pretty miserable with the constant rain and cold.  After leaving there we searched out and found the place where a Japanese submarine shelled the Oregon coast.  The only time the mainland was shelled during WWII.  It didn’t do any damage or anything, but I’m sure it got everyone’s attention.  Only 65 today, cloudy and damp.

Ft. Clatsop front entrance.

Cabins where the Corps lived.

Fort's back entrance which led to the spring.

Captain's quarters.

I never knew about this shelling of the Oregon coast by a Japanese submarine.

Sculpture of Sacajawea and her son, Jean Baptiste.  She's 16 years old.