The first park we went to was Fort Stevens. It was a big fort used in the World War II.
My family in Peter Iredale shipwreck on the beach of Fort Stevens.
The second park we went to and the first national park, was Fort Clatsop National park. On May 14, 1804 (210 years ago) Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and 31 other men left from St.Louis to explore the Louisiana Territory. President Thomas Jefferson had a dream to expand the U.S. from "Sea to shining Sea." When he purchased the Louisiana Territory it doubled the land area making Jefferson's dream one step closer to reality. President Jefferson made Meriwether Lewis in charge of stalking up on food, finding men, and preparing for a journey to map and explore the territory. Meriwether Lewis called one of his friends from the military William Clark. Fort Clatsop was were Lewis and Clark stayed the winter when they had finally reached the Pacific Ocean.
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| Me outside the winter camp. |
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| Me standing guard |
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| Seaman. "Captain's dog" |
The third park we went to was Cape Disappointment. Cape Disappointment is a beach were over 600 ships sunk. It was also where Clark's Tree was.
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| The tree William Clark carved his name into, |
Cool. I like the tree.
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