5 and 6 July 17
We departed Dan and Corrie's and headed south to
Warrington, OR to start our slow journey home.
We camped in Fort Steven's state park, OR. It was a heavily wooded camping area with
good sized sites and a nice place to camp but for the huge number of
mosquitoes! This mosquitoes’ problem was mentioned in the reviews. They were so
thick in the air, I could barely get the hookups set before I fled back to the
RV. The state park has a very large
land mass including many recreational spots and some historical areas including
Fort Stevens.
Before departing the park, we visited the historical Fort
Stevens, which was originally built during the Civil War to protect the
Columbia River entrance. Its complete
history can be read here.
The wreck of the Peter Iredale, a four masted steel bark
stranded on the beach in Nov 1906. It became an instant tourist attraction and
is so today despite the fact that not much of her remains on the beach.
We then headed south on 101 and enjoyed the scenic
views along the coast with a stop at Seaside. And more stops along the way. We
camped in Tillamook.
6 comments:
You are seeing some wonderful scenery along the way. Travel safe and enjoy.
Very nice! We hope to do that route this coming fall.
I sure hate camping with mosquitoes. We even had them inside the RV in the UP of Michigan.
Love the beach pictures!
"Ocian in view! O! the joy." wrote Capt. William Clark in his journal on Nov 7, 1805 -- I knew we'd camped at Ft Stevens, but I don't recall skeeters. We also saw the Peter Iredale wreck, what's left of it. Great photos -- and thanx for the memories!
Interesting that the left the Peter Iredale on the beach...even as tourist attraction. I bet Fort Stevens was an interesting experience.
Great pics of Neah Ka Nee Mtn... and Manzanita area.. When going to the beach we always go to Rockaway?Twin Rocks area... Lived in Garabaldi and Tillamook area from age 3 to 4th grade.. Dad was a jipo out of Tillamook, owned his own log truck..
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