May 16, 2008
Washington.
Cape Disappointment State Park
Another clear & sunny day. Entered Washington at Chinook, on the north side of the Columbia River just across from Astoria, OR. Camped at the Cape Disappointment State Park. This campground isn’t as nearly accessible as Fort Stevens. There was a short path that allowed Carol a view of the river. Gopher & I played on the beach where Carol could watch. We tried a long gravel trail to the ocean but the scooter doesn’t do well in gravel so we turned back. Found a nice viewpoint to park and have lunch.
Saturday: Yet another sunny day. Three in row; a record for the Northern CA & OR part of our trip. We started the day with a trip to the Port of Ilwaco. There is an arts & crafts show on Saturday morning. After that we drove to the city of Long Beach. They have a ½ mile boardwalk that is part of the much longer Discovery Trail. Long Beach itself isn’t much. Your typical summer tourist town. The Discovery Trail follows the original path that Capt. Clark, of Lewis & Clark took along this part of the coast. There are statues & monuments telling of his journey as you walk along the trail. It’s a wonderful paved trail running through the dunes. Later we drove to the far north tip of the Island; Leadbetter Point State Park. On the way back to the campground we stopped at Seaview to walk on the Discovery Trail some more. Much quieter than the Long Beach part. Away from all the tacky tourist parts. Then we did the laundry. Went back to the Port of Ilwaco for dinner. The view from the restaurant was great. We overlooked the harbor and the two tall ships that were in port. The dinner itself, was only fair.
