Fort Clatsop, Oregon August 3, 2019
(This post is part of a (mostly) non-ship series about a trip to the West I took during July and August of 2019)
Fort Clatsop was the winter encampment of Lewis & Clark’s Corps of Discovery expedition from December 1805 to March 1806. At this location is a replica of what is believed the fort looked like. The original fort was constructed in under a month. It is difficult to imagine 34 people and a dog spending 5 mostly rainy months in this little space. The fort was named for the nearby tribe of Native Americans, the Clatsop.
A costumed park ranger interpreted the fort which was outfitted to represent what it would likely have looked like.
The Netul Landing Trail which leads from the visitor center, past the fort, then to the Lewis and Clark River and proceeds about a mile to the South to the Netul Landing Visitor Center. I walked only about half of it before turning around but the walk is flat and easy.
On my return walk I encountered this interesting Douglas Squirrel enjoying a late breakfast!
Arriving back at the fort another interpreter was leading a lecture which was punctuated with a musket firing demonstration!
This is a great place to visit if you’re in the Astoria, Oregon area.