There seems to be some confusion on just how Cape Disappointment received its name. One version is the cape was named by British fur trader John Meares who was sailing south from Nootka in search of trade. After a storm, he turned his ship around just north of the Cape and therefore just missed the discovery of the Columbia River. Alternatively, the cape may have been named by a member of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, after have succeeded in reaching the Pacific, found no ships in the vicinity.
At any rate since most of Cape Disappointment is now a Washington State Park and we spent the $30 for the an annual state park pass, we explored some of the Cape’s highlights’ today.
One of the jetties built to control Columbia’s Bar
Cape Disappointment Lighthouse
Fort Canby
Cormorants
North Head Lighthouse
Benson Beach
Along the trail to North Head Lighthouse
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