Cape Disappointment Lighthouse
The weather was hazy with fog as it was lifting able to visit Waikiki Beach's view of the Cape & lighthouse on the Pacific Ocean. Around the cliff just over the jetty is the mouth of the Columbia River Bar known as the Graveyard of the Pacific. It's the most dangerous bar crossing in the world.
Note: We actually chartered a 40' boat over the bar for a memorial service for my mom ~ a storm kicked in we barely made it! We owe our thanks to a 40 year Captain named Hobo Jack.
Waikiki Beach was named in honor of a Hawaiian sailor's body washed on shore after his ship was wrecked in a failed attempt to cross the Columbia River bar in 1811.
Cape Disappointment is the oldest functioning lighthouse on the West Coast. In 1788, British fur trader John Meares named the area Cape Disappointment after his inability to locate the river’s mouth.
Thank you for your visit have a great day!
Cape Disappointment Lighthouse
The weather was hazy with fog as it was lifting able to visit Waikiki Beach's view of the Cape & lighthouse on the Pacific Ocean. Around the cliff just over the jetty is the mouth of the Columbia River Bar known as the Graveyard of the Pacific. It's the most dangerous bar crossing in the world.
Note: We actually chartered a 40' boat over the bar for a memorial service for my mom ~ a storm kicked in we barely made it! We owe our thanks to a 40 year Captain named Hobo Jack.
Waikiki Beach was named in honor of a Hawaiian sailor's body washed on shore after his ship was wrecked in a failed attempt to cross the Columbia River bar in 1811.
Cape Disappointment is the oldest functioning lighthouse on the West Coast. In 1788, British fur trader John Meares named the area Cape Disappointment after his inability to locate the river’s mouth.
Thank you for your visit have a great day!