On Sunday we went to church, and on Monday we went to Vancouver, Washington.
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| Fort Vancouver |
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| Gardens at Fort Vancouver |
Oregon Day 3 - Columbia River Gorge
On the third day we returned to the very scenic Columbia River Gorge, through which Lewis and Clark floated. In their time the river was filled with rapids, but in the succeeding years many dams have bene built.
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| Boats in the river |
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| Giant Beaver Skull, along with those of a modern beaver |
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| Cliffs along which Lewis and Clark camped |
Oregon Day 2 - Coast
On the second day of our trip to Oregon, we drove out to the coast to see where Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific Ocean.
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| Recreation of Fort Clatsop, where they stayed the winter. |
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| Inside the captain's rooms |
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| Ship that ran aground about 100 years ago |
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Fort Stevens, a World War II era fort bonbmarded by the Japanese |
Oregon Day 1 - Waterfalls
Back in September, our family went to the Portland, Oregon area with our Grandparents. Here are some long belated pictures of what we saw.
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| Columbia River |
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| Waterfall in the Columbia River Gorge |
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| Multnomah Falls, one of the highest in the United States |
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| Columbia River |
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| The top of Multnomah Falls |
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| Bonneville Dam |
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| Salmon climbing the ladder at Bonneville Dam |
Western Theater of the Civil War Tour
Our tour this year was on the Western Theater of the Civil War. We traveled through Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina. Here are some pictures:
See more here.
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| The Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson |
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| Fort Donelson |
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| Joshua speaking |
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| Waverly Plantation |
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| Exploring Chickamauga Battlefield |
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| Chattanooga |
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| Found this cave hiking up Lookout Mountain |
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| Group Picture |
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