Tillamook Air Museum, Fort Clatsop, and Anything Else (Day 18, Part 2)
The Tillamook Air Museum wasn’t foggy. Instead, it was a small, local air museum. The most interesting thing about it was that it was housed in an old WW2-era blimp hangar. Also noteworthy were the numerous signs explaining to people that, in fact, the Spruce Goose is not housed there — it’s in McMinnville. I knew that ahead of time.
One photo:
The hangar door with an A-7 looking on.
Basically, it was like the Chino Air Museum minus 30% of the aircraft but housed in a much-cooler facility. And hopefully I figure out something to photograph at air museums before I get to Dayton.
And then Fort Clatsop, which has nothing to do with the Tillamook Air Museum, is where Lewis and Clark’s expedition holed up for the winter of 1805-06. Very tiny, unphotogenic fort btw (thus: not fort photos), but still it was a pretty cool historical place to be and made me think I ought to read something about Lewis and Clark some day. And, similarly, right now I should probably read something about the Revolutionary War so I can feel all informed when I stop in Trenton on my way down to Philly in a month or two.
The place where Lewis and Clark landed their canoes — they probably just tied on to one of those regularly spaced, vertical posts in the water there.
Ende.
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If you like, I can bring a L&C account or the journal from the voyage (I’d rather keep that.)
Just remember, a dog travelled the whole trip barking at buffalo, bears, and indigenous persons. I heard a book on tape and named a dog Scammon after that dog. Then I read a book and found out the name was Seaman (as in a sailor). My wife was happy about my mistaken hearing since she did not want to have to stroll the neighborhood calling out “SEAMAN” on a regular basis.
The only things you need to know about the revolution: pick your battles, have sharpshooters from the frontier; and have good naval artillery at the sticking point.
I only read off Kindle now, unfortunately. I took a photo of Seaman’s water bowl at Ft. Clatsop, but it didn’t turn out very good.