We started out at Fort Vancouver, WA. This started out as a Hudson's Bay Company fort which was not built for military reasons but to be a place to securely store furs and to have provisions for the trappers who brought in their furs. HBC was a British company and Britain claimed all the land north down to the Columbia River and built Fort Vancouver 100 miles up from the Pacific in an attempt to establish themselves in the area in order to keep the Americans out. It was built in 1825 and in 1846 the two countries agreed to the 49th parallel to divide the land. At this time, new emigrants began to cross the Columbia and settle there also. HBC left in 1860. The US military eventually built a fort for military purposes on the land where the HBC's fort stood.
The Hudson's Bay Company's Fort Vancouver.
Ed at the end of the Trail. Oregon City, OR.
Me at trails end.
This is the Willamette Falls in Oregon City, OR. About every 3 years, they drain the water so they can make repairs. Guess when they did that! The local woman who was there said that the falls are usually a huge U-shape and very beautiful. I guess you can't win them all.
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