Altoona Washington

There's no way to get to the November 8-9 campsite except by water. It was on the point, in the center of the top right image, roughly at the Wahkiakum/Pacific County border. The Corps was being rudely introduced to northwest coast fall weather. Notice that the Captains appropriately named the place "Cape Swell." On November 9, Clark described the situation: "at this dismal point we must Spend another night as the wind & waves are too high to proceed."

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