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| Parks, Hatcheries, Monuments, Historical Sites, and more... | ||
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Part of the fun of driving around is stopping at interesting places... and
if a place is interesting enough, it'll be made into a park of some
sort, and with that comes the ability to learn more about the history of
an area, or an opportunity to gain some insight to what makes that area
what it is. I rarely pass on a chance to check out a new State Park!
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| Dash Point State Park, Washington | ||
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The Dash Point area has been the subject of three survey expeditions since 1800. In the past, the property was called lson Landing, Fairview Beach and Woodstock Beach. The origin of the name "Dash Point" is unclear. In the late 1940s, the McLeod family sold the land to the state of Washington with the understanding the property would be used as a park. The park was dedicated in 1962 |
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| Dry Falls and Gorge State Park, Washington | ||
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Back during the last Ice Age, Lake Missoula was dammed up with ice. Eventually, the pressure of the water got too much, and the dam let go with terrific force. A wall of water 2,000 feet high tore down the plains, and created a host of features, one of the most famous is Dry Falls, and the Gorge that goes with it. |
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| Fort Columbia State Park, Washington | ||
| Defending the river from intrusion from from the 1890's until it closed in 1950, Fort Columbia holds a long tradition, and an interesting history. The Battery Works in the fort are well preserved, as are a couple of the guns... its a testament to less sophisticated days, and is very much worth a visit. |
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| Fort Flagler State Park, Port Hadlock, Washington | ||
| In the days before satellite technology, it was possible to sneak a ship right up to the coast of the US... in order to maintain the security of the Puget Sound, the Army established a network of coastal artillery forts in strategic locations. Being situated at the mouth of the primary entrance to the Sound, Ft Flagler, along with Fort Casey and Fort Warden, provided the first line of defense of the Puget Sound. |
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| Fort Warden State Park, Port Townsend, Washington | ||
| The defense of our coast has always been a priority. In the days before satellite technology, the Military knew that at times it might not be able to prevent foreign intrusion into our waterways with a Navy alone... the Answer? Coastal Forts, equipped with large Cannon, at various points strategic entry points on our shores. They're a fun place to visit. |
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| Friends Landing Park, Montesano, Washington | ||
| Friends Landing, just outside of Montesano, Washington is a small park maintained by Trout Unlimited, a non profit organization that includes both conservationists and recreational sport fishermen, and Weyerhaeuser, the local timber company. The park has fishing, boating, camping and walking. |
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| Grand Coolie Dam and State Park, Washington | ||
| Back in the 30's and 40's, the mighty Columbia River, swollen with runoff of winter snow, would flood the farmlands of eastern Washington and Idaho, often times taking homes, lives, and livelihood along with it. Once the Grand Coolie Dam was built, those floods were all but a thing of the past. Generating more than enough power for the region, the dam also provides ample water for irrigation, opening up vast areas to effective farming. |
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| Lake Aberdeen Hatchery, Aberdeen, Washington | ||
| Close to Aberdeen, WA, is Lake Aberdeen, and the Lake Aberdeen Hatchery. Lake Aberdeen is a man-made lake, formed when an earthen dam was installed to help control flooding. The area is now a used as a fish Hatchery, and is quite scenic. |
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| Lake Easton State Park, Washington | ||
| While driving to Leavenworth "the long way", I saw a bridge as I was crossing over a bridge on I-90, and decided to try and drive back to it... I ended up finding a nice place to stretch our legs, and got treated to some impressive scenery at the same time. |
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| Lake Sylvia | ||
| One of the gems of the Montesano, Washington, area is Lake Sylvia State park. Built on the property of an old Logging Camp, the park has 15,000 feet of freshwater shoreline. |
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| Mayr Brothers Ponds Hatchery and Rearing Pond | ||
| "Long Live the Kings"... an interesting name for a 30-year old Salmon (King Salmon, presumably) program that is jointly sponsored by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Grays Harbor County, Department of Energy, the city of Aberdeen, a private organization ("Long Live the Kings"), and the Mayr Brothers Logging Company. They hope to eventually establish a network of hatcheries in Grays Harbor that will release a million fish a year into the local rivers, still only a fraction of what once teemed in the rivers of the county. |
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| North Cascades National Park, Washington | ||
| A great drive to take out of the Seattle area is State Route 20. The route takes you through the Cascade Mountain Range, and the majority of that portion of the scenic roadway takes you though the North Cascades National Park . Fill with breathtaking scenery, the park is home to more glaciers than any other park in the lower 48 states... even more than the Glacier National Park, in Montana. |
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| Olallie State Park, Washington | ||
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Nestled on a nondescript back road coming out of Snoqualmie
Pass (the roadway is actually the highway prior to when the
current interstate was built.), Olallie State Park has an
equally nondescript entrance... the sign to the park is largely obscured
by trees - I only noticed it on the way out. The little park,
discovered by luck, will be one that we'll visit again...
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| Stonehenge State Park, Washington | ||
| Along the Columbia River, just past the Gorge National Monument, a memorial was set up by Sam Hill (remember on startrek, when McCoy would say "where in Sam's Hill..." This is the guy he was referring to...) for those who were killed in Battle from WW1. He patterned the memorial after Stonehenge, which he was impressed with the longevity of when he was there... |
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