Fort Stevens

We woke up to bright sun again this morning.  We got going and decided to call Darel and Flavia and find out where they were. They left Port Susan just before us and were also going to take their time down the coast. We were surprised to find them across the river from us in Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon.  We drove over and had a really good lunch with them. We then went together to the Fort Steven site.

Here is Darel followed by Debbie and Falvia.

Darel and I walked out to the gun battery.

Here is one of the 6 inch gun which were used at the fort to protect the entrance to the Columbia River.

A view back at Debbie and Falvia sitting on a picnic table.

These guns were outside the fort’s fortification all by themself. They were on each side of what appeared to be a helicopter landing pad. It looked like they would have made good targets for an enemy ship’s guns.