Thursday, August 31, 2017- Netul Landing Trail at Fort Clatsop

Wow! August is over! This state park has about 500 campsites - so Huge! Our site is large and has a lot of trees between sites, so we don't feel crowded by neighbors. It is difficult at times to walk our dogs. This morning we drove to one of the beach parking places and walked on the paved path for bikers and hikers. Buster doesn't like bicycles so he almost goes crazy when they come by. Plus some of those on bikes almost run over pedestrians - even though the sign clearly states they are to yield to people walking. I have been trying to have Buster sit and I try to calm him down. He has anxiety I guess and he and Zoey are cute so people want to talk to us or them and we have to warn them away before he becomes a crazed, wild dog. So most of our dog walks are quite an adventure. Then we decided to check out Fort Clatsop and Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. This location is where Lewis and Clark wintered during their exploration of Missouri River and the Path to the Pacific Ocean. I went inside and found out there is a fort replica behind the main building and there are some trails. So back in the pickup and off to a trailhead site. We walked the Netul Landing Trail alongside the Lewis & Clark River-there were two families having a picnic there and a few people walking. No bikes. More calm and serene. A lovely little hike with the dogs.

These cute wooden decorations were near the picnic area.

Flowers along the trail. The other pictures are of pilings in the river. We found out that these are not removed because they might be used again and they are not the easiest things to install. A pile driver is used. This river was quite a commercial entity at one time.

This building displayed many informational signs about Lewis and Clark. Plus had picnic tables, a restroom, and seats for a rest.

This is a bush changing colors.

We returned to the RV and had a rest then a campfire. We ate burgers, chips and berries for supper, Yum!