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redit-fan t1_j43o1fx wrote
Reply to Found this 'photo postcard' in my grandparents collection. I never knew about this. "In terms of lives lost, the foundering of the Iowa on Peacock Spit is the greatest maritime disaster recorded in the twentieth century on the Columbia River Bar." (article link in reply) by Nixx_Mazda
I’ve crossed the bar a few times, even on the nicest of days it can be crazy.
redit-fan t1_j43dp9r wrote
Reply to Found this 'photo postcard' in my grandparents collection. I never knew about this. "In terms of lives lost, the foundering of the Iowa on Peacock Spit is the greatest maritime disaster recorded in the twentieth century on the Columbia River Bar." (article link in reply) by Nixx_Mazda
The graveyard of the Pacific. The maritime museum in Astoria OR has amazing history on the Columbia and surrounding coast.
redit-fan t1_jazgur9 wrote
Reply to I’m very fascinated by the geographic diversity of WA alone by Starfox_2020
Check out the geology in the valley between Leavenworth and Wenatchee. It’s like the center of the rock world.