Fort Simcoe Historical State Park – state parks quest #44
Lonely Fort Simcoe stands in the middle of the Yakama Reservation, an artifact emblematic of conflicting cultural ideas about land.
Lonely Fort Simcoe stands in the middle of the Yakama Reservation, an artifact emblematic of conflicting cultural ideas about land.
Where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean, Cape Disappointment is a blend of stunning oceanfront scenery, atmospheric coastal forest, and millennia of history. Hike over the headlands, wander among wind-bent Sitka spruce, ponder centuries of human activity, or just settle down on a piece of driftwood and watch the sun sink below the watery horizon.
At Steptoe, the Indians won the battle. But a few months later, they lost the war. A tiny state park contains a whole lot of history.
Take two millennia of Pueblo history. Stir in Spanish invaders. Add a major Civil War battle, the birth of modern archaeology, and a 1940s movie star, and you’ve got Pecos National Historical Park.
Why do I know so little about the Santa Fe Trail? Maybe following part of it will help me find out.