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January 2008

Hat Rock, (Oregon)

On October 19, 1805, Captain William Clark made this note:
"... S.W. 14 miles a rock in a Lard (lardboard or left side of the boat) resembling a hat just below a rapid at the lower Point of an Island in the Midl: [sic] of the river ..."
On a map, he labeled it "Hat Rock."

Hat Rock State Park Oregon Ice Age Floods Basalt

Lewis and Clark

Describe park, Lewis & Clark, Basalt, Ice Age Floods, wildlife and directions

Other places to visit in area: Wallula Gap, The Dalles

Buttes and Mesas
Drumheller Channel mesa, click to view more examples

Explain first sighting of Mt. Hood and why it was significant.
Mount Hood from Columbia Gorge