Astoria
During these last several days of exploration, we have found that learning more may actually be recognition of knowing less. Our introduction to the Columbia started with a collection of facts and figures. The namesake of the river is Captain Robert Gray’s American vessel Columbia Rediviva which crept into the mouth of this great river on May 11, 1792. The Columbia River, born in British Columbia, runs 1,243 miles in a down hill quest for the Pacific Ocean.
The name “Columbia” has been accreted onto other features and interpretive facilities of the area including a spectacular gorge, a center for discovery, and a maritime museum. It is a highway of commerce and a border between states. It was a lightship (shown in the photo above) that served as a mother hen to ships navigating the river’s perilous breakers at the oceans edge.
Carol Tang, our guest speaker from The California Academy of Sciences, referenced the opportunity our explorations have given us to share our knowledge and new ideas. The questions we have generated from our new discoveries will ultimately broaden our views, and give us more to share and subsequently generate more inquiries. The learning never ends, and that is the greatest aspect of travel.
During these last several days of exploration, we have found that learning more may actually be recognition of knowing less. Our introduction to the Columbia started with a collection of facts and figures. The namesake of the river is Captain Robert Gray’s American vessel Columbia Rediviva which crept into the mouth of this great river on May 11, 1792. The Columbia River, born in British Columbia, runs 1,243 miles in a down hill quest for the Pacific Ocean.
The name “Columbia” has been accreted onto other features and interpretive facilities of the area including a spectacular gorge, a center for discovery, and a maritime museum. It is a highway of commerce and a border between states. It was a lightship (shown in the photo above) that served as a mother hen to ships navigating the river’s perilous breakers at the oceans edge.
Carol Tang, our guest speaker from The California Academy of Sciences, referenced the opportunity our explorations have given us to share our knowledge and new ideas. The questions we have generated from our new discoveries will ultimately broaden our views, and give us more to share and subsequently generate more inquiries. The learning never ends, and that is the greatest aspect of travel.
