Cape Disappointment Lighthouse

(35 pictures in the archive.)

 

The lighthouse marks the entrance to the Columbia River. - The lighthouse marks the entrance to the Columbia River.

The lighthouse marks the entrance to the Columbia River. - The lighthouse marks the entrance to the Columbia River.

The red light warns mariners that they are approaching from the wrong direction. - The red light warns mariners that they are approaching from the wrong direction.

Looking at the entrance to the Columbia River. - Looking at the entrance to the Columbia River.

A lookout and weather station sits near the lighthouse. - A lookout and weather station sits near the lighthouse.

Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center. - Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center.

Crossing the Bar sign. - Crossing the Bar sign.

Binoculars are used to lookout at the Pacific. - Binoculars are used to lookout at the Pacific.

The tower marks the cape. - The tower marks the cape.

Looking up at the tower. - Looking up at the tower.

The entrace to the tower. - The entrace to the tower.

Me trying to take a picture of the inside of the tower. - Me trying to take a picture of the inside of the tower.

The lightstation stands its watch. - The lightstation stands its watch.

The lightstation stands against the Pacific. - The lightstation stands against the Pacific.

The tower and attached dwelling. - The tower and attached dwelling.

The light flashes against a gray sky. - The light flashes against a gray sky.

The lighthouse. - The lighthouse.

The lighthouse with its black band daymark. - The lighthouse with its black band daymark.

People visit the lighthouse. - People visit the lighthouse.

People visit the lighthouse. - People visit the lighthouse.

The top half of the tower. - The top half of the tower.

Kids walk the path near the lighthouse. - Kids walk the path near the lighthouse.

The lighthouse against the gray sky. - The lighthouse against the gray sky.

The lighthouse stands by itself. - The lighthouse stands by itself.

A warning light to mariners approaching the Columbia. - A warning light to mariners approaching the Columbia.

The Coast Guard uses a plethora of electronic equipment to monitor distress calls. - The Coast Guard uses a plethora of electronic equipment to monitor distress calls.

People visit the lighthouse. - People visit the lighthouse.

A shot of the area surrounding the tower. - A shot of the area surrounding the tower.

A green light sits on a bluff behind the tower to guide mariners into the Columbia. - A green light sits on a bluff behind the tower to guide mariners into the Columbia.

The lighthouse framed by grass. - The lighthouse framed by grass.

Looking up at the tower. - Looking up at the tower.

An old abandoned garage sits along the path to the tower. - An old abandoned garage sits along the path to the tower.

The garage is a little overgrown. - The garage is a little overgrown.

Another shot of the garage. - Another shot of the garage.

US Coast Guard Station "Cape D." - US Coast Guard Station "Cape D."

 


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