Before its first sighting of the Pacific Ocean, the Lewis and Clark Expedition was shaken off course by a severe winter storm and forced to make camp in a small cove off the Columbia River in Washington State. Named in Clark's journal as “that dismal little nitch,” the area now stands as the Dismal Nitch, a quaint rest stop known for bird watching and stunning views of the river.…
Before its first sighting of the Pacific Ocean, the Lewis and Clark Expedition was shaken off course by a severe winter storm and forced to make camp in a small cove off the Columbia River in Washington State. Named in Clark's journal as “that dismal little nitch,” the area now stands as the Dismal Nitch, a quaint rest stop known for bird watching and stunning views of the river.…