Seaside, Oregon — 

 ~ 7 miles, 3 hours ~

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Note: we are not supplying boats so you must bring your own boat (canoe or kayak).

If you do not have a boat, you may be able to rent one at the Skamokawa Paddle Center but you must be able to transport the boat back to the launch after the paddle.

If you are planning to rent a boat, please arrange it in advance with the paddle center (www.columbiariverkayaking.com)

Be sure to pack a lunch, water, and sunscreen. And, of course, you must wear a PFD.

The Oregon Historic Trails Advisory Council (OHTAC) has asked our organization to lead them on a tour of several important sites along the Lewis and Clark Trail near Astoria and Seaside. Several chapter board members will be acting as guides and interpreters for this tour, and we are inviting interested chapter members to come with us and share your knowledge with OTHAC members, or just enjoy the outing. If you want to come, please RSVP to Chapter President Mark Johnson (markbarb2@comcast.net) before May 29th.

The OHTAC is composed of nine volunteer citizens appointed by the governor. Its responsibility is to serve as Oregon’s official liaison with other states, associations, federal departments, bureaus, recognized tribes and committees concerned with Oregon’s sixteen designated historic trails and to plan and coordinate activities which foster state and national recognition of the significance of Oregon’s historic trails.

Discovering the Lake Missoula Flood In Clackamas County — 

All-Day Tour — Charter bus to depart: at 8:00 AM and will return at 5:00 PM

The Lower Columbia Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute invites you on an all-day bus tour of Lake Missoula Floods evidence in Clackamas County. Lake Missoula Floods (LMF) expert Rick Thompson, who has extensively studied and mapped features in the area left by the cataclysmic Missoula Ice Age Floods, will lead the tour.

Highlights of the trip include: Being the first to see a newly discovered spillway between the Clackamas Valley and the Willamette Valley. Baker Cabin where the Lake Missoula Flood created a short-lived waterfall and carved holes in the basalt which the Native Americans later used for grinding stones. A bird's eye view of the Carver Gap and flood channel. The reputed second largest glacial erratic in Oregon. Canemah — a scabland on the east side of the Willamette River. Willamette Falls which is a receding waterfall.

As part of the trip you will enjoy: 1) outstanding and knowledgeable field trip leader, 2) your own copy of a very detailed and well-illustrated Field Trip Guide booklet, and 3) comfortable deluxe chartered bus with microphone system for lectures while in route.

Cost: $46 for institute members / $62 for non-members.

For inquiries: Contact Sylvia Thompson at: Sylvia@Gigaflood.com or 503-257-0144.

A Presentation by Dr. Robert Carriker.

In 1805-1806 Sacagawea was the same age as college students would be today and, like them, she exhibited a curiosity about the natural world and the people that she encountered in the Pacific Northwest. Using maps, illustrations and direct quotes from the journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, this presentation looks at the many ways that the Indian woman who accompanied the Corps of Discovery, contributed to its success and gained an education in the process

Dr. Robert Carriker currently serves as the Distinguished Professor of College of Arts & Sciences at Gonzaga University. He is the author and co-author of several books including "Ocian in view! O! The Joy!": Lewis and Clark in Washington State and America Looks West: Lewis and Clark on the Missouri.