Peter Iredale Shipwreck

Today we headed across the river to Warrenton-Hammond and Fort Stevens State Park. We headed to the South Jetty Road  all the way to the end. Unfortunately they go out on it. We did walk around a bit and this is looking east at the bridge to Astoria.

This view is looking over at Washington State and Cape Disappointment

Some cool sand designs, Len had to do quite a bit of searching to get a picture with no footsteps.

Looking west down jetty, it goes out at least a mile past here.  It definitely was a beautiful day.

Looking South towards Seaside OR

From the jetty we headed South to Fort Stevens State Park.  Fort Stevens was a military installation that once guarded the mouth of the Columbia River. The fort was in service for 84 years from the Civil War to World War II. It is home to a number of batteries that we have toured on different visits.  What we decided to visit to day is the Wreck of the Peter Iredale Shipwreck.   It was a beautiful day and this area was packed with families playing in the water and on the beach. This is obviously the place to be on a sunny day. 

When they tried to salvage the wreck it got stuck in the sand and has been there since. It was fired upon during World War II in 1942, when a Japanese submarine fired several shells but it was not harmed. 

This is a picture of it when we were here in 2016, you can see how much the waves have taken down the sand. The metal is covered in barnacles and much more is showing.

Just a few of the people on the beach that day.