WELCOME and bear with me, as this is my first ever blog. I want to share the stories of the stunning scenery and romance of the Columbia River, once called the River of the West, a brawling river that has been misplaced and misunderstood throughout its history. It rises not in eastern Washington but way up near the British Columbia-Alberta border of Canada. It puzzled early historians until almost 1900, because it promptly runs northwest before turning south in BC, roughly west of Jasper AB. Fully one thousand two hundred and fourteen miles later it enters the Pacific Ocean at Astoria, Oregon, often creating huge waves as it argues with the incoming southwest swells at the entrance as to which has the right to occupy the narrow entrance channel. The book relates stories of the people and happenings in and beside this wonderful waterway. I look forward to sharing my fascination for the river with you, the readers.
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