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The Slough Riders - Part Two Skamokawa, Washington May 25-28 Memorial Day Weekend 2007 Copyright Trub 2007 Start Day Three  Skamokawa Creek, Skamokawa Washington Blevin and I left Miller Time to watch his “Motor Sports” with The threat of small craft warnings we decided to play it safe and paddled up Skamokawa Creek a beautiful lazy water trail well protected from the elements by large mountains that seam to sprout from the base of the creek it self, I swear I heared the rumblings of Rumple-Stilts-Skin as he bowled his drunken heart away.  Day Three - Skamokawa Creek, Sleepy Hollow  Just around the next bend in the river is were I lost my ID, as it flew out of its water proof holder and down to the murky bottom. I vowed to return at low tide and retrieve my ID Blevin was quite skeptical.  Wild Flowers  Wild Yellow Orchards  Sleepy Hallow  Row of Historic Homes  Wind and Rain Settled-In Wind and rain settled-in as I was leaving to pickup my ID at low tide. It was worth the soaking I founded my ID in about a foot of water just down stream from ware I lost it, cool!  Stormy Afternoon  What Will Tomorrow Bring Blevin snapped this photo of me scoping things out for the next day’s trip about five and a half miles down the Columbia River to the Pillar Rock area. After the stormy day we just had, what will tomorrow bring.  View from My Kayak View from above kayak of Jim Crow Point in the far distance our destination for tomorrows paddle about five miles away. Start Day Four  Early Morning Fog   As we left the paddle center we were reminded why the Columbia River is one of the busiest shipping channels in the Northwest. The large waves this vessel can produce are deadly in shallower waters as they can brake as tall as five feet.  Gnarly Old Growth Douglas Fir Tree This old growth Douglas Fir Tree with a base of 6’-8’ feet was growing out of a sheer rock cliff overhanging the water, looks like a Bonsai Tree on steroids.  White Shell Beach Each beach is unique along the Lower Columbia River for example this white beach behind Miller Time with the pilings marking an old oyster packing plant with the disposed of shells now making up the white beach.  Blue Hereon Blue Hereon waiting for its breakfast to swim past.  Blue Hereon in Flight  Three Tree Beach The scale of this place started to unfold as we rounded Three Tree Point and approached the rock beach for a brief stop.  Large Rock Beach The large rocks on the beach made for tender feet when we landed.  Jim Crow Point in Distance Next stop Jim Crow Point about 2 miles away.  Prehistoric Land The scale has continued to grow to monumental size, notice the two small brightly colored 17’ kayaks in the center right of the photo.  Miller Time Miller Time checking out the timber, glad he does not have Uncle Bucks chainsaw.  Rounding Jim Crow Point  Our Destination Jim Crow Beach A fisherman reported the depth next to Blevin's kayak as 114 feet striate to the bottom.  Three Friends – Jim Crow Point, Washington  Piller Rock, Washington Pillar Rock was made fames by Lewis and Clark in 1805 when they camped near bye on shore twice. Native American folklore tells of a powerful chief cast to stone for his horrible deeds and trapped by the mighty Columbia River for all time.
 Trip Well Dun A trip well dun "Till Next Time", The Slough Riders Go Back to Part One | |||
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