Waikiki Beach
by Robert Bales
Title
Waikiki Beach
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
Cape Disappointment is a headland located at the extreme southwestern corner of Washington State on the north side of the Columbia River bar, at 416��6.13��N 1245��3.52��W. The point of the cape is located on the Pacific Ocean in Pacific County, approximately two miles (3.2 km) southwest of the town of Ilwaco. Cape Disappointment receives about 2552 hours of fog a year the equivalent of 106 days making it one of the foggiest places in the US.
The cape was named on April 12, 1788 by British fur trader John Meares who was sailing south from Nootka in search of trade. After a storm, he turned his ship around just north of the Cape and therefore just missed the discovery of the Columbia River. Alternatively, the cape may have been named in Nov. 1805 by a member of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, which had recently succeeded in reaching the Pacific, when he found no ships in the vicinity, according to the journal of the expedition as recited in the Ken Burns documentar.
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February 21st, 2012
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Comments (5)
Anthony Jones 5 Days Ago
Beautiful work! Thank you for submitting your artwork to the Power and Beauty of the Ocean Group where the image is now featured on the home page. Feel free to post this in the Featured archive in the group discussion page section. L/F
Michael Mirijan
This wonderful picture is featured on the homepage of the "Pictures for Present" group.
Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! It is my copious pleasure to FEATURE your astonishing artwork on the homepage of the FAA Group No Place Like Home, 2/5/2017! Don't forget to post it in the Group's Features Discussion thread for posterity or any other thread!
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so muc for the congrats, feature and the invite!! It is greatly appreciated!!
Mary Machare
Once again, another marvelous photo, Robert. Wherever you travel, you manage to bring back wonderful shots of the world.