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"Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area, Oregon"
Includes ... Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area ... Broughton Bluff ... Sandy River ...
Image, 2005, Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area, Oregon, click to enlarge
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Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area, Sandy River, Oregon. Image taken October 22, 2005.


Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area ...
The Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area is located on the Sandy River at River Mile (RM) 3, sixteen miles east of Portland, Oregon. Use Exit 18 off of Interstate 84. Within the Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area lies Broughton Bluff, a popular climbing area. The bluff borders the right bank of the Sandy River and is part of Chamberlain Hill Volcanic Cone. Broughton Bluff was named after Lieutenant William Broughton of the British Captain George Vancouver Expedition who was the first European to travel this far up the Coumbia.

Image, 2005, Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area, Oregon, click to enlarge
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Fall colors, Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area, Sandy River, Oregon. Image taken October 22, 2005.
Image, 2005, Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area, Oregon, click to enlarge
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Fall colors, Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area, Sandy River, Oregon. Image taken October 22, 2005.
Image, 2003, Lewis and Clark State Park, Oregon, click to enlarge
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Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area, Oregon. Image taken October 18, 2003.


Broughton Bluff ...
Broughton Bluff, the northwest tip of Chamberlain Hill, is a prominat feature rising above the Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area.
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Image, 2005, Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area, Oregon, click to enlarge
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Fall colors, Broughton Bluff, Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area, Sandy River, Oregon. Image taken October 22, 2005.
Image, 2005, Broughton Bluff, Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area, Oregon, click to enlarge
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Fall colors, Broughton Bluff, Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area. Image taken October 22, 2005.


From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ...

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*River Miles [RM] are approximate, in statute miles, and were determined from USGS topo maps, obtained from NOAA nautical charts, or obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Website, 2003

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All Lewis and Clark quotations from Gary Moulton editions of the Lewis and Clark Journals, University of Nebraska Press, all attempts have been made to type the quotations exactly as in the Moulton editions, however typing errors introduced by this web author cannot be ruled out; location interpretation from variety of sources, including this website author.
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