KGW’s Grant McOmie is at the North Coast again, and this time “Grant’s Getaways” is “Exploring Oregon’s trails: Retracing the steps of Lewis and Clark” at Fort Clatsop, within Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in Astoria.

“Fort Clatsop was home (for the Lewis and Clark Expedition), but the woods around it and the nearby ocean were the grocery stores,” Jill Harding explained. “In addition, when they went out they visited their neighbors, the Clatsop Indians, and they received tremendous information about the surrounding area.”

Did you know there’s an ethnobotanical garden with a variety of native plants at the fort? “One of Lewis and Clark’s prime directives was to catalog and observe the plants and animals they encountered,” Carla Cole noted, “and be thinking about what might be valued economically or culturally. That’s why they spent so much time and effort precisely detailing and collecting them … “

McOmie’s video also features the Fort to Sea Trail, nearly 7 miles long, that goes to Sunset Beach, and he notes that there are 7 more miles of looped trails in the park. Better put on your hiking boots for that endeavor.

“It is all a terrific time,” McOmie added, “for exploration, adventure and education — Fort Clatsop, and the miles of varied hiking trails, are waiting for you anytime.” (Screenshot: Grant McOmie)