
Tall trees stand guard along the grassy perimeter.

Tall trees stand guard along the grassy perimeter.

A cluster of tiny mushrooms spring up from an old tree stump.

A small wall along the waterway protects a corner garden from high tide.

Where did it come from, and when did the journey begin?

The Cape Disappointment Lighthouse stands on a bluff in Washington State above the north side of the Columbia River. First lit in 1856 remains the oldest functioning Lighthouse on the West Coast.