Fort Worden State Park
Fort Worden is more than a historic military fort, but I must admit my ignorance – and being completely content with that ignorance – to what else it may have been in the early 1900’s when it was in use. For me, it was all about the bug guns (I’m a dude, sue me) that once occupied the fort and were to be used in defense of any invaders by sea.
Although none of the guns still stand where they once did, a museum showed pictures, models, and videos of them in use. They would be a sight for sure, but I happily settled for the huge concrete bunkers and gun placements instead.
And this is where I must give it to Washington State for leaving the doors unlocked. We could explore into the dark caverns of the bunkers (with help of Kerri’s iPhone as a flashlight) and really enjoyed the childish feeling of exploring a long lost world straight out of some video game.
The big guns can be seen across the water at Fort Casey, which has two. One in the up position and one in the down position. These guns came from the Philippines and have bomb damage when the base they were at were attacked by the Japanese.
Good to know!