Despite multiple stays at Fort Worden, we had never been to the top of Artillery Hill or visited any of the gun emplacements. One evening after dinner we decided to ride the bikes to the fortifications at the top of the hill.
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| Fort Worden was used for filming the 1982 movie "An Officer and a Gentleman" |
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| Overlook part of Fort Worden on the way to the top of Artillery Hill |
We were in our bikes' lowest gear on the way to the top. We took a couple of rest stops on the way and enjoyed the great views.
While construction of Fort Worden began in 1897, these gun emplacements were started in 1903.
Today trees block what used to be an unobstructed view.
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| Sunset on top of Artillery Hill. |
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| The command post for the guns. |
The bike ride down the hill was coasting all the way. Instead of backtracking, we went passed Battery Tolles and through a thickly forested area on the way back to camp.
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