WRECKS: We woke up today to the big news that Georgia had elected two new senators, bringing the Senate to a 50-50 tie, D vs. R. However, coverage quickly shifted from that big news to what was going on in Congress, with the House and Senate set to certify the election today. Usually (like, always, it's just a formality). But not today, because, well, nothing seems normal any more.
Just a few minutes after Sen. Ted Cruz questioned the authenticity of Arizona's electoral votes (without citing any evidence for doing so), a mob of radicalized, white domestic terrorists invaded Congress, while countless Capitol police and FBI stood by and watched. We couldn't believe what we were seeing.
We watched the 'trainwreck' until a little after noon, and then decided to go see a shipwreck. Specifically, the wreck of the Peter Iredale. We timed our visit for low tide, when we could walk right up and touch what's left of its rusty ruins.
Below, the Iredale is pictured in much better times. The vintage photo was taken in Seattle around 1900, per Wikipedia.
Back in the day, Peter Iredale was a four-masted steel barque sailing vessel. It ran ashore October 25, 1906, on the Oregon coast, where Warrenton is now. The Iredale was trying to make its way to the Columbia River, but fell four miles short.
The photo below shows the shipwreck shortly after it happened.
What's left of the wreckage is a popular tourist attraction, as it's so accessible compared to other. shipwrecks in the "Graveyard of the Pacific." You can walk right up to it during low tide.
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