Cowlitz

[ kou-lits ]

/ ˈkaʊ lɪts /

a river in SW Washington state, flowing W and S to the Columbia River. 130 miles (209 km) long.

a county in SW Washington. 1,166 sq. mi. (3,021 sq. km).

QUIZZES

It’d be a real faux pas to miss this quiz on the words from August 3–9, 2020!

Question 1 of 7

What does “vacillate” mean?

We soon arrived at the Cowlitz landing, the end of the canoe journey.
Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail|Ezra Meeker
The next afternoon saw us nearing the crossing of the Cowlitz again at Warbass Landing.
Blazing The Way|Emily Inez Denny
Save the muddy track from the Cowlitz to Olympia and thence to Steilacoom, and a few local trails, roads there were none.
The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume I (of 2)|Hazard Stevens
The country was much obscured with smoke from heavy fires which had been raging on the Cowlitz the last two days.
Mount Rainier|Various

Stevens describes their ascent by the now familiar path, over Cowlitz Cleaver and past Gibraltar.
The Mountain that was 'God'|John H. Williams