Muddy Banks of the Wishkah - Aberdeen, WA

[Matt Derrick]

Name: Young St. Bridge

Location: Aberdeen, WA

History: Cobain claimed that when he could not find anywhere else to stay, he lived under a bridge over the Wishkah River, an experience that inspired the Nevermind track "Something in the Way". However in 2001 Krist Novoselic claimed that Cobain never really lived there, saying, "He hung out there, but you couldn't live on those muddy banks, with the tides coming up and down. That was his own revisionism."

What's there: A bridge with a muddy bank. I've heard there's a lot of tags under the bridge and goodbye notes to Kurt Cobain.

Why we want to go: Just one of those places I wanted to check out when I was a kid and listened to Nirvana a lot.

More Info:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TIEnlv3Cec
Wishkah River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://current.com/items/89235857/leonard_knight_creator_of_salvation_mountain_folk_art_monument.htm

 

[devenheartbreak]

I told you I wanted to go there! You never acted like it was a possibility. Well, I'm glad to see that you were listening. :]

 

[st1tch]

I'd love to go there, I never really considered it even though I was a diehard Cobain fan. (Still am, really.)

 

[wildboy860]

yeah man.. if you take your bus there you should def. take pics. and post them. I used to listen to a lotta nirvana too and would be interested in seeing it.

 

[menu]

OHHH SNAP...

I had a pal try to camp out there once, woke up in water and lost most of his gear...

damn. thats a rude awakening for sure

 

[dirty_rotten_squatter]

That sounds like it would be fun...your youtube link goes to the salvation mountain website by the way..don't know if you are aware of that