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We decided to drive back to Portland on the Oregon side of the Columbia River, crossing at Astoria.  The causeway and bridge over the Columbia is is a engineering marvel -- very long and dramatic.  It's a four mile long crossing that was completed in 1966.  We were told that the seagulls like to cruise along beside your car and try to get something to eat.  I had taken a piece of an English muffin from my breakfast to try my luck, but alas, no gulls took the bait.  th...

Astoria was our next stop. Scenic in every way, we crossed a long seabridge to reach it. Rising above all is the Astoria Column. Dedicated in 1926 at a cost of just over $27,000, it was originally envisioned as a flagpole! Designed by the New York architect Electus D. Litchfield and decorated by Italian-born artist Attilio Pusterla, using a sgraffito technique. It was patterned after the Trajan Column in Rome, Italy. When the weather cooperates, you can make the 164 step climb to the top (I d...

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The northern section starts at Lincoln City and follows Highway 101 as far north as Astoria.  Towns included along this part of the trip include: TillamookHighway 101 temporarily leaves the beach and comes inland to the city of Tillamook.  Famous for its cheese, be sure to stop at the visitor center.  The Tillamook Air Museum is housed in a World War II Blimp Hangar that is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.  Experience the maritime heritage of the area at...

We crossed into Oregon along the long, Long, LONG bridge (OK, it's shorter than Chesapeake Bay and the Keys, but still...) that took us into Astoria.  We still have a ways to go before we hit our first Hotel, but we're making OK time.

September 8, 2008 Today we started off by saying good-bye to everyone. It was very hard to say good-bye to everyone after so much fun. But we knew we had to be on our way and everyone but 4 campers were leaving so it would have been much good even if we did stay. We went to the Lewis and Clark Fort Clatsop where Lewis and Clark spent the winter. We first watched a presentation on Pomp, the Indian interpreter, Sacagawea's, child. He was in the four things that helped settle the west. 1) L...

Joining the ship i'll be working on for 6 months.