I had a site visit in southern Washington on a Monday morning and decided to visit the Oregon coast the weekend before. I wound up in Astoria on a cold, rainy night and fell asleep in a waterfront hotel to the sound of rain on the roof and waves hitting up against the breakwater. The next morning I went for an early walk.
Astoria is the first permanent US settlement on the Pacific coast and is near on of the wintering sites of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Astoria-Megler bridge
Near Astoria is Fort Stevens State Parks a great place to walk, learn about history and explore.
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Fort Stevens State Park
Near Fort Stevens is the wreck of the Peter Iredale. She wrecked in a storm in 1906 with no loss of life and her bones remain. The day I was there the weather was freezing and the wind blew like crazy; I could easily imagine a ship being forced ashore.
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Wreck of the ship the Peter Iredale