Trip to Washington: Day 4

Feb 27, 2011

Astoria Column has served for 80 years as beacon on the Pacific Northwest Coast. It sits in Astoria, Oregon's highest point. The column is built of concrete, canvased with various pictures that salute Astoria's explorers and early settlers for their early role in the expansion of the United States to the Pacific Coast. It is 164 steps to the top.

Views from the top ...

It was COLD and WINDY at the top!!

Then we set of to find some seals ...

I love seeing ships on the dock!

Too bad we didn't have pictures of us trying to get the

"sun-bathing" seals to look at us!

*Priceless*

Trip to Washington: Day 3, Part 1

On the way to the Oregon coast, we made a couple stops.

First, Blue Heron.

Yummy cheeses and fun animals to see ...

Trip to Washington: Day 3, Part 2

Tillamook Cheese Factory.

YUM!

We had to leave our mark ...

Trip to Washington: Day 3, Part 3

February 26, 2011

Drove to Oregon coast.

COLD day!

Hug Point

Before roads, covered wagons had to wait for low tide to cross ...

Hence, the name "Hug Point"

Proof that Sasquatch existed?

Ecola State Park