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Day 2, July 17 - Day on the Coast

Friday July 17^th, 09 - Today, Pat Roach, Mike Bruening, and I spend a day on the coast.
On route to the coast, via the sunset Highway, we had lunch at Camp 18. We put our
feet in the ocean

at Cannon Beach, visit an Aquarium at Seaside, and ride a trolley
& view the mouth of the Columbia River from the Astoria Column

in Astoria. Let's go >

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To the Coast			Cannon Beach

Leaving Portland 5 photos	Sunset Highway 5 photos	Camp 18 30 photos	On the Beach 15 photos	Whale Park 6 photos
Seaside		Astoria

The Turnaround 10 photos	Seaside Aquarium 8 photos	Riverfront Trolley 10 photos	Astoria Column 20 photos	Pig & Pancake nn photos

West Thru Portland
After Leaving Pat’s home, We took I-205 North to Powell BLVD, West to US 26 and out to the Coast.


OHSU above*	West Thru the Vista Ridge Tunnels			Washington Park Exit

* This is view Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) & the Upper Portland Aerial Tram station
from Powell Boulevard on the Ross Island Bridge

Sunset Highway - US 26

Port of Tillamook
Railroad Bridge

Camp 18 - Restaurant & Logging Museum
This Logging Camp theme Restaurant is named after the US 26 Milepost 18. It is a tradition In the logging
Industry to give each camp an “Number". Read this. You can eat get like a lumberjack here.

The Camp Sign

			In a half hour, I ate 3/4th of Flatcars stack a stack of 3 plate size pancakes.

After late Lunch, we spend a half hour view the Open Air display of historic logging equipment				A logging caboose
		Big Donkey
	Water Tower	spar tree @ right
Big Donkey		Back of Restaurant	Water Wheel

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Cannon Beach, Oregon
Mid afternoon, we spend on hour the beach. Afterward we relax and lean about the beach wildlife at the Whale Park.

On the Beach - Between Birds & Haystack Rock
As the fog moves in, here we walked in the shallow Pacific Ocean waves south toward Haystack Rock
and back, watch others fly kits or ride beech bikes. Birds Rock is to the North

Bird Rocks to N.	Haystack Rook		Fog Rolls in
Haystack Wave	Spin & surf		Beach Bike(s)	Incoming waves
		Rough Sand	Bird Rocks again

Whale Park
Named for the Whale Stature, have beach wildlife Information displays on “Hermits” and Puffins.


Park Entrance	The Whale		< Wild Life Info	Mike w/ Whale

Seaside, Oregon
The thick fog covered the ocean edge at Seaside. I walked around the Lewis & Clark Stature at the turnaround and we visited the Seaside Aquarium, Three blocks N. on the Promenade.

The Turnabout
After a long walk from Highway 101 (about 5 blocks), Pat and Mike enjoyed the view of the
beach from the Turnabout, while I “inspect” Lewis & Clark Stature in center.

In the center of...				... Turnabout

The view of the murals clockwise around the base of the stature from the West.

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Seaside Aquarium
We spend about half hour here. The main room, No bigger then the small tank display at Omaha Henry
Doorly Zoo’s Aquarium, display marine life of the coast. Here you feed the seals for song and dance!!


Small tanks	One of the seals	Killer Whale ?
			It Four block north of The Turnabout just east of the ....
Victor the Lobster	Front face the ...		.... Promenade

Astoria, Oregon
The photo theme of this section is the Astoria Bridge over the mouth of the Columbia River. Here were rode the ride the Riverside Trolley. View the coast a from Astoria Column and had late Dinner at Pig & Pancake.

From the Coast
Entry into Astoria is Impressive. With Astoria Bridge at the left, this riverside town which covers the
steep hill ahead, loom larger as we across the bridge over Youngs Bay from Warrenton. We drove east
under the Astoria Bridge to the 6th River Overlook to catch the Trolley.

View from
Warrenton

Drawbridge

East on US 26

The 6th Street
River Overlook...

.. And it view West

Riverfront Trolley - Ride To Barn
We catch the last run of the Trolley at 6th Street Pier - Summer Trolley service ends at 7pm. Pat, Mike and
I rode Old 300 east under the Astoria Bridge to the Trolley Barn. We got a history lesson en-route. The
Conductor, after counted the money, give use a ride to our car.

6th Street Stop	The inside		The Town & ...	... Astoria Bridge
Pat & Mike	Trolley in Barn	The Conductor >...		...& his hat on me
Note: there is no overhead wire. This trolley pull/push an generator trailer

Map of Trolley Route - We ride the Trolley from a block West of Post Office east to end.

Astoria Column
The riverside town of Astoria seems to covers one huge hill. Set on the peek of Coxcomb Hill, 600 ft elevation
is the 125 ft Astoria Column. A mural of Oregon History to 1900’s wrap around the column from bottom to Top.

Because of my fear of heights, Mike Bruening climbs to the top and takes photos of
the great view of the Columbia River, Pacific Ocean, and Youngs Bay for me


	Me & Youngs Bayy	View from the Top of Column, Photos by Mike Bruening

More View from the Top			Star to Top

Info insidethe base of column		Metal Relief Map table west of ...	.... Column

Lewis & Clark history Panels		Indian Burial Canoe

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Pig & Pancake Sunset
Pat Mike and I end this long fun-filled day with a late dinner at Pig & Pancake. Afterward, I saw an ocean
sunset, framed by the Astoria Bridge from the restaurant. We followed the Columbia River back to Portland.

restaurant sign

ocean sunset

Longview, Wa

Portland 2009 Trip - Day 2, July 17 - Day on the Coast

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