While Oregon’s seaside communities with their shopping and amenities offer great allure, I personally prefer to spend my time on the state’s gorgeous, wild beaches and tramping through the woods. That is why I love Ecola State Park. That and it oozes with Corps of Discovery history! Wrapping around Tillamook Head, between Seaside and Cannon […]
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ASTORIA – GATEWAY TO THE COLUMBIA
BY LESLEE JAQUETTE Standing on the dock at Astoria, Oregon’s East Basin Marina, I ponder the mighty Columbia River and the magnitude of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. A familiar, distant barking disturbs my reverie. Turning toward the sound, I spot a sign on the pier, “Danger, Sea Lions on Dock.” Refocusing my eyes, I […]