After a night in Portland, we set out for Astoria on the Columbia River in northwest Oregon.  Our route to Astoria followed the Columbia along its Washington side,
taking in a portion of the Lewis and Clark trail.

 

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North Head lighthouse
Cape Disappointment, WA

 Columbia River mouth & Pacific
(freighter is visible on the river)		 Fort Canby, WA battery ruins
(foreground: Big Bertha platform)

 

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Crenshaw Battery, Fort Columbia, WA is named in honor of an officer killed in a 1930 battle with independence fighters in Payapa, Philippines. (I was born in the PI.) Lighthouse
Cape Disappointment, WA		 Lewis & Clark campsite, WA
(on the Columbia River, just
before the bridge to Astoria)
Astoria, named for John Jacob Astor whose Pacific Fur Company built Fort Astoria in 1811, features many Victoria homes with river views serving as B&B's.

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Astoria and the Columbia River

Victorian Flavel House Museum

   Astoria Column
We climbed its 166 steps for a panoramic view from 125 feet.
Built in 1926, its many exterior friezes portray the city's history  

 

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Victorian house B&B

Victorian house B&B

Victorian house B&B

 

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View of Astoria & Columbia River from Astoria Column.


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