Along with seeing Yellowstone, one of my most looked -forward- to events of this trip was to see the Pacific Ocean. Michael took us to Aberdeen 0n the coast and we walked the dogs out to the water. The day was grey and we couldn't see much but it was awesome to think that the water stretched all the way to Asia. Mike said that 4th of July at the beach was very popular and the beach was littered with fireworks debris. Ulysses and Autie enjoyed the romp on the beach but Ulysses wasn't sure of the much water, particularly since it seemed to be chasing him and would then run away from him.
We drove to Astoria, Oregon and crossed the Columbia river just before it entered the ocean. The bridges around there were amazing, long bridges and drawbridges. The piles of logs that were stacked up beside the river were also immense.After leaving Michael's we drove to the Northwestern area of Oregon where Lewis and Clark 
spent their winter by the Pacific Ocean. We stayed at Ft. Stephens State Park which was a huge wooded camping area in what was an army/artillery base from the Civil War to the 1950s turned into a museum and camping area. Supposedly it was the largest campground west of the Mississippi. Campers and tents were shoe-spooned into as small an area possible and there were lots of them. We went on a tour of the artillery bunkers that were established to guard the coastline. We took a tour that took us through the underground area which was a dark maze. It was quite interesting.
spent their winter by the Pacific Ocean. We stayed at Ft. Stephens State Park which was a huge wooded camping area in what was an army/artillery base from the Civil War to the 1950s turned into a museum and camping area. Supposedly it was the largest campground west of the Mississippi. Campers and tents were shoe-spooned into as small an area possible and there were lots of them. We went on a tour of the artillery bunkers that were established to guard the coastline. We took a tour that took us through the underground area which was a dark maze. It was quite interesting.
We also went to the NPS Ft. Clatsop, which is where Lewis and Clark spent the winter near the Pacific. The vegetation and scenery is very verdant and beautiful. However, with the constant moisture, it would have to be. Ferns grow huge and so do the trees. There were living history people manning the fort and demonstrating the life of the time. I took lots of pictures.
We went to the Pacific with Michael and here we saw the mouth of the Columbia at the ocean. It was very grey and dreary when were there. The Columbia is an impressive river. We followed it to Pendleton, Oregon.
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