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The retired lightship Columbia - a floating lighthouse - is one of the exhibits at the Columbia River Maritime Museum
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They also have a very impressive life-size display showing a Coast Guard rescue
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The lifeboat in the display was one of the original lifeboats of its class
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Nobody knows who this figurehead represents or what ship it was originally attached to . . .
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A detailed model of the 5-masted schooner Inca, used on the west coast in lumber trade from 1896 to 1920
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Al proves he's completely competent to steer a nothing . . .
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A 1901 photograph of the old Bailey Gatzert, a legendary sternwheeler that worked the Columbia River from 1892 until 1922
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The Columbia River at Astoria always seems to have some commercial traffic going by
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The view from where we parked to Haystack Rock and the sand castle contest at Cannon Beach. Quite a walk
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Our favorite - title was "Some Assembly Required".
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Sea serpents were popular subjects
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Anna & Ira near one of the untitled creations
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This one featured some pirate puffins . . .
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We couldn't resist this well-behaved little guy. Mega cute
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Gulliver was tied down with strands of seaweed. Clever . . .
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Oh, look - the Pineapple Express
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These folks built a model of Crater Lake, complete with a pulled plug
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The tide was coming in. Soon, the sculptures would be no more
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Parts of this creation had already washed away
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This is the entire Land of Oz. We couldn't believe folks walked through it
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Several sculptures had messages, although this one was a bit vague
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Ira & Anna at breakfast before heading back home
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Low tide exposes some of the wreck of the merchant ship Peter Iredale, which ran aground near Fort Stevens on Oct 25, 1906
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It's said the Iredale is the most visited, most photographed shipwreck in the country.
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You rarely get to see the wreck from the water side
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Judy has an eye for textures, such as this pattern the water left in the beach sand. Make a neat jigsaw puzzle . . .
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The wreck of the Peter Iredale at sunset, complete with a kite
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There were several kites in the air at sunset
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A flock of pelicans heading north at sunset, near the wreck of the Peter Iredale
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The Carnival Splendor, one of the cruise ships that docked in Astoria while we were there . . .
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The clubhouse at the Gearhart OR golf course houses the Sand Trap, a new favorite eating place
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Seaside is your typical beach tourist town, rumored to have been first used by Lewis & Clark. Yeah, right . . . .
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Seaside has a rowdy reputation as a spring break town. It was pretty tame while we were there
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We've always liked this old carousel inside a downtown shopping mall
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In Eugene at a performance by the Columbus Indiana Children's Choir. Brian is 3rd from left, 2nd row, mouth open
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We yelled "Hey Brian, Smile!" He did, and then was whisked away by the handlers
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Next day at lunch, Laura takes a picture of Judy taking a picture as Linda appraises the situation
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Father and son . . . .
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The Piersons bunked with John Bredesen & Fran Ross in Eugene. They have a great garden
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Laura enjoyed the porch swing
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John (left) gave us a tour of the old Masonic Cemetary. This is the grave of Eugene Skinner, founder of Eugene
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The mausoleum is being restored as funds become available.
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Surprisingly, the orignal vendors for the stained glass windows are still in business, and are helping out
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Inside the lobby of the Hult Center, banners celebrate the Bach Festival
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There were about 300 kids in the choir, from all over the country
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After the performance, dispersal. Brian's the smiling one in the middle focused on our camera
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These frog sculptures used to be outside the Hult, but vandalism forced them to move indoors
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Why do we smile? Because it's time for pizza!
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This place in Glenwood, between Eugene & Springfield, came highly recommended
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And then Laura got hold of the camera . . . .
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That's better - a picture of all us grownups
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Laura enjoyed the resident carousel inside at the pizza place.
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We'll end on this view of the Willamette River flowing past the pizza place. Nice view.