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At Neskowin Creek, there are lots of rabbits. This cutie liked the shade under our rig
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We like to eat at the perpetually quirky Otis Cafe. The food is always very good
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Judy had lunch at Reedsport's Schooner Cafe
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This day, she shared dessert (Death by Chocolate) with Barbara Rondeau
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Spectacular chainsaw sculpture outside the Ocean Garden restaurant in Reedsport
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In Florence, there are many painted seals. This one's outside the Brown Hen Cafe
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In Astoria, the column has been restored and looks very nice
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Judy likes the view up the Young's River - it's where she grew up
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It's 164 steps to the top of the column. Step 57 honors Judy's graduating class
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Ira, Anna and Judy climbed to the top
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Mama and Son
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Al waited below in the plaza
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The view from the top encompasses all of Astoria and much beyond
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Starting at the bottom, the story of the white mans' incursion into the northwest spirals upward
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They are resetting most of the commemorative tiles in the plaza - the original base had settled
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Most of us like those topographical maps . . .
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Most of us also pose when asked.
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This burial canoe commemorates Comcomly, the Chinook tribal chief who welcomed Lewis and Clark in 1805
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Astoria gets a lot of cruise ships - the Queen of the West cruises the Columbia and Snake Rivers
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The Tourist II is one of the original state ferry boats used at Astoria, and had just returned home for good while we were in the area
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Now we're at Jan & Denny's in Longbranch WA, where there's always something to see on the water
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Never tire of Mt Rainier. Lots of snow remains in August
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The view from Jan & Denny's deck explains why they bought the place
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Jan & Judy celebrate the completion of an "impossible" jigsaw puzzle . . .
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This puzzle was done some time ago by Jan and younger sister Joanna
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Jan's taken up painting. Her club - the Art Pharts - had a showing. The dog and the cat are Jan's works
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After a hospital run to Bremerton, Judy & Jan found BBQ!
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Nice waterside view of the Columbia river from Warrenton OR
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From the Megler WA side - The Astoria-Megler Bridge spans the Columbia - 4.1 miles across. We'll end here