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Approaching the Astor-Megler Bridge...

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It connects Oregon to Washington...

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:39:23 MDT

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It connects Oregon to Washington... - IMG_5314.jpg

As we came to the apex...

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As we came to the apex... - IMG_5315.jpg

We were quite high and steep...

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:39:18 MDT

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We were quite high and steep... - IMG_5316.jpg

Here's the downward slope

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:39:12 MDT

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Here's the downward slope - IMG_5319.jpg

Cape Disappointment Lighthouse...

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:39:09 MDT

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Cape Disappointment Lighthouse... - IMG_5324.jpg

Still active, but no admittance

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Still active, but no admittance - IMG_5325.jpg

Looking across to the Interpretive Center

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:39:04 MDT

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Looking across to the Interpretive Center - IMG_5326.jpg

A hill of daisies down to the sea

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A hill of daisies down to the sea - IMG_5327.jpg

Downtown Astoria, Little San Francisco

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:38:55 MDT

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Downtown Astoria, Little San Francisco - IMG_5328.jpg

Fascinating maritime museum

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:38:52 MDT

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Fascinating maritime museum - IMG_5329.jpg

Full size Coast Guard Lifesaving Boat...

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:38:50 MDT

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Full size Coast Guard Lifesaving Boat... - IMG_5330.jpg

At a tilt like in 30 ft. seas!

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:38:46 MDT

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At a tilt like in 30 ft. seas! - IMG_5332.jpg

One of the lighthouse lamps on display

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:38:42 MDT

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One of the lighthouse lamps on display - IMG_5333.jpg

A view of the many displays

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:38:39 MDT

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A view of the many displays - IMG_5334.jpg

Looking across the Columbia River

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:38:36 MDT

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Looking across the Columbia River - IMG_5335.jpg

Mess Hall of the Columbia Lighship

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:38:33 MDT

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Mess Hall of the Columbia Lighship - IMG_5337.jpg

Grant coming up from below decks

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:38:30 MDT

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A view of the bridge from the museum

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:38:28 MDT

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A view of the bridge from the museum - IMG_5340.jpg

Electric Trolley with it's own generator

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:38:25 MDT

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The streets of Astoria are steep

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:38:21 MDT

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The streets of Astoria are steep - IMG_5343-1.jpg

Ft. Clatsop

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:38:18 MDT

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Lewis and Clark wintered here....

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:38:13 MDT

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Lewis and Clark wintered here.... - P1000682.jpg

They reached the Pacific

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:38:07 MDT

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They reached the Pacific - P1000683.jpg

After their amazing expedition

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:38:02 MDT

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After their amazing expedition - P1000685.jpg

This is a replica of the fort

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:37:56 MDT

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The rain made it a soggy winter

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:37:37 MDT

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The rain made it a soggy winter - P1000691.jpg

Just a few miles from Astoria

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:37:31 MDT

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Just a few miles from Astoria - P1000697.jpg

Ft. Stevens Historical Park

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:37:25 MDT

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A canon replica of WWII

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:37:20 MDT

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A canon replica of WWII - P1000699.jpg

Totally made by volunteers

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:37:14 MDT

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Totally made by volunteers - P1000700.jpg

Some of the ammunition bunkers

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:37:10 MDT

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Some of the ammunition bunkers - P1000701.jpg

Large guns were mounted here

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:37:05 MDT

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Large guns were mounted here - P1000702.jpg

The protected the Columbia River mouth

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:37:00 MDT

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The protected the Columbia River mouth - P1000703.jpg

Black and White fun

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:36:56 MDT

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Black and White fun - P1000704.jpg

Some of the fort is decaying

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:36:52 MDT

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Some of the fort is decaying - P1000706.jpg

Swallows used them for nesting

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:36:48 MDT

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Swallows used them for nesting - P1000707.jpg

Canon shells stored below

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:36:44 MDT

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Canon shells stored below - P1000708.jpg

Had an elevator to lift them in place

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:36:39 MDT

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Had an elevator to lift them in place - P1000709.jpg

Steps on the large bunker in the hill

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:36:33 MDT

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Steps on the large bunker in the hill - P1000710.jpg

They were hidden from enemy

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:36:28 MDT

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They were hidden from enemy - P1000711.jpg

A wide angle view of the area

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:36:24 MDT

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A wide angle view of the area - P1000712.jpg

Quite a strategic spot

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:36:20 MDT

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Quite a strategic spot - P1000713.jpg

One of the guns from WWII

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:36:16 MDT

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One of the guns from WWII - P1000714.jpg

Looking down to the Columbia River

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:36:12 MDT

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Looking down to the Columbia River - P1000715.jpg

The gun on the other side

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:36:07 MDT

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The gun on the other side - P1000716.jpg

Cape Disappointment Lighthouse

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:36:02 MDT

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Cape Disappointment Lighthouse - P1000720.jpg

Close up of the light

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:35:59 MDT

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Close up of the light - P1000721.jpg

The mouth of the Columbia into the Pacific

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:35:55 MDT

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The mouth of the Columbia into the Pacific - P1000722.jpg

Very busy with boat traffic

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:35:51 MDT

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Very busy with boat traffic - P1000723.jpg

One of the many tankers ships coming in

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:35:46 MDT

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BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:35:42 MDT

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Too bad we couldn't go up

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:35:37 MDT

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Too bad we couldn't go up - P1000730.jpg

It was quite a climb up to it

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:35:32 MDT

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It was quite a climb up to it - P1000732.jpg

The Interpretive Center

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:35:27 MDT

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The Interpretive Center - P1000733.jpg

Large ships up a narrow channel

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:35:19 MDT

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Large ships up a narrow channel - P1000734.jpg

Here's one coming in

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:35:15 MDT

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Here's one coming in - P1000735.jpg

Looking down from the cape

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:35:11 MDT

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Looking down from the cape - P1000736.jpg

Ships have to avoid sand bars

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:35:07 MDT

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Ships have to avoid sand bars - P1000737.jpg

One of the old bunkers...

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:35:03 MDT

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One of the old bunkers... - P1000738.jpg

Along the trail

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:34:56 MDT

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Along the trail - P1000739.jpg

Forest is taken it back

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:34:53 MDT

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Forest is taken it back - P1000740.jpg

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Closer view of the lighthouse

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:34:42 MDT

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First view of Cape Disappointment

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:34:37 MDT

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First view of Cape Disappointment - P1000743.jpg

Fortifications along the way

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:34:33 MDT

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Fortifications along the way - P1000746.jpg

Amazing Coast Guard display

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:34:28 MDT

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Amazing Coast Guard display - P1000747.jpg

Full size life saving boat

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:34:24 MDT

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Full size life saving boat - P1000748.jpg

Tilted up as in a rescue

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:34:17 MDT

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Tilted up as in a rescue - P1000749.jpg

Coasties had to be strapped in

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:34:13 MDT

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Coasties had to be strapped in - P1000750.jpg

Must have been treachorous

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:34:09 MDT

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Must have been treachorous - P1000751.jpg

A lighthouse lamp on display

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:34:05 MDT

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A lighthouse lamp on display - P1000752.jpg

The Lightship Columbia

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:34:01 MDT

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The Lightship Columbia - P1000754.jpg

Anchored off the point...

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:33:56 MDT

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Anchored off the point... - P1000755.jpg

To warn incoming ships...

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:33:52 MDT

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To warn incoming ships... - P1000756.jpg

During rough seas...

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:33:48 MDT

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During rough seas... - P1000757.jpg

At the Columbia River entrance

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:33:45 MDT

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At the Columbia River entrance - P1000758.jpg

Kathy coming up from below decks

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:33:41 MDT

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Kathy coming up from below decks - P1000759.jpg

Massive light fixture on the mast

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:33:37 MDT

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Massive light fixture on the mast - P1000760.jpg

Panned back view

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:33:33 MDT

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Panned back view - P1000761.jpg

The entire ship and mast

BirdingRVers — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:33:28 MDT

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