Monday was such a beautiful day that we decided to make the most of it by exploring just a little in Astoria after work. Our first stop was the Astoria Column. It is a beautiful monument that overlooks the mouth of the Columbia River. We walked up 164 steps of a spiral staircase to get to the amazing overlook at…
We actually had 3 days in a row with no rain! It was so nice to be able to get out without the rain gear. Although it was still a little on the chilly side, the sun was out and we loved it! Saturday, we enjoyed the day out and about on the bikes. We took them out onto the…
Today was yet another rainy day! We were not going to let that stop us from venturing out. Our first stop on the agenda was the Tillamook Forest Center. It had a lot of information about the Tillamook burn and how they reforested it. We climbed to the top of a fire tower and we were able to see the…
Today, we decided to adventure down the Pacific Coast Highway. We had to take a small detour due to a mudslide that happened on Friday. The detour took us through a winding two lane road. The weather was rainy off and on (surprise, surprise). Once back on the Pacific Coast Highway, the views of the Pacific Ocean were awesome. The…
We have finished our 3rd week here in Oregon! Not much has changed about the weather. Still cold, rainy, and windy. However, I do think that we may have found a bar that could be our “go to” place. Because we want to walk to the bar, and because it seems to always be raining, this is how we have…
We finally had a warm, dry, non windy day! Too bad it was a workday. We decided to take advantage of appears to be rare weather and take a nice long evening walk. We walked down to a part of the beach we hadn’t been to yet. On the way we saw this monument and grave for sailors. This part…
A view of the Necanicum River while on a bike ride around the town. We have the beach a block away in one direction and this river one block away in the other direction. Enjoying a sunset here in Seaside. We haven’t gotten to see very many because most of the evenings have been very cloudy.
Today we visited Fort Stevens State Park and explored a little bit. At the tip of the park we were able to see where the Pacific Ocean and the Columbia River meet. At another part of the park, we saw the remnants of a ship wreck that washed ashore. While checking out the ship, Scott spotted some whales! They were…
We have been here for a little less than a week, and we have managed to see a few cool things. Not all of them have been in Seaside. The weather hasn’t been the best, but we’ve tried to make the most of it. We have tried a few places to eat. A mexican restaurant that we will never return…
We made it! We stopped in Pendleton, Oregon last night. We had dinner at a local bar/restaurant then headed back to settle in for the evening. On our way out of Pendleton, we stopped for gas. Scott got out to pump, and to his surprise it was a full service station. Didn’t even know those places still existed. We filled…