The Cove is located at the south end of Seaside's beach and gives one a panoramic view of not only the water but also the hotels and condos that house the many visitors to this area.

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One finds these tsunami horns located throughout town as well as tsunami evacuation signs directing you to higher ground in the event of an emergency.

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Sunsets are beautiful in this area especially here at the cove. It is incredible watching the sun go down with Tillamook Head to the south.

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It was classic car weekend in Seaside which meant lots of people, lots of great looking classics and hotrods and absolutely no parking!

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We do have to drive to the ocean from this campground but it does have a nice pond area to enjoy.

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The best crabbing in Seaside, according to the book, is the 12th street bridge. We evidently drove there at the right tide as there were many people lowering their crab baskets from the bridge. We stopped to talk to them and saw many different types of baskets and just as many stories of the best bait to use. We had crabbed with our friends the Crosbys from their boat in Coos Bay but this was our first experience with baskets from a bridge.

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Today found us in Astoria, the northern most Oregon coast town which dates back to the winter of 1805-06 when the Lewis and Clark expedition camped in the area. Here they have an incredible Sunday Market with great looking produce, flowers,...

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...crafters like this gal who was weaving using the wool from her own lambs, . .

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...street performers in front of wonderful old buildings like the Liberty Theater...

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...and the Bank of Astoria.

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One never knows what they'll see at the market. Today we saw this dog who loves to eat peaches, nectarines, apples and carrots!

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The Astoria-Megler Bridge spans the Columbia River and connects the states of Washington and Oregon. It is over 4 miles long and is the longest continuous three-span, through-truss bridge in the world. Construction on the bridge began in 1962 (the year Tryna graduated high school) and was completed in 1966 (the year she graduated college)!

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A highlight in Seaside is the 1.8 mile promenade, a concrete structure built in 1920 which parallels the Pacific Ocean. Broadway, the town's main street ends at the Prom's historic automobile turnaround. The Carousel Mall is located on Broadway and is the home to this wonderful merry-go-round.

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Sights along "The Prom" include beach grass and dunes as well as Tillamook Head and Tillamook Rock Lighthouse.

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Sunset from "The Prom" (as the locals call it) at the end of 12th street.

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In 1806 Patrick Gass, a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition wrote "There is a large river that flows into the southeast part of Hayley's Bay upon which about 20 miles from its mouth, our hunters discovered falls which had about 60 feet of a pendicular pitch". They never named the falls so today it is called Youngs River Falls because it is a part of the Youngs River.

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When we were here about 3-years ago with our friends the Guffy's the jetty was undergoing repair. Today the workers are gone and the jetty, which is built at the mouth of the Columbia, continues to help the channel from silting up.

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From our vantage point on the Oregon side of the mouth of the Columbia River we can see Cape Disappointment Light which is located on the Washington side of the river.

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