Mile 4922 – Newport, Oregon. Departed from Ocean Park to Oregon via the Astoria Bridge. Visited the Astoria Column, with beautiful views over the Astoria town and peninsula, the Columbia river basin, and the Astoria and Warrenton bridges. Then on to Fort Clatsop where Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1805/1806.
The state of Oregon has the right idea: All beach access is public, no private ocean-front property. Unfortunately, right behind those beaches are often ugly commercial strips with billboards and flashing signs. Now, let’s combine public beach access with Vermont’s ban on billboards and we might get somewhere. Nevertheless, the Northern Oregon coast is unique and very scenic.
Vintage Postcard Project: August 28: Depot Bay, Oregon