Biked into Manzanita (2.0 miles) from Nehalem Bay SP for a morning mocha & Diet Coke.
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The mouth of the Columbia River (this is looking north) has jetties north & south to create safer shipping channels. The jetties are really long!

The wreck of the Peter Iredale, an English sailing ship that ran around in 1906. Since 1792 about 2000 ships have sunk around the Columbia River bar. This area has the rep as the graveyard of the Pacific.
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Heading over the Astoria-Megler bridge to Washington. It's over 4 miles long!
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Took a short walk along the marina in Ilwaco, WA. Midweek is not the best time to find shops & restaurants open. We were looking for a dinner spot, good thing we have provisions in the van!
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At Cape Disappointment SP, walking along Benson Beach. The North Head Lighthouse is decommissioned. The facilities have been restored & the Keeper's private residence is available to rent!
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Amazing shapes! From HUGE trees!
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The amount of driftwood along the beach was massive!

Water was flowing in and out of the rocks.
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Roxy heard something so we crawled over the driftwood to have a look. Wow, we watched a bunch of sea lions feeding, barking and playing in the bay. We also watched a bald eagle catch a fish, sorry no photo.
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Incredible engineering long ago!

Looking out to the north & south jetties where the Columbia River meets the Pacific.
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