We spent the July 4th holiday with family, and left for Astoria on
July 18th. We headed down river, then to Coos Bay, OR after spending a
couple days in Astoria. Coos Bay was a 35 hour run with 10-15 knot winds.
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Vancouver, WA railroad bridge opened to let us head SOUTH
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"In the summer time..." isn't there a California song that says "you can reach right up and touch the sky"? California, here we come!
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Timber stacks in Longview, WA meant times were good!
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The lower Columbia River is constantly being dredged to maintain the channel depth needed for the big ships.
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'Essayons' is a Corps of Engineers ship that services the lower Columbia River delta. It sneeks up on us, and turns just when we don't expect it :)
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Arriving at the Coos Bay, OR jetty just at twilight. The bar had no restrictions, but it was pretty churned up.
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The white giant egrets were so pervasive and elegant!
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The South Estuary in Coos Bay had whimbrels, a curved-billed water bird.
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Leaving Coos Bay in pea-soup fog. Our radar picked up an ocean freighter coming over the bar just as we were leaving. Thank you, Radar!
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