Portland, OR to Astoria day trip

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My plans for now are to retire to Astoria in 5 years or so. Nice pics, Dismal Nitch?
Jon Z

Yes, Dismal Nitch...but I had to look up to find that was Lewis and Clark's last campsite before encountering the Pacific. They must have arrived in the rainy season because it was not dismal at all yesterday.

I was just down along some of the same roads on Friday. I agree with you on the long bridge at Astoria, pretty cool. Absolutely love the riding on 101 as you get into WA state, such beautiful turns right beside the ocean. That's a long way from home for me - I hope you know how good you got it for it to be your backyard!


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Yes, it's a nice backyard from May to October. But then the reality of winter rains returns, coming soon. That's when I ride mostly the KLR650, it doesn't care what the weather is like. : )

Great pics!

I flew from Portland to Astoria last summer. The whole time I was looking down at those cool backroads, wishing I'd brought my CB.

I'm a big fan of those giant razor clams they have there.

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Thanks. Flew from Portland to Astoria? That sounds like a short, pretty flight. But yes, there's a lot of riding to be done. Sometimes I get tired of the trees! and want to see open spaces, so along the Columbia helps with that.