Astoria on a beautiful day

[BobMielke]

One of my motorcycle students, Stu, had never been to Astoria until last Tuesday. In my exploration of my new home in Oregon I've been there many times. Iy's a nice 180 mile ride there from Beaverton using back roads to reach Hwy 30 and riding it all the way to Astoria. There are plenty of twisty roads that shoot off this route such as Hwy 47 through Vernonia and Hwy 53 that goes all the way to Tillamook. We stopped at a favorite restaurant, The Berry Patch, in Westport, OR for waffles with berry topping. We finished the tourist portion by heading along the shoreline in Astoria and visiting the Maritime Museum. Stu kept commenting that he had to return and spend more time at each of our stops.

 

[cjack]

Viki and I stayed a night in Astoria on our way to Beaverton from Washington a couple of years ago and met a local couple in a resturant. They gave us a 3 1/2 hour tour in their SUV of the local area, the Astoria Column, an over look to toward the water, and lots of local lore. Really an enjoyable time. Very nice town/area and nice folks.