Only had 20 miles or so to get to Astoria before meeting Doug and his Mom and hitting the bridge to cross the HUGE Columbia river to Washington. Along the way stopped in Warrenton for lunch and skipped the seafood this time. May have actually reached my limit for the time being on seafood though the three of us will probably eat some more tonight when they show up. Dilly dallied around the coast seeing one of the state parks that hugs the mouth of the Columbia and the Pacific. Nothing really spectacular.
This state's biggest industry is logging and being in one of the most beatuiful states I have ever seen I wondered how in the world they have enough trees to support the amount of logging trucks I have seen since crossing the Cascades. Sad, actually. A little bit of a tangent but I saw that some trees had come out of the state park.
Arrived in Astoria around 4 to check into the hotel. Was actually expecting more out of this port town but really not that pretty actually coming from the picturesque coastal towns I had just left.
Unfortunately, the last few libraries won't allow me to upload pics so I'll add them later.
Tomorrow, Doug and I are off to Washington. To start it looks like we have a scary 4 mile bridge to cross.
View of the massive bridge from the balcony of the Red Lion Inn
The Columbia, at least at this point of the river looks more like the Mississippi. We'll see if he can keep up despite the fact that he won't be loaded down. Should be a fun 2 nights out on the road to ride into his town of Tacoma.
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Closing in on Seattle - enjoy the finish line! Looks like you're getting some good meals, probably beats swallowing bugs for lunch and dinner.
Check out this Newsweek article - I think you've started something.
http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/tipsheet/archive/2008/07/12/outdooors-bike-tours-here-at-home.aspx
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