Astoria is the most Northwestern city in Oregon state. It is located right at the mouth of Columbia River that intersects with Pacific Ocean. Astoria is also right at the border of Oregon and has a huge bridge that crosses Columbia River to Washington State. City of Astoria is about 2 hours aways from Portland. There are several breweries along the river front that allow visitors to relax along the Columbia River board walk.
On this sunny weekend, we decided to pay a visit to Astoria for the first time as we have never been there before. The drive to Astoria was rather smooth but the weather was quite foggy. As we drove on Highway 101 bridge, we were essentially driving in the fog. It was quite an unique experience.
We got to Astoria around 10AM and parked the car at Columbia River Maritime Museum. The museum is located right at the river front with plenty of parking spaces. Unfortunately the museum was temporarily closed due to the pandemic and will only re-open in February. At the back of the museum, there is a boat named Columbia docked there. It was oneof the first boat that cruised through the Columbia River. Aside from Columbia River Maritime Museum, the Astoria Coast Guard is located right beside it.
We then walked towards West along the board walk. The board walk is essentially along the historical Astoria Trolley. The old trolley rail was still in tact.
On the far side of the river, we could see several large cargo boat parked in the river in a single line. That was quite cool. We have never seen so many cargo boats together at the same time.
We then reached Astroai Megler Bridge. The bridge was way taller than what I expected. Assuming that it has to allow all the large boats to go underneath it. The bridge has bright teal colour on its truss. During the early morning, part of the bridge was essentially in the fog, which was quite cool.
Due to the pandemic, we didn't actually get to do much. We wish to re-visit this place again when everything is back to normal and open in the future.