Friday, May 27, 2011

May 27 - Hiking near Astoria Oregon

It was cool and raining when we woke up however the weather improved around 10:00 am so we decided to make a dash for the outdoors to do a hike. We packed a lunch and went to the Fort Steven State Park which is literally on the other side of the road from our campground.

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We got our first view of the Pacific as a few rays of sunshine came along. The beach looked beautiful. There was fresh air, a strong breeze pushing the waves to shore, peaceful solitude and sunshine, as there were not many visitors just yet.

We left the car at the beach and hike about 9 km of trails in the park.

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The interior of the park was somewhat non-descript but we had lunch at a viewing platform and a deer appeared right on cue but it was too far away for a picture.

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We were pretty tired when we got back to the car but saw that they allowed you to drive on part of the beach if you had 4 wheel drive.

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We drove a few kilometers down the beach and then just sat for a while watching the wind and the waves. On the way back Jennie was grossed out by a dead seal on the beach being snacked on by an eagle and a crow.

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At the entrance of our campground, a woman was selling live Oregon Dungeness crabs from a tank. We picked one and asked the best way to cook it. She demonstrated the best way to “prepare” the crab on one that had already died. Being a little squeamish we asked to her to help us with ours. We took it back to the RV and had a great dinner.

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