While we\u2019ve driven up the coast through Oregon into Washington before, we hadn\u2019t stopped in the Astoria area before. We learned that the mouth of the Columbia River, where the river empties into the ocean, is very dangerous and is the spot of the worst wave action anywhere in the world! There are lots of shipwrecks in the river and along the coast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While we\u2019ve driven up the coast through Oregon into Washington before, we hadn\u2019t stopped in the Astoria area before. We learned that the mouth of the Columbia River, where the river empties into the ocean, is very dangerous and is the spot of the worst wave action anywhere in the world! There are lots of … Continue reading Astoria, OR – the mouth of the mighty Columbia River<\/span>