As I mentioned earlier in my other blog, I am staying at a new hotel on the Columbia River in Astoria. My room has a small balcony and this is the view looking out onto the river. This is actually a pretty unusual view in that there aren't any ships or boats in this shot: the Columbia is a very busy river, with ships constantly bringing in cargo and fishing boats returning from sea. Astoria is located at junction of the Columbia and the Pacific so navigating entry is supposedly pretty tricky.


This is another shot of the Columbia, but from the window seat -- binoculars included!











View of the room -- fireplace on the left, observation window and balcony to the right and center, respecively.