Short Trips
All that Fort Clatsop Park ranger Sean Johnson could do was point at a large white tarp propped up in the woods with poles and tell visitors, "Yep, that's where Fort Clatsop used to be." The tarp covered the ground where only a few charred pieces of the historic fort replica remained after it burned to the ground Oct. 3.
By Jeff Larsen | December 29, 2005
MEGLER, Pacific County — Rex Ziak is driving west on Highway 401, within sight of the Astoria Bridge, when he stops his pickup truck by a thicket of alders on the Washington side of the Columbia River.
He peers into a dark tangle of trees and boulders, a gloomy, sunless scene, like something from an old black-and-white film.
By Stanton H. Patty | February 3, 2005
Short Trips
ASTORIA, Ore. -- Up until two years ago, I thought Astoria was just a small town on the Columbia River that you had to negotiate after crossing from Washington to reach the really fun places farther south on the Oregon coast, like Seaside or Cannon Beach.
However during a short stay in 2002, I sensed a certain spark and charm -- not too commercial, not too touristy -- that made me feel comfortable.
By Jeff Larsen | November 18, 2004
