In honor of summer winding down, I headed to the coast with Dana and her dog Dodger again.  This time we went to Long Beach, Washington.  It was my first visit to Long Beach.  Despite the forecast for the day, we had the most amazing weather- summer is here to stay in the Pacific Northwest.  Here are some photos along the way.

Clark with his first sight of a sturgeon and the Pacific

cars can drive on the beach here

the shoreline

a wave of sea grass

sea grass in the surf

the amount of crab carnage on the beach was impressive

waves crashing

flounder carving on the monument

tree symbolizing the end of Clark’s adventure to the Pacific

Little Dodger “noses” into the photo on the Discovery Trail

Crossing the bridge to Astoria

We stopped in Astoria for some food and drinks and discovered this abandoned pier