Astoria Column & Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 พ.ย. 2019
- The 2019/20 Snowbird trip continues with a quick stop at Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon on the mouth of the mighty Columbia River.
The campsites are well laid out, roomy and easy to navigate. Our off-season rate for a full hookup 50 amp site was $31 a night. The grounds are extremely well kept and situated in a beautiful coastal forest. Highlights of the park are miles and miles of biking and walking trails, lakes and ocean beaches, old fortifications, museum, and even an old shipwreck!
We only had a day to tour around so I decided to visit a famous nearby landmark and viewpoint called the Astoria Column. Perched on a hill above the city it gives a tremendous 360 view of the surrounding landscape. Luckily it was a clear day.
Also, I take a trip inside the large state park grounds and show you the ocean, beach and river views plus several of the old forts. The whole area is steeped in history going back to the days of the lEwis and Clark Expeditions, Civil War, and WW 1 and 2. Not to mention the extensive maritime history being situated on the mighty Columbia River
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We stayed at Fort Stevens a couple of years ago - our Lab liked swimming in Coffenbury Lake (she unfortunately died in May) and we liked the history & greenery. Our friend’s boat was built in Warrington, so we were trying to explore the area a bit. Yes - lots of history! What a view from the column & the art on it 😍
Nice campsite. Thanks for sharing. It's so beautiful there.
Great tour as usual with layout before hand
Thankyou Ray for showing us around . A very interesting area .
Haha, lucky you found parking 😄 my kind of humor! Lovely trip, thank you for sharing! I sure enjoy seeing the map views before you show the drive and sites of interest.
Fort Stevens is one of our favorite Oregon coast campgrounds...When our kids were young it was a regular campground for us...and we just visited there a few months back..had 5 elk come right into our camp! Usually its the raccoons...lol...The actual Fort Stevens is a really cool place to hike to and see and explore...plus if they still do it the Civil War reenactment is fun too - was usually in the summer time....Beverly Beach just north of Newport was stomping grounds for us too! Great beach there!
Amazing view from the tower.
Another great video! I am enjoying the trip South with you! Cheers
I could never climb those steps due to disability! THANK YOU for doing it for me and showing me that amazing view!!! Hugs and safe travels.
You're welcome. :)
Wife was able to do the tower back in the mid 1980s. We can't do that anymore either. As Sandi said, thanks for doing it for us.
Man that view is outstanding!
Ray and Ann, you guys must have the luck of the Irish. For the past few years you have had amazingly great weather going both ways on the Oregon coast. I know when your heading home your on a time frame schedule . Hope the sunny days hold out and the wind is at your back. Enjoy your Snowbird travels. Jeff and Liz Bend Oregon Cheers
Yes, its been amazing he last few trips! Have made it down into CA today 84F. :)
Welcome to oregon
Glad you had fun
Lovely views of all the places you both have visited! It’s been a long while since I saw the Northern Coastal areas but I cannot live in the ocean. I don’t like the fog that hovers until early afternoons! I found it too depressing and moved to the Sacramento area where it is sunny most days! I did enjoy watching your video! Happy travels 👍
Nice video, thx for sharing
Nice job with the history and geography. 👊👍😎
You are in our neck of the woods! Went up there a few years back and don't think I could do it now, nor do I really want to, haha once is enough!
We overnighted at Dismal Nitch a couple of months ago and slept in our minivan. Quite impressed with a random rest stop tucked there. I like funny named places like that. Going east one time we camped at Stinkwater Pass near Burns, Oregon. Super neat place with curious cows and bats at dusk. Even saw a wild horse dusting up on the short trek into the spot.
I remember one from California called the Bumpass Hell Trail. :)
We stayed 2 nights at Fort Stevens State Park in September. We really like the Oregon State Parks, really well maintained and free showers too. We took the tour of the fort in their old military truck, rough ride.
Yeah, great parks!
Thanks Ray
We're heading to Cape Disappointment for a few days. Haven't been there before, though we've been through to Astoria before. Loved the views you showed from the Column. I'll have to check it out someday. Keep moving south! I wanna see the warmth! Haha! Cheers!
Great video as usual.!
Haha I had that same exact site a couple years ago! It's a great park and also a really good seafood place under the big bridge too! Also the only place a Japanese sub ever fired on North America I think at Fort Stevens during WWII. Just one shot if I remember correctly you probably just read all that.
Thanks for the great views. I hauled lots of loads of logs across that bridge. I have a picture of the bridge half done taken from the ferry that ran across the river.
Cool!
We stayed at the KOA there about a month ago. It was awesome. There were three elk just hanging out at the KOA.
Thanks!
Years ago the wife and I went up the Astoria Column.
I didn’t know she was afraid of heights, and I think her fingerprints are still in that handrail from when she stepped out that door. It was not easy getting her back down. Ha ha , the view from up there is amazing.
Nice view of Saddle Mountain at 12:05
Great information! We spent June through September touring the PNW and Astoria was a favorite stop! Camped a few nights at Cape Disappointment campground. Next summer we will go thru Utah Idaho, Wyoming and Montana to Canada and travel west to BC and loved the information about the RV Parks that you mentioned in your last video. We will come back thru Washington and Oregon and really enjoyed seeing Fort Stevens as that is one of our destinations. Don't worry about taking your jacket off too soon, enjoy the cool as it was in the mid 90s today in Palm Desert and is about 10 degrees above normal in most of the surrounding environs for the next week or so!
Excellent. :-)) :-))
Really a beautiful area. Thanks for the video and pics, Ray!
Great video!, We were just at Ft. Stevens last month (Site I-71), great place lots of bike riding space. We had almost the same experience as you, except we missed the Astoria tower. We'll have to catch that next time. We went to Lewis & Clark Historic Park. We had amazing sunsets at the Observation tower and the ship wreck. Thanks.
Thanks, I'll have to get to Lewis and Clark Park one of these days. Cheers, Ray
Good vid Sir.
Terrific video Ray! We visited Astoria a couple of years ago and unfortunately on the day of our visit the fog was pretty heavy. My wife and son climbed to the top of the tower but couldn't see anything because of the fog. Now that we have our RV, I'm anxious to go back and check out that Fort Stevens State Park!
Thanks, hope you get back there soon. :)
When we were at the column, the parking lot was full of tour buses, and there were hundreds of people, so we skipped climbing it, but if you are ever in Rome, you can see Trajan's column, the inspiration for the design. Safe travels!
Great place to stay we were there this last September on our way to Cannon beach we do this trip every year and love it.Once again great video safe travels.
Great video Ray. We stayed in Fort Stevens on Memorial Day weekend and extended to ten days 2019. Love going there. The big bridge you came across from Washington to Oregon, I have pretty fond memories of. I first visited Astoria in 1964 with a bunch high school friends. The bridge didn't exist then. We took the Astoria-Megler ferry across from Astoria to Washington.
Another excellent video, Ray. Did you mention that Anne can now have a camera in her hands?? Yeah!! Last few videos, she looked like she was missing an appendage, walking about without a camera in her hands. It would appear she is recovering and that is always a good thing. Happiness abounds. Blessings to you both.
Thanks Jeff, she is getting out for a few walks which is nice but still can't hold a camera very long with out pain the next day or so.
@@LoveYourRV Well wishes to Anne from your extended RV family for a speedy recovery. Get to that warm climate, but stop and smell the rose (hips) and thanks again for the postings. Drive safely friends.
You really have a GREAT zoom on that camera
We were advised at the tourist centre that Astoria is the oldest city west of the Rockies. The houses and buildings must be renovated to period, so the old part of town is a trip back in history. Several movies, including Goonies have been filmed here. It is one of our favourite areas to visit. I hope Anne is feeling well.
They had lots of Goonies merchandise in the visitor center. I remember the movie from when I was young but didn't think it was such a big thing. Guess its a cult classic now. :)
Great video of an area we like to visit. Was especially a fun place to ride all around on our electric bikes because there are so many bike trails. You got some great weather for this time of year. I think we were clamming up on the WA coast at this time. Was some of the best weather we have had for that. Hope you and Anne have a wonderful winter season. Sure do like watching your videos. If you would have travelled up the Columbia for a couple hours you could have visited us.
In Astoria, it is privately owned so you have to admire from a little distance. If you are a fan you can see the house that was in the movie "The Goonies" it is a classic film from the '80s.
I remember the movie from back in the day, need to rewatch it. :)
Another beautiful area. The Astoria Tower was very cool. Looked like a nice climb 🧗♀️ Good thing that door wasn’t locked. Reminds me when I was around 10 -15 I guess ( 50 yrs ago) my aunt took me up the Washington Monument ( live in Va) and back then you could use the stairs. I cant believe that she went all the way up and back down that. They stopped that many yrs ago. Ok what were they doing on the beach with post hole diggers? Ha. Just wanted to say, saw someone said something like wish you would explain what’s going on in video. I was like what??? So just wanted you to know that you do the BEST on TH-cam on explaining what is going to be shown and mapping out where everything is. It is SO helpful with marking and knowing exactly what’s going on. You do such a great job. I wish others did such a great job. Sometimes I’m trying to figure out where the heck they are even talking about. Ha . Looking forward to the Snowbird trip and it’s ON. Yea.... Glad the new truck is doing so great.. Hope you have a wonderful safe trip and I’m so glad to be going with you all !!!!! 🎉👏👍
Thank you. :) I think they were digging for clams with specialty designed shovels.
Love Your RV Yepper. Thought it kinda looked funny. Like wheres a good spot for the fence pole. ha. probably because i fought with one last year. 👍👍
Great video. Thanks. Disabled veterans can get a permit from Oregon parks that allows them to camp for free 10 days a month in most state parks and some county parks.
Nice!
That view!! AMAZING!! Well worth all those steps!! ;o) But I am not sure I could get close to the rail. LOL
What did Anne do with all the mushrooms? My grandma used to look for mushrooms behind my mom and dad's house, (where I grew up) up in the woods. She passed away several years ago, but she almost made it to 100!
And super impressive zoom! Thanks for sharing!!
This video brought back memories.WE used to go to Long Beach Wa. every August for the kite festival but that was probably 11 or more years ago,although we still live in Northern Wa.Where do you guys live as I have been enjoying your videos for awhile now.? I think you are near Wa too right?
We live in our RV last 8 years but are from Victoria BC for most of our lives. Cheers, Ray
Quick question. Do use a ever use a tripod when videoing or mostly just handheld. However you do it you do a great job, especially on the zoom in and out. I know that can be a bit tricky.
Sometimes, but not too often as I find it time-consuming. I ended up getting a good camcorder with excellent zoom and image stabilization so I can just carry one thing around, rather than a camera, tripod, and different focal length lens. Lots of practice over the years has helped with the panning and zooming. :)
Here is the camcorder - www.loveyourrv.com/love-your-rv-gets-a-new-4k-camcorder-sony-fdr-ax53/
Great views and perspective thanks Ray. You know it’s 10C in surrey right now, calgary sitting at a toasty -11C, so i’m yelling at your video “what’s the temperature now Ray”? Looks a lot warmer than here, but am curious as you roll towards the south how the temperature is changing?
Yesterday was around 15C in Mcminnvillle OR, was similar on the coast Oregon, near Portland. Couple days we will be in California and see some 20s. :)
Hi Ray. With the surging popularity of RV'ing, do you make reservations well in advanced for things like state parks and private CG's, or do you just wing it and hope a spot is available whenever you pull in?
When traveling we mostly wing it. But, if we want to visit a particularly popular/busy State or National park then I'll put in a reservation. Usually, its so we can stay in the same campsite for an extended time like a week or two and get to pick a little bit of what campsite I want rather than hoping for a good one.
Hello !
Amazing views from the tower ! 😳 That bridge looks like "Jacques Cartier " bridge here in Montréal Québec Canada 🇨🇦 about the same structure.
Do you live all year round in your RV ? I have a friend that stays in his all year round ...6 months in Quebec and then heads south to Mexico he has been doing this since 2 years now and he rent’s his duplex all year round .
Have a pleasant drive south ...we are following you !
Hélène et Serge 💑
From Boisbriand Québec Canada 🇨🇦
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Yes, we have lived in our RV fulltime now over 8 years. :) We spend summers on Vancouver Island and winters in the US Southwest desert, though the first year we did a big trip coast to coast then down the east coast to Florida and over to Texas before coming back west. Cheer,s, Ray
Love Your RV WoW ! That was a big trip ! So you travel all Canada ... 8 years that is impressive 😱
Thanks for responding us
We did a 84 days road trip last year whit our small 19 ‘ RV in western Canada and USA it was amazing!
Did a lot of filming editing and uploads about it and stil only halfway ...
ATB
Hélène et Serge 💑
Goonies!
The little gift shop up there had all sorts of Goonies stuff for sale
As a native Oregonian I should know this but is there a toll on the bridge?
BTW - my son just went over the Golden Gate Bridge & the toll is $8.00. My Mom grew up in SF & remembers seeing it under construction during the Great Depression.
No toll. :)
Hi: At 4min 09 sec. something flashed past the camera. When you get a chance play through that area at a slower speed and see what it was. Thanks Frank
A UFO, it’s a UFO.....Whoohoooo! (Just kidding😁)
Seagull heading the other way. :)
@@LoveYourRV Cool, thanks Keep up the great videos.
Are you ever gonna get another puppy? Kinda miss yer old one, was it Angie? Loved that one...
Yes, Angie, she is missed a lot, was so sad she came to the end. No immediate plans for a pup but ya never know a dog might find us.
Magic mushrooms
There isn’t very much of the Peter Ireland left
The goonies hometown lol