Down River with Ralph
These picture are from a five day trip, April 23 – 28th, down the Columbia River from Portland to Astoria, Oregon and back, for the Astoria Warrenton Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival with Ralph Ahseln on his Catalina 27 sailboat the good ship Oblio.
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- Ralph on the helm of Oblio.
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- Following a barge through the Vancouver Railroad Bridge.
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- Passing through the Vancouver railway bridge to down river.
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- Warior Rock andentrance to the St. Helens Chanel.
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- Totem pole along the river at Kalama, Washington.
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- Kalama, Washington viewed from the Columbia River.
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- Passing under the bridge at Longview, Washington.
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- A panoramic view of the Longview bridge.
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- West Basin Marina in Astoria, Oregon
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- Bridge over the Columbia River at Atoria, Oregon.
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- Leaving Astoria, Oregon on the return trip.
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- Looking back at the Astoria Bridge form upriver.
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- Tongue Point leaving Astoria, Oregon.
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- Passing ship appropriately named Great Dream!
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- The Poseidon Leader approaches.
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- The Poseidon Leader off starboard.
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- The Poseidon Leader abeam.
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- The Poseidon Leader advances upriver.
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- Another ship named the Kamogawa.
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- Approaching Cathlamet, Washington motor sailing.
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- Cathlamet Washington
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- Cathlamet Bridge
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- Rock formations in the Cathlamet Chanel.
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- Down the Chanel to the Brown House
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- Crossing the chanel to the island at the green marker buoys.
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- Brown House on the hill across the chanel.
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- Eagles nest on the island in the Cathlamet Chanel.
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- Morning at Walker Island
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- The Dock at Walker Island
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- Walker Island dock looking down river.
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- Ralph on Tiller
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- Ralph on Tiller wing-on-wing.
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- Catalina 27 sails wing-on-wing.