Summer 2019, Astoria Oregon

To get a change in summer weather we headed to Astoria Oregon.  On our way down the coast we  had stopped by there last summer to see a gallery where I had some prints exhibited in a couple shows and really liked the town. Astoria was founded in 1811 and is the oldest town in Oregon and the first American settlement west of the Rockies.  The downtown along the wharf is flat but a couple blocks away from the river and it goes uphill.  We found a 3 bedroom 2 bath house to rent only four blocks up from town.  Yes up, once you leave the downtown you are going up a steep hill but it makes for great views. The houses in the neighborhood are around 150 years old but many like ours have been recently completely renovated.

Even this far from the river you can hear the sea lions barking and all the neighborhoods have a lot of deer. At one time we had 9 in our back yard and it wasn't unusual to see several playing in the lot across the street. Even at the river you could see deer tracks in the sand if the tide was out.  One morning while photographing at the rivers edge at around 10:30 in the morning I saw three deer, a mother and two fawns, walking among the pilings at low tide and they had to cross 4 lanes of traffic to get there.  Later I saw them walk back up hill fortunately waiting for traffic to stop before crossing back over the 4 lanes.

Dining and TV Room

Living Room

Fawn in Backyard

View from Living Room  

Tree in Nearby Park

Deer at Rivers Edge

Down the Coast

Across the River

and two fawns, walking among the pilings at low tide and they had to cross 4 lanes of traffic to get there.  Later I saw them walk back up hill fortunately waiting for traffic to stop before crossing back over the 4 lanes.