Peter Iredale, my childhood beach growing up. With the remains of a ship that had crashed in the early 20th century. My father took here as a very young child after dinner many nights to listen to the ocean waves and watch the sun fall beneath the horizon. I remember all of the other kids from other families playing amongst the metal framing of the boat, but my dad never allowed us too. To him it wasn't a toy, it was a memory in which our eyes could feast upon the beauty.
Another picture from Astoria. But the view from the Astoria column. A beauty tower that is over 160ft built into the air. When all the siblings were fairly young my father would take us there, race up the many stairs to the very top. To receive this view on a clear crisp day. He took paper planes up there and dollar tree parachute men, we would look into the distance of the ocean and let the planes fly. It was always fun to throw them and go retrieve them to do it all over again. As kids it kept us entertained for hours. One of my most treasured memories of my childhood. 







