We ate the best fish and chips ever at Hurricane Ron’s (1335 Marine Drive, Astoria), in an isolated table by the open crab tank then drove up the hill to watch the sunset from the Astoria Column. Next time I’m going to stop at the viewing platform to catch a glimpse of the roiling waters of the Columbia River bar, where the Columbia crashes into the Pacific. As with entry to any museum, wearing a mask was required.įrom here, we drove to the Clatsop Spit, a sliver of beach formed by receding glaciers 8500 years ago. Tidal Wave Surf Shop View Apparel New Arrivals View all Swimwear View all Apparel View all Best Sellers View all Best Sellers View all White Floral Bikini Set 19.95 USD Bohemian Skirt 29. The museum was closed – as were other park museums we went to – but living history volunteers recounted hairaising tales outside by the fort. The Lewis and Clark National Historical Park includes the fort they built to winter over in. In Astoria, I was excited to finally learn more about the famous Corps of Discovery, the explorers headed by Lewis and Clark who set off in 1804 to find a navigable route to the Pacific Ocean. No Roosevelt elk in sight but I heard later that you can sign up to go on hay rides to feed the wildlife. Our first stop was Jewell Meadows National Wildlife Area where tree swallows swooped and soared over the meadows. It would still be a gamble to find food, cell service and bathrooms, so we brought what we needed: maps of each county, a packed cooler and picnic gear, lots of water, Kleenex, extra masks, and the now ubiquitous hand sanitizer. With a loose itinerary in hand, we took off. There had to be some that were open and in Phase 2 counties. We live within a few hours of dozens of state parks and wildlife refuges. With that in mind, my husband and I picked places we could safely visit nearby.

I needed the benign embrace of nature – forests, ocean, wildlife – to remind me of the world’s beauty and give me hope again. After months of heartbreaking reports of loss and the isolation of telecommuting, I needed to get out. Five months later, Oregon is slowly re-opening and hotels and restaurants are cautiously welcoming visitors back. Tidal Rave Pneke six-piece Tidal Rave have at last revealed their debut album Heart Screams, following through on the winning promise of recent singles FOMO, Dark Wizard and Slow/ Fast. The rising toll of the dying, the rapid shutdowns – schools, my parents’ senior residence, the entire country of Italy- plus, the sudden cancellations of conferences, travel, events, visitors, weddings – where was this going? Then one morning, while one daughter was being evacuated by the Peace Corps from Africa, and another daughter was cancelling her move to France, my manager told me to pack up my laptop and go home. Tidal Rave and Giantess have both released their debut albums this year and they are super excited, to play a show together at Moon. The same way I remember the alarm of 9/11, I’m going to remember this past March. To achieve this they mix the mind-numbingly repetitive dance figures of club music with the tragedy of prepubescent punk styles and as such are poised to be global mega-stars.Looking for light at the end of the tunnel? Follow a path on the Oregon coast. Since then TR have discovered that human tastes for mainstream music are somewhat disappointing and so set out to become the worst band in the world as a means to maintain their title as the best band in the universe. This happened to take place in Brighton of the United Kingdom and after various testing phases the humanoid form was deemed most appropriate (Dolphins were a close second). These Super-Beings whilst powerful are (mostly) harmless, using their influence over known physics for (mostly) good deeds.Īfter choosing Earth as their latest host planet Tidal Rave merely needed to wait until a group of appropriate and compatible vessels could be assimilated. Hailing from all corners of nobody knows where, they are granted their powers by mysterious forces from beyond anywhere that anyone or anything has ever been.

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