took an impromptu trip to Astoria for my birthday. it’s the kind of town where, if you sell house plants and succulents, you also sell energy crystals. the only good coffee shop closed down in December, but it’s still beautiful here.

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The ocean from a pier, under a cloudy sky. The land stretches in the distance, with a visible forested peninsula. A few barges can be made out in the mist.

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A pair of sea lions laying on a wooden platform underneath a dock. One sea lion rests its head on the back of the other.

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A steep, gravelly road stretching down until it meets the sea. Forests line the left side while houses and driveways line the other.

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The view of a coastal Oregon town from high atop a tower under the cloudy sky. Nearby forests coalesce into mist, with Washington just visible on the horizon.