Alaska Cruise-Astoria, Day 9

Arrive 10am sail 6pm

The Astoria-Megler Bridge stands as one of the Pacific Northwest’s most impressive architectural marvels, offering breathtaking views as you cross between Oregon and Washington over the mighty Columbia River. This 4.1-mile steel cantilever bridge provides an unforgettable driving experience with panoramic vistas of the river mouth, Pacific Ocean, and surrounding coastal mountains.

Camp 18 Logging Muesum

VERTICAL SPOOL
This is the earliest type of logging donkey put into production
These are often referred to as ‘Dolbeer’ beer because of the inventor
This idea originated from the cap capstains used on ships. Although small enough to be a ‘toy’ by later standards the Dolbeer was all able to move large logs by using one or more block purchases

Earliest records of these Dolbeer donkeys date around 1872, with recorded patents presently available dated 1883. Used in California to replace oxen or horses which were kept on to take the cable back to the brush, they were primary used to move logs to the pole road
Previous to its present location this machine and one of the loaders at this museum were housed in Milwaukee.Read more