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Haystack Rock & Columbia River Maritime Museum
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Haystack Rock & Columbia River Maritime Museum

Cannon Beach starts quiet with a walk along the sand toward Haystack Rock, where the scale of the coastline settles in slowly. The day continues north to Astoria and the Columbia River Maritime Museum, where the stories shift from scenery to survival. It’s a mix of calm coastal wandering and the reality of one of the most dangerous river entrances in the world.

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