Columbia River jetty repairs. Work on Jetty A began in 2016 and was completed the following year. The total construction cost was about $20 million. Work on the North Jetty began in 2018 and was completed in 2020, at a cost of $39 million. The last was the South Jetty, which began in 2019. At an estimated construction cost of $166 million, it’s the most expensive of the three phases. I’ll post s...

Paused on our walk toward the North Head Lighthouse to look south towards the mouth of the Columbia River which separates WA and OR. The jetty has been receiving repair work (which my fam is discussing in background). #NorthHeadLighthouse #TheMightyPacific

Go big or go home! Rescue Swimmer Stan Team members test procedures during the build up week of the Advanced Helicopter Rescue School in Astoria, Oregon. This video was shot right off the north jetty of the famous Columbia River bar in an area called Peacock Spit! #USCG #CoastGuard #RescueSwimmer #AST #Training #Semperparatus #AlwaysReady #atcmobile #ahrs

A little tribute to Beard’s Hollow! 🐕 🌊 ☀️ This beautiful cove was once an island not long ago. After the North Jetty was constructed at the mouth of the Columbia River, the shift in ocean forces altered the coastline over time forming new wetlands where the surrounding waters once stood. Beards Hollow was so named because it is where the body of Capt. E.N. Beard was discovered after a shipwr...