[Paddlewise] Columbia River Bar -- Ships

From: Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 16:16:03 -0700
For those with a nautical interest in bar crossings and big ships:
http://www.columbiariverbarpilots.com/Picture_gallery/ships_crossing_the_bar/Page.html

Check out number one for a feeling for what rough conditions are like, and
number 26 for a good illustration of  the contact of river water (browner,
right side) and ocean water (bluer, left side of photo).

--
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR

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