The Crest Motel in Astoria is where we stayed as a fair price ans has great views of not only the Columbia River but the Astoria-Megler Bridge which is a 4 mile span over the Columbia River from Oregon to Washington.

When we returned to our room we looked out our patio doors, and the courtyard's fountain was lit up and all ablaze with gorgeous color. This made a beautiful setting for the 3 freighters anchored out in the river with all their evening lights aglow. They were too far away for me to take a picture (too bad as it was really pretty).