Yet road-trippers are clearly not interested in the Columbia here; they’re eager to get to Astoria, where the river meets the Pacific Ocean. But the Columbia is impressive in its own right ...

Most of the accidents occur along the Columbia River entrance ... side of where the river and ocean meet. To explore the rest of the Graveyard of the Pacific, consider hiking the West Coast ...

At 12 this morning, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened Bonneville Dam’s spillway gates, marking the beginning of seasonal water releases known as “spill.” ...