Exploring Places that are OUT OF THIS WORLD!
What looks like something you would find on another planet actually sits on a sandy beach on the Columbia River in Portland Oregon! Even though Collins beach is known by the locals as the "nude beach" because clothing is optional, and even non-existent for some full-timers, I still enjoy coming here when i come here to Portland.
I have been here, and camped here plenty of times before and i recommend it as a corky random thing to see, place to camp, photo shoot, nude swim? Plenty of options here. If you happen to encounter beach-goers, it's only as awkward as you make it :) and most of them are pretty cool. It’s also really close to the Warrior Rock Trailhead and makes for a fun addition to the easy 7 mile hike to see Warrior Rock.
You can even go inside of it quite easily as well. kind of...
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| ""Handrails"" have been placed along-side the nearby tree and a "usually" slippery plank of wood will take you inside. |
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| The Portland UFO, The Sauvie Island Spaceship, it's been called many things but i love the fact that it is just a landmark to Keeping Portland Weird. A pretty mind-boggling place and a great place to let your imagination run wild. |
BUT WHAT IS IT?
___AND HOW DID IT GET THERE?
The "spaceship" is actually an experimental trimaran boat built out of cement in the 1970's. The father who built it, and his family are said to have explored throughout Oregon in this thing. props to them! Though there is a lot of speculation about how it got there. It's almost certain that the legendary high water that Portland had in 1992 put it at its resting place. The man who built it even had ideas of turning it ino a restaurant before it "got away from him".
___ It now proudly sits as a testament to Oregon innovation and exploration.___ Click HERE for the news report and a further explanation.
SEE IT FOR YOURSELF.
-Take the bridge into Sauvie Island,
-Take Reader Rd
- Follow Reader all the way out to where the pavement ends.
-Nestled in trees are plenty of different trails leading to the Nude Beach.
-Follow any of them.
-Keep an eye out.
-It's covered in moss and graffiti, and hard to miss.
All pictures taken by me on my Samsung Galaxy S5
Matt Monthei.
Avid Roamer.
IG:@myroamingstory
