A captain goose hard at work on the Astoria dock, with the Megler Bridge and the Column behind him.

Coming soon to Astoria

The Big Wet
Goose Chase

Astoria’s about to get a little more interesting. Adventures on your phone. Follow the goose. See what you’ve been walking past.

$19.99 a phone. The whole lineup.

Coming soon!

iPhone and Android. The Goose is still in the shop.

Coming soon on the App Store Coming soon on Google Play

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How it works

Open the Goose. Pick a chase. Walk.

01

Get the Goose

$19.99 a phone. iPhone and Android. Coming soon.

02

Pick an adventure

Dragons. Movies. The river. A different Astoria every time.

03

Go

The town does the rest. A few places have something waiting.

The lineup

Adventures worth leaving the hotel for.

Difficulty Easy Intermediate Difficult Experts Only

Same as a ski hill. Easy is a stroll. Experts Only gets you wet.

Captain goose reaching up to touch a dragon carved on a red pillar by a moon gate.

Difficulty: Easy. Difficulty: Easy · Families · A couple of hours

The Ninth Dragon

Downtown is hiding dragons. Not the postcard ones. The ones you walk past with a snack in your hand.

 Captain goose playing director, clapperboard up, pointing toward a glowing movie-palace marquee.

Difficulty: Easy. Difficulty: Easy · All ages · A couple of hours

Roll Camera

Astoria’s been in more pictures than you think. The town knows it. The goose is keeping score.

 Captain goose on a dock, shading his eyes, watching a ship pass under the bridge.

Difficulty: Easy. Difficulty: Easy · All ages · A couple of hours

On the River

The river is still a job. The goose is just visiting.

 Captain goose leaning on a brick wall, looking down a dusk street of glowing shop windows.

Difficulty: Intermediate. Difficulty: Intermediate · All ages · A couple of hours

Born of Fire

This town burned down. Then it got back up. The magnet skipped that part.

 Captain goose covering his ears while sea lions roar in his face.

Difficulty: Intermediate. Difficulty: Intermediate · Families · A couple of hours

Caution: Sea Lions

They got here first. They’re loud about it. Bring a snack and a little patience.

 Captain goose walking a steep street, looking back with a grin, Victorian houses and a brick jail behind him.

Difficulty: Intermediate. Difficulty: Intermediate · All ages · An afternoon

Never Say Die

You know the movie. You’ve never walked it like this. The goose does not do bus tours.

 Captain goose looking up a hollow old-growth tree, holding his hat on.

Difficulty: Difficult. Difficulty: Difficult · All ages · An afternoon

Cathedral

Older than the town. Hidden in the trees. Wear shoes that have met dirt before.

 Captain goose on a rainy dock, dumping a glass of water over his head, feet in a puddle.

Difficulty: Experts Only. Difficulty: Experts Only · All ages · A long afternoon

The Wild Wet Goose Chase

The other hunts let you stay dry. This one doesn’t. Long. Mean. Bring a shirt that can take a joke.

 Captain goose holding a tavern door open in the rain, looking back like you coming.

21+

Grown-up adventures

The other side of the chase.

Got a place in Astoria?

People on the chase will walk through your door.

We’re building this with shops, bars, cafes, and museums — not around them. If you want to be a stop, hang a poster, or throw in a little something extra, tell us. The goose doesn’t do sponsorships. He does drop-ins.

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