Goonies Never Say "Die"

Our final day on the coast saw us passing through Astoria. Without question, we had to visit the infamous "Goonies" house (the Walsh house), from the classic film "The Goonies." Little did we know, we were beyond lucky that we did.

The sign meeting us on the walk up to the house. | Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.4 lens.

Before visiting, we read up on the home, and learned that while the current owner of the house was not overly joyed by the fame of the house, she nonetheless permitted visitors to travel up the drive way to view the house. Driving into Astoria, we saw sign after sign proclaiming "visit the Goonies House!"

It was pretty surreal seeing the house, and the spot where Chunk does his famous "Truffle-Shuffle" to open the Rube Goldberg-rigged gate. You could also see Data's house just next door.

The Walsh home. | Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.4 lens.

Now, I previously mentioned that we were extremely lucky to see the house. This is because, the next day, the owner sadly decided to stop visitors from coming to the house, seemingly forever. She even went as far as to cover the house in blue tarps to prevent people from wanting to see the house.

After getting home and reviewing my pictures, I noticed blue tarps folded at the base of the house, ready to stop future Goonies. Apparently, no one told the owner that Goonies never say "die."