I can hardly believe Thursday was yet another perfect weather day! That streak is supposed to end tomorrow with rain forecast for most of the day.
Anyway, I haven’t given much credit to the state of Oregon for the wonderful job they do with their state parks and ocean viewpoints. Most are free. Some charge a $5 fee for day use if you don’t buy an annual pass. It is always $5 well spent. Kudos to Oregon. But today we visited one of our favorite spots, and it is not administered by Oregon but rather by the US Bureau of Land Management. (Trump has apparently not yet screwed up the BLM.)
The Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area really is its name. There is a fee for entering, but it’s covered by our National Parks lifetime Golden Age Passport. The name of the park is well deserved. I’ll let pictures tell most of the story. The Lighthouse can be visited by private tour only. Cobble Beach is down a long flight of steps from the parking lot. Salal Hill is 0.7 mile hike up from the parking lot. Quarry Cove really was a quarry where they excavated basalt rock. There is a great Interpretive Center. They have a telescope where you can view an inhabited falcon nest. This is an easy area to fall in love with. (Preposition ended sentence noted)
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At home on the balcony we watched the surf and enjoyed cocktails in the sun. The sunset was as spectacular as usual.
Dinner tonight was at Tidal Raves. Yum.
OMG views are fabulous as is the Cioppino!!
Will you adopt me? The pics are absolutely breathtaking!
Wonderful ocean and sunset pictures. They were great to see. I love the ocean, both coasts, just love the water. Glad you both are still enjoying your time away. We are expecting snow Sunday or Monday. Not ready for winter!