What an incredible day we had yesterday. I can't stress enough that the pictures do no justice to the actual. Honestly. It is all so incredibly beautiful it takes your breath away - and no I am not being paid by the Oregon State Tourism Department.
We left Yachats yesterday morning at 7:20 and made it as far as Newport before stopping for breakfast at the Pig N Pancake (sour dough pancakes for the big guy & a blueberry waffle for me), then we continued north on Hwy 101 to Depoe Bay. Pictured below is the harbor at Depoe Bay.
The following is taken directly from Depoe Bay's Chamber of Commerce website - "Carved and shaped by powerful natural forces, Depoe Bay is the site of the world’s smallest navigable harbor. Waves run beneath lava beds creating spouting geysers up to 60 feet into the air. Sea caves line our scenic rocky shoreline. " The picture below shows just how narrow the entrance to the harbor is. In fact, we watched 2 boats enter it and were amazed at how fast they had to come in so they could maintain control of the steering. It's kind of like shooting a dart and hitting the bullseye.
Continuing north on Hwy 101 we stopped to visit friends in Lincoln City for a few minutes, then drove through Tillamook, home of Tillamook Cheese Factory and of course Tillamook Icecream. This is dairy country and amazingly beautiful. Talk about happy cows!
We arrived at Hug Point just after noon to find our once quiet peaceful spot, overrun with people. Oh well, guess you can't keep things a secret forever. Pictured below, we're looking south down the beach toward Arch Cape and although I complained about there being alot of people, you can see from the size of the beach that you'd never know it.
The picture below is of the waterfall where the big guy and I were married. There's caves carved into the rocks from the waves - it's low tide right now, so easily accessible, and it is so beautiful. This beach is best used during low tide - which is something we considered when we picked our "hitchin' time" (sunset Sept. 13,2000). It was a beautiful windless night, unlike yesterday I might add. The wind was a blowin' and this desert rat was freezing, even in my fleece. What a pansey!
The bottom picture is of a road that was blasted into the rocks and if you look closely, you can see the wagon wheel marks embedded in the rock. The road was used to move freight from Cannon Beach to Tillamook in the old days, long before Hwy 101 was built.
After our walk on the beach at Hug Point we hit Mo's in Cannon Beach for lunch. Mo's is known for their clam chowder and oyster stew. Personally, we both thought our clam chowder was much better, but hey that's a matter of taste. We doctored our bowls up with tons of hot sauce as you can see. I can't comment on the oyster stew since I haven't made it...nor tried it. Some day I'll have to do that. I mean, GMan was right that I'd like clam strips so he's probably right about my liking oysters - and we all know how much guys like to be right! We'll see. Mo's Restaurant in Cannon Beach is within view of Haystack Rock - pictured below our chowder bowls. Some of the beaches in Oregon are blessed with huge rock outcroppings - Arch Cape and Oceanside to name just a few others.
Below is the view south on Hwy 101, down the beach toward Manzanita and Tillamook Bay. As you can see, there are miles and miles of pristine beaches, noticably abscent of garbage. People take alot of pride here in the beauty of the state and it shows. It is incredibly CLEAN.
By the time we got home to Yachats last night we were all dragging our keesters, so dinner was the farthest thing from our minds. I whipped up some egg salad on english muffins and we polished off the rest of the artichoke dip. Nothing fancy, just grub.
Today will be spent getting our little cabin cleaned up and doing some reading, I hope. We've friends arriving tomorrow for an overnight visit, so there'll be a few more antics in JBug's kitchen. I'm feeling a tad sad today because we've only 9 days left before we head back to Arid zona. Oh darn.
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