cross country

What day is it?

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Yesterday we took an amazing and steep hike out to Cape Lookout. There were lots of cut off posts (trip hazards) neighboring the plummet-to-your-death-cliffs that made me grateful Brian Woods wasn’t there.

Little did you know, I would use this picture in a blog post… #infamousFall
  • Shady soggy beautiful
  • Watch your step
  • Long way down
  • Snake
Pics from the Cape Lookout hike

2 things to know about Oregon:
1) They love dogs. There’s a dog hitch outside the bathroom. They are cool to be off leash on the beach as long as they come back to you. George even saw several dogs in the safeway.
2) You still can’t pump your own gas in OR. It’s weird. You just sit there and watch them. Also, do you tip them if they clean your windows? Things I’d like to know.

Campground Beach: Arch in far back ground

From Cape Lookout, we traveled up to Cape Meares Light house and there we ran into the parents of the brewer at Burial Brewery in AVL… So strange. We must give of beer pheromones. They gave us recommendations for beers in Bend, OR. Boneyard/rpm is now on the list.

  • That’s the end of the cape Lookout hike that we did earlier.

Going through Tillamook we stopped at the creamery for cheese, yogurt, and icecream. Yes, you’re officially on vacation when you wait in line for cheese!

  • Cheese!
  • I waited in this line.

Nahalem Bay wins the best beach award.

  • Nehalem Bay State Park *****
  • Beach and mountains, I’m in!
  • Ringo coming in hot
  • Can’t figure out why people keep asking us if we’re from TN
  • #CampgroundChef makes grilled halibut.
Pretty awesome day.

Stop drop and roll

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We are getting used to the conveniences of modern camping. Stop, drop and roll is my new favorite. On the down side, I’m still getting used to parking. Sometimes I just hawg spaces because I can’t park frank n furter yet. #parkingfoul

So, to the real business. We saw cool stuff today.

Thor’s Well
  • Crashing waves
  • George, the waves are behind you…
  • Crashing wave
  • Old farts
  • Thor’s well bursting
  • Thor’s well draining
  • Ringo studying the scenic views
  • Devil’s churn
Cape perpetua: Thors’ well and devil’s churn were pretty cool. There was a dead seal in devil’s churn. Once you get in, you can’t get out.

We tried to go to rogue brewery in Newport but they didn’t like us (twice) so we went to a seafood market, grabbed fish and chips, beers and Dungeness crabs and made tracks to cape Lookout.

Pictures from the drive and Devil’s punchbowl

Lots of fog and 60 degrees. I cuddled up with a hot toddy after dinner and a short with a longgggg jacket. I hear Portland was 115 today. #OregonCoast

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