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The deckhands unloaded half a dozen
plastic totes full of salmon and crabs. The fish cleaners got to
work gutting and preparing the fish. As soon as the boat pulled
in, a trio of harbor seals raced to the water under the cleaners
and lifted their heads up out of the water, hoping for a scrap
to fall. They looked more like dogs than they usually do.
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Major Sites Visited:
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Fort Stevens SP, Warrenton, OR
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Mo's Restaurants,
Cannon Bch, Otter Rock, &
Florence, OR
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Cannon Beach, OR
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Tradewinds Charters, Depoe Bay,
OR
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Yaquina Head Natural Area, OR
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Seal Rock Beach, Seal Rock, OR
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Oregon Dunes NRA, North Bend, OR
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Pistol River SP, Pistol River, OR
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Our wet campsite in Ilwaco, WA, was the start to the Pacific Coast leg of the journey.
The decomposing 1906 wreck of the Peter Iredale on Fort Stevens SP's beach.
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The light at Tillamook Rock off Cannon Beach.
After some Mo's seafood, we walked the strand at Cannon Beach looking for stars.
Cannon Beach is a spectacular collection of seabirds and rocks.
Some colorful starfish during low tide at Cannon Beach.
Barnacles and stars wait for the tide to roll in at Cannon Beach.
Andrew finds his name in the sand at Cannon Beach.
A run of the mill coastal scene near Cape Meares.
We head off in the Kadaho in search of whales from the world's smallest harbor, Depoe Bay.
No whales this time, but we did see this harbor seal at the harbor entrance.
Andrew pointing out the town of Depoe Bay from on board the boat.
The fish cleaners at the charter dock were ignoring the begging.
A harbor seal at the docks waiting for a piece of fish, guts, or crab to be dropped.
Looking west from Depoe Bay, we saw a lot of traffic.
After our cruise we wandered around the high coasts looking for whales via minivan.
Just south of Depoe Bay, we spotted a couple spouts just off the coast.
A gray whale on it's way back into the depths.
Brown pelicans flying above the whales.
A lighthouse far off the coast. I can't remember which one.
As night fell, we grabbed some steamed clams at Otter Rock and sat in the sand.
Waldport's 4th of July fireworks.
Andrew is waiting for breakfast at Beverly Beach SP.
Our camp in the rain forest at Beverly Beach.
Campgrounds west of the rockies are usually full of loud Stellar's jays.
This is definitely a different kind of place.
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A common mure colony off Yaquina Head's coast.
Yaquina is probably the best place to explore tide pools in the world.
Colorful tide pool life in Yaquina.
Seastacks off Yaquina's coast.
Yaquina's beach is made up of huge black rocks.
A huge star clinging on for life.
Yaquina Head's light. Imagine the sound of barking sea lions and squaking birds.
A closeup of the Yaquina Head lighthouse.
Seal Rock Beach is one of the most memorable beaches.
Douglas firs above the Heceta Head lighthouse.
Kite flying on windy Horsfall Beach.
Only on the West coast.
Once again, only on the West Coast.
Sunset at a beach wayside near Cape Arago.
The Cape Blanco lighthouse near Bandon.
A former ship in the harbor.
A tribute to the fishermen of Gold Beach, OR.
The scene off US-101.
Pistol River Dunes
Riders on Pistol River's beach.
The misty, warm Pistol River.