OUT THE DOOR @ LePage Park

Lake Umatilla

Mouth of the John Day River as it enters the Columbia.

OUT THE DOOR @ South Beach

Very busy campground - had a family living in the 

camp site just across from us.  School bus drove 

through and picked up kids for school...

OUT THE DOOR @ Devil's Lake

Early morning drizzle and a cup of coffee...  looked

out the door to discover an unusual camper.

OREGON COAST - Newport, Depoe Bay, & Lincoln City

NEWPORT

We had a wonderful meal with a view of the bridge and marina at Local Ocean.  This is 

the first time we've been seated upstairs and the view was spectacular!

Devil's Punchbowl

Our favorite Mo's at Otter Rock... love the clam chowder plus we had the entire restaurant 

to ourselves when we first arrived!

DEPOE BAY

Scott sunning himself (ha-ha)!

Another beautiful day on the Oregon coast!

AINSLEE'S SALTWATER TAFFY

   

One of our favorite stops in Depoe Bay; gotta have my salt water taffy 

fix and Ainslee's is the BEST!

Just look at all the flavors and they're still made right in the shop!

 

Couldn't resist taking a photo of this sign in a Depoe Bay store.  Love it - must be the 

kindergarten teacher in me!

OTTER CREST LOOP

Another historic Conde McCullough bridge.

CAPE FOULWEATHER

Cape Foulweather was named by Captain James Cook in 1778, 

the weather was particularly stormy that day and 100 mile per hour 

winds are not unusual!

Look-Out Observatory at Cape Foulweather.

LINCOLN CITY

We've been by this statue of Abraham Lincoln many times but never stopped to take a 

photo.  I like how he's depicted as a reader...

SUNSET AT ROADS END BEACH 

NETARTS

Seals sunning themselves on a Netarts Bay sandbar!

The end of another beautiful day and our last on this visit.

OUT THE DOOR @ Tillicum Beach

Our first evening at Tillicum Beach.

Spring robin...

Easy walk to the beach from our campsite.

OREGON COAST - Yachats, Waldport & Cape Perpetua

YACHATS

The sun setting at Smelt Sands State Park.

DARLINGTONIA STATE NATURAL SITE

Cobra Lily

This carnivorous plant traps insects in its hollow tubular leaves.

Just outside Florence, this park is the only one in Oregon dedicated to the protection of 

a single plant species.

The Skunk Cabbage was in full bloom when we walked the trail and very true to its name!

OCEAN VIEWS

North...

South...

Light playing on the waves.

SEA LION CAVES

View from Sea Lion Caves looking south...

SEA LIONS

Can you find the small dark spot in the ocean?  That's a group of sea lions!  What are they doing?

A group of sea lions in water is called a RAFT - what a great name!  These sea lions do 

look like a floating raft!  A group on land is called a colony.

These sea lions are trying to regulate their body temperature.  They bunch together and

put their tails in the air!

Fishing boat out on the water...

Another amazing ocean view!

CAPE PERPETUA 

Looking up, notice the stone shelter at Cape Perpetua.

Highway 101 winding along the Oregon coastline.  Devil's Churn and 

Spouting Horn are both found along this stretch of highway.

Devil's Churn

CAPE PERPETUA STONE HUT

Scott

The Cape Perpetua West Shelter was built by the CCC (Civilian 

Conservation Corp) in the winter of 1934.

Inside...

On a clear day you can see 70 miles of coastline and 37 miles out to 

sea.  It's a great whale watching site!  Our best whale watching was 

near Boiler Bay and the gray whales were only 200 yards from shore 

at times!  Love it!

Pat

Looking north from Cape Perpetua trail to Yachats below.

Spouting Horn 

An old growth stump along the trail covered with plants.