We ended up staying in the same spot for 3 days. The people who had reserved it after us canceled. There was 100 percent chance it was going to rain on Weds. We hiked down to the beach before the rain started.
Impenetrable moss covered forest by the path to the beach. John walking on the beach. The waves were pretty far out, the ocean was shallow here.
A shot of the beach from the South Jetty. This has got to be the weirdest trailer I have ever seen.
Right around sunset the sun peaked out to give the Yaquina bay bridge a golden look. The next day we went to two light houses. The first one, the Yaquina Bay lighthouse. It is one of the first light houses in the Pacific Northwest. It was built in 1871 and is a wooden Cape Cod style house that contains both the light house tower and light keepers living quarters. Beside it is a newer tower for the coast guard to watch for shipwrecks. The lighthouse was only used for 3 years, it was too hard to see the light around the cape.
We learned that they kept the oil for the lamps (pig lard) in these 100 gallon containers called butts. The second light house at Yaquina Head is built on Cape Foul Weather, which is a beautiful coastal headland which offers the chance to explore tidal pools, hiking trails, an interpretive center and a rocky beach. It is a BLM site called the Yaquina head Outstanding Natural Area. We saw whales from the point.
Looking over the edge of Cape Foul Weather to the waves below. The waves tossing and jumbling cobble stones makes the coolest sound as the waves go out. To tour the light house you have to have shoes on, no flip flops or sandals. John wore his hiking boots. I barely recognized him. The lighthouse went into service in 1873 and has operated continuously since. It is the tallest light house in Oregon.
The Fresnel lens at the top. After the tour we went down a long stairway to Cobble Beach. We watched waves and listened to the cobbles.
After Cobble Beach we hiked up the Salal hill trail to the highest view point. Looking north we could see Agate Beach and got a great view west of the light house.
Looking south was Newport Beach. We then hiked down to Quarry Cove. They built some cement tide pools here that covered with sand. The tide was at it’s highest point so there were no tide pools to view. You can see the volcanic rock that makes up the whole area in the cliff walls.
View near Quarry cove. Meanwhile back at camp sunset was lovely.
The stair ways from the two light house. The wooden one is in the Yaquina bay light house and the cast iron in the Yaquina Head light house. It is bolted together, not welded. Lines in the sand, pearly everlastings, a close up of the cobble stones, butterfly, mint flowers and yarrow.
Yellow pea flowers, purple mustard, teasel flowers and some green seed heads.
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