November 25, 2015 The Lost Coast, California

We drove on part of the Lost Coast, from Ferndale to Petrolia.Really a pretty drive. Sunny and in the 50’s. 32 degrees last night and tonight. Brr.

We got up to the top of the first ridge and looked over at the lost coast. Then  through cattle country-rolling hills , pine trees,eucalyptus trees and cows. 

Up over another rise and saw the ocean again, it blended with the sky. Looking down into the green Bear River valley.

 

Approaching the ocean and flowers on the beach. The weather and clouds were beautiful.

 

Lovely beaches with cows grazing on them.

 

The church in Petrolia and downtown, with one building that is post office and general store. We had lunch at the Yellow Rose at the west end of town.

 

We went back the way we came.  Stopped at the beach and checked out the tide pools on the way back.

 

Then we went down to the county park beach just west of Ferndale. I found this I love you on the beach and had my sweetie pose with it. The evening light on the beach was beautiful.

 

More evening beach. The foam was blowing by in the wind like it was on ice instead of sand. There were big creamy waves.

Water running back into the ocean under red cliffs and sunset.

   

Yellow flowers from the beach, some frozen either snow or hail on the first ridge we came too, tide pool inhabitants and I think immature black berries.