Road Trip 10 - The Pacific Northwest
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Seattle to McMinnville
We decided to take a trip to the Washington/Oregon Coast on the way to our rental cabin in McMinnville.
Monday, September 9
Just north on the mouth of the Columbia River is a combined State and National Park which includes two lighthouses, a Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center as well as a fairly extensive campground.
The campground was a few yards from the beach
The results of preemptive surgery on Padre. His arm was hanging on by a, um, little green piece of rubber? Amputation was our only alternative.
Lots of driftwood on the Oregon Coast
It was a little chilly and breezy
More driftwood
Camera on a timer
Previous visitors constructed all sorts of little structures with the driftwood
One of the lighthouses
Looking south
Lorri in the distance
Another driftwood sculpture
Anybody know what this is?
I think Druids left this one
Good light as the sun goes down
Tuesday, September 10
We walked to the Interpretive Center
Looking west near where the Columbia River emptied into the Pacific Ocean
We were standing on the edge of the continent
It was named Cape Disappointment before Lewis & Clark got there
A view of the Cape Disappointment light from the Interpretive Center
Dead Man's Cove
Close-up of the Cape D Light
This is the Interpretive Center taken from the lighthouse. The fog rolled in very quickly
The fog didn't reach the light
It stayed low over the ocean and bay
We heard fog horns all night long. This was taken on the Rte 101 bridge over the Columbia River
Lorri and Greg's ancestor, Sacagawea
Replica of Fort Clatsop where the L&C party spent the winter of 1805-1806.
The pilings are remnants of a logging operation
This is the dugout canoe in the woods. Huh?
Seaside, Oregon
Lewis and Clark guarding a motel.
Parts of the drive along the Oregon Coast were spectacular
My lame photos don't do it justice.
We were way high up looking almost straight down.
Our destination:
Say Cheese!
Baby Loaf?
Lots of cheese, no mice
What did we get at the Tillamook Cheese factory? Why ice cream, of course!
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