Coastal Views

Heading back toward Newport, we made several stops to sightsee the views along the coast. Just out of Lincoln City, we stopped to photograph three rocky islands in a line. I remimber photographing this scene back in the 1990's, so we did it again anyway. Next stop was Boiler Bay. This is a large parking area with view of the bay and the area south of the point. Just south we stopped at Pirate Cove. This stop was off the highway, through a very tight residential neighborhood with a parking lot for 2 and a half parking places. Les shot a number of digital photos of wave action. Getting off the highway, we drove the old highway alignment now called Otter Chest Loop.
Entering Newport, we had an early and very tasty lunch at Chalet. We both had the Lunch Special the had a half sandwich, a side dish and desert. Our meals differed, but the pies we chose were both excellent. After lunch we made a quick stop at Walmart for a loaf bread and a couple of rubber duckys. Now it was time to go to Yaquina Head Lighthouse. We were there back in 1996 (I think). At that time, there was barely signage. Now it was quite different. The area was identified as "Yaquina Head Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area". This is a Bureau of Land Management area. There is now an entrance station and a GREAT visitor center. We were lucky to find a parking place at the lighthouse. Les took large format photos of the lighthouse and Cobble Beach. Jill sat on the approach to the lighthouse with Indy and did a new sketch of the lighthouse. I had wanted to get a video of Cobble Beach where at high tide, the cobbles on the beach rattle as the wave retreats, a very interesting sound. Unfortunately, the tide was out, so we passed on the trip down the big stairway to the beach.
The last stop was across the Yaquina River Bridge to the Oregon Marine Aquarium. This is a very well built and designed marine aquarium. Returning back to camp, we were very tired.Read more