Went on a walk along the Promonade in Seaside OR this morning and there is a big statue of Lewis and Clark, who apparently turned around here upon reaching the Pacific. Since I had been more or less following the Oregon Trail the past couple of weeks it seemed very fitting that I ended up here as well. Max actually seemed to enjoy running around on the sand. The beach here is huge and very soft, but he was tearing all around both last night and this morning. I didn't get him all the way down to the water (he think's I'm going to take him in again- terrifying!) but he enjoyed sniffing along the high-tide line at all the crabs and other remains.
Today we had a leisurely morning, then departed down the 101 (Pacific Coast Highway) for most of the afternoon. The Oregon coast is amazing. The only real similarity between A1A and the 101 is that there is water near both of them, otherwise they are completely opposite.
Through this stretch, at least, there is an almost constant string of State and National Parks, overlooks, or just quaint little beach towns. It is not overdeveloped at all. We stopped and walked around at a number of areas, and I jumped out to look at things and take pictures at many more.
Through this stretch, at least, there is an almost constant string of State and National Parks, overlooks, or just quaint little beach towns. It is not overdeveloped at all. We stopped and walked around at a number of areas, and I jumped out to look at things and take pictures at many more.
We stopped at a campground just north of Coos Bay, Oregon, which I had reserved after our difficulty finding lodging yesterday. However, I did not notice when searching online that this campground was located immediately adjacent to Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, which means that this campground is almost exclusively populated by ATV users. Max wasn't a big fan earlier, but now he's too sleepy to really mind. Not a very eventful day but a very enjoyable drive.
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