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From Astoria, we headed south on the Pacific Coast Highway towards Tillamook. What impressed me most is how well Oregon has preserved public access to the coast - there's a state park every few miles all the way to the California border. |
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Ecola State Park |
Arch rock closeup - Ecola |
Panoramic view of Ecola |
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surprised at the yuppiefication of Cannon Beach (and neighboring Seaside)... but they are the closest coastal towns to Portland. |
Haystack Rock is a
landmark in Cannon Beach, named after a cannon washed ashore. |
Dining at Tillamook Cheese Center, which makes more than just cheese, is a "must". We began with a pint of their wild huckleberry ice cream, then finished off with their summer sausage, cheese and a pepperoni stick. Highly recommended! |
| From Tillamook, Highway
101 jags inland, so we took the scenic Three Capes Loop (Capes Meares, Lookout &
Kiwanda) which follows the coast before rejoining Highway 101 back on the coast near
Cascade Head just north of Lincoln City. |
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| View to Capes Lookout and Kiwanda from Cape Meares. | Octopus
sitka spruce at Cape Meares has a base with a circumference of 50 feet & 6 limbs each
of which are 12 feet in circumference. |
Oceanside Beach, just south of Cape Meares and somewhere in the first photo in this set, provided a nice resting spot. |
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This wall mural on
a Lincoln City seafood restaurant was the first |
Lincoln City's Siletz Bay park |
Highway 101 from Boiler Bay |
| The 30 miles between Lincoln City and Newport contain some spectacular scenery, including Depoe Bay, Devil's Punchbowl and Yaquina head. |
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Rocky Creek State Park |
Depoe Bay from Otter Crest |
Yaquina Head lighthouse |
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| Yaquina Head lighthouse (postcard) |
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