Never Stop Exploring...

I think my 25 minute drive to work, down Hwy 101, is one of the most beautiful and scenic routes ever.  It's hard to concentrate on the road ahead of me...

Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach.

On the hike down to Oswald Beach.

Oswald Beach, where many surfers can be seen in these rough waters. 

The lighthouse at Cape Meares. 

It was built in 1889 and is the smallest lighthouse in Oregon. 

Check here for more info. 

 http://www.capemeareslighthouse.org/html/history.html

  

"The Octopus Tree"

This sitka spruce tree is between 250-300 years old.  It is a mystery of how it grew like this, but it is believed to have been a ceremonial site for Tillamook Tribes and was shaped to hold cedar canoes.  

This is the largest sitka spruce in Oregon.

But, at 144 feet tall and almost 800 years old, the top has broken off,

 but because of it's large diameter, it is still the largest in Oregon.

A rare day of blue sky and sun in Manzanita.  Believe me, this is rare...

I <3 sLovenia, even in Manzanita...

Oh clouds, I'm getting sick of you...