We headed to Seal Rock State Recreation Area after breakfast. It was a great place to go at low tide as it was somewhat protected from the surf and there were lots of tidepools. Here are a few pictures of the area.
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| Orange and purple algae growing on the rocks. |
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| So many sea stars! |
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| Sarah, Megan and Matthew walking along Seal Rock. |
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| An orange and purple sea star plus a couple of purple sea stars. In Cannon Beach, the sea stars had been either orange or purple so it was interesting to see the hybrid ones here. |
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| Velella velella |
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| More sea stars, with multiple eating mussels. |
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| Matthew liked these orange sea stars. |
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| Ripples in the sand |
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| Matthew with the sand Matthew that his sisters drew in the sand. |
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| Matthew and Megan drawing some sand people with Sarah in the background. |
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| I wonder what made the pattern in the sand. |
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| Sarah, Matthew, Me and Megan. |
We stopped at Devils Churn in Cape Perpetua and went on a short hike. Megan and Matthew got the Junior Ranger badge.
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| Matthew and Me |
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| Me, Megan, Sarah and Matthew |
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| Me |
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| It is a lovely area. |
We drove to the top of Cape Perpetua for some nice views.
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| Megan and Sarah |
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| Pretty foxglove flowers around Cape Perpetua |
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| An impressive bridge around Heceta Head Lighthouse. |
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| Heceta Head Lighthouse |
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| We stopped at Darlingtonia State Natural Site to see the carnivorous Darlingtonia californica, also known as the cobra lily. |
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| U feeding Matthew to the Darlingtonia californica. |
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| U |
We then went on a sandrail ride in the Oregon Dunes. We went fast. The girls said we topped out at 65-70 mph. We went up and down some steep inclines. The kids all really enjoyed it and wanted to go on another ride right away.
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| Matthew, Sarah and Megan with their helmets on. |
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| Sarah and Megan were super excited to sit in the very front. |
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| Sarah, Megan, Me, Matthew and U |
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| Some of the area we drove through. Yes, even that area in the background. |
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| Our vehicle |
We went back to Cape Perpetua to see some of the sites around high tide. This picture shows Spouting Horn.
Three sequential pictures showing the water coming into Thor's Well.
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| U and Me really enjoyed watching the water. |
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| See the crash! |
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| Little fish in the tidepools |
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| We wore the kids out! |
U and Me went on a walk on the beach.
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Our hotel from the beach. Do you see Megan waving at us?
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| On the beach, you could see the way the constant wind was etching things away. |
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| Yaquina Bay Lighthouse |
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| It was quite windy! |
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| Yaquina Bay Lighthouse and Bridge |
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