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Cape Meares Lighthouse

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Roger

Stuff I’d seen on the Internet before I went to Oregon said Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint was a good place to see sea lions. I really wanted to see sea lions. I also wanted to see the Cape Meares … Continue reading →

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A Day On the Beach

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Roger

After we toured Tillamook Cheese, we drove the 10 miles or so out to Cape Meares. A long finger of sand dunes separates Tillamook Bay from the open ocean. We headed down a dirt road, looking at ducks and herons … Continue reading →

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Tillamook Cheese

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Roger

I had never heard of Tillamook Cheese, but you can’t look at any tourist literature for the Oregon Coast without seeing adds for it. So when our route took up right past the place, we decided to stop. There was … Continue reading →

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Bird #439 — Brandt’s Cormorant

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Roger

phalacrocorax (from phalakros, bald, and corus, raven) penicillatus (brush, for the tufts of feathers on its head) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 — 12:40 pm Ecola State Park, Oregon — Tillamook Head- Pacific Ocean I expected to see these and was … Continue reading →

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Animal #50 — California Ground Squirrel

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Roger

spermophilus beecheyi Wednesday, May 7, 2008 — 12:50 pm Ecola State Park, Oregon — Tillamook Head In addition to my 18 new birds on this trip, I saw five new animals. A California Ground Squirrel was sitting on the roof … Continue reading →

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