Category Archives: Oregon

Say what? I drove down off Larch Mountain and wondered what to do next. I had a couple hours or so before I needed to be back at the convention for the final dinner. That wasn’t long enough to go … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

The Tillamook Rock Lighthouse perches on a rock a little more than a mile off Tillamook Head. The light is 133 feet above the sea, 62 feet of that height consisting of the tower. It was built in 1881 and … Continue reading →