Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Oregon Coast

A couple of years ago, my wife and I took a trip to the Oregon Coast for a family reunion. We flew out of Tulsa, Oklahoma in an ice storm. Our plane was late taking off and we had to jog through the airport in Denver to make our connecting flight. We just made it on the plane, but our suitcases didn't. The rest of the flight to Portland was uneventful.

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It had been more than 10 years since I had visited the Northwest and the Oregon Coast. Although we had one very rainy day while we were there, the weather was lovely and we had one day of absolutely perfect weather with beautiful blue skies. We spent the day visiting Depoe Bay and the Yaquina Head Lighthouse.

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DEPOE BAY, OREGON

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YAQUINA HEAD LIGHTHOUSE

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COBBLE BEACH

On Friday even though the weather was bad we had a great time. The stormy weather made the ocean very turbulent and it was great watching the waves splash at the spouting horns in Depoe Bay.

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SPOUTING HORNS - DEPOE BAY, OREGON

Because of the wet weather we decided that it would be a good day to visit the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport. The aquarium is excellent and we had a great time there.

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JELLYFISH

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SHARK TANK

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FEEDING THE SHARKS

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TIDE POOLS

Every morning I enjoyed walking along the beach as the sun rose. Our condo that was so graciously provided for us by the Boyds had beach access. I love the sights and sounds of the ocean.

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FOOTPRINTS ON THE BEACH

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WAVES AS THE SUN COMES UP

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EARLY MORNING MOON OVER THE OCEAN

The only thing more beautiful than the beach and waves rolling in first thing in the morning is seeing the beautiful sunsets over the ocean as the sun is going down.

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THE BEACH AT SUNSET

We had a wonderful time for the four days we were able to spend on the Oregon coast. My wife and I both love the ocean. The family reunion was lovely and we enjoyed visiting with everyone. Everyone we met made us feel welcome; well almost everyone.

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TOURIST SEASON

Here is a video montage of our trip to the Oregon Coast. The music is Take Me Away by Helen Austin. You can check out her music here.




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24 comments:

  1. My friend Maddy told me recently that she would love to live in Oregon. It is her dream state to reside in. I would like to go and visit now after seeing your pretty pictures.
    I love the bumper sticker!

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  2. It's been decades since I've been to Oregon, but I do remember the sand dunes and the sea lions. I really must go back one day. Glad you enjoyed your trip,

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  3. Never been to Oregon, looks so pretty. Our nephew just moved to Ashland, Oregon so maybe we will get to go.
    Ann

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  4. Lovely photo's, the scenery is really beautiful.

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  5. My son and family live in Oregon and when my kids were small we used to camp along the coast and visited many of the places you talked about.
    I love the ocean but the weather is just too damp and murky a good percentage of the time.
    Great photos and montage.

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  6. Looks like you had a great time once you dealt with the growing hassles of travel today!

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  7. The OREGON coast provided you with some very good photos and a good time! Kate, ABC Team

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  8. Wonderful set of images from Oregaon coast.

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  9. Gorgeous pictures and it is a lovely place indeed!! Enjoyed the tour through the place!!

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  10. I've NEVER been to Oregon! Or Washington state, for that matter. Some day...

    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  11. Wonderful photos are gorgeous, spectacular!

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  12. Fantastic shots. I've never been there but it looks like someplace I'd enjoy.

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  13. Terrific photos, Richie! Oregon must be a beautiful place! I like the video. It shows how high the waves could be. The ocean is always fascinating. Thanks for your comment. I know that you have the name of our first ruling queen, Queen Wilhelmina, on the shop in your header. That's why I like your blog!
    Have a great week!
    Wil, ABCW Team.

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  14. magnificent photography and the Oregon coast sure looks beautiful ~ Great post for O ~ ^_^

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  15. stunning images! I had no idea that Oregon was so beautiful.

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  16. What gorgeous photos! Love the snowcovered mountains! The beach is just wonderful--even though I can see the beach every day if I wanted to, I still find it amazing and wonderful.

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  17. We went to the Oregon coast several years ago during an extremely hot August in Tulsa. We about froze but had a great time.

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  18. oregon is a beautiful place to visit and those waves just take your breath away :)

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  19. Fantastic pictures and lovely tour of beautiful Oregon.
    O is for...

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  20. What a wonderful collection. I have never been to Oregon even though I lived in California. I have miss something, for sure.

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  21. Beautiful, it felt like summer looking at your video. My local beaches are flat sand so we don't get those spectacular waves, well apart from when there is a storm. Oregon is on my bucket list ever since I got a postcard in the shape of its coast.

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  22. Oregon is a fascinating place. We have done some preliminary exploring of the coastline a good many years ago. Now we go out to the eastern desert/canyons area when visiting with our son. Beautiful there too.

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  23. Superb captures, what a beautiful place!

    OUTSTANDING

    Over and over again, I am always late commenting, but, trying to catch up.
    Rose, ABC Wednesday Team.

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