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.
DEPOE BAY, OREGON
YAQUINA HEAD LIGHTHOUSE
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.
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.
JELLYFISH
SHARK TANK
FEEDING THE SHARKS
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.
FOOTPRINTS ON THE BEACH
WAVES AS THE SUN COMES UP
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.
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.
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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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.
ReplyDeleteI love the bumper sticker!
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,
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Never been to Oregon, looks so pretty. Our nephew just moved to Ashland, Oregon so maybe we will get to go.
ReplyDeleteAnn
Lovely photo's, the scenery is really beautiful.
ReplyDeleteMy 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.
ReplyDeleteI love the ocean but the weather is just too damp and murky a good percentage of the time.
Great photos and montage.
Looks like you had a great time once you dealt with the growing hassles of travel today!
ReplyDeleteThe OREGON coast provided you with some very good photos and a good time! Kate, ABC Team
ReplyDeleteWonderful set of images from Oregaon coast.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures and it is a lovely place indeed!! Enjoyed the tour through the place!!
ReplyDeleteI've NEVER been to Oregon! Or Washington state, for that matter. Some day...
ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
Wonderful photos are gorgeous, spectacular!
ReplyDeleteFantastic shots. I've never been there but it looks like someplace I'd enjoy.
ReplyDeleteTerrific 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!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Wil, ABCW Team.
love the lighthouse
ReplyDeletemagnificent photography and the Oregon coast sure looks beautiful ~ Great post for O ~ ^_^
ReplyDeletestunning images! I had no idea that Oregon was so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWhat 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.
ReplyDeleteWe went to the Oregon coast several years ago during an extremely hot August in Tulsa. We about froze but had a great time.
ReplyDeleteoregon is a beautiful place to visit and those waves just take your breath away :)
ReplyDeleteFantastic pictures and lovely tour of beautiful Oregon.
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What a wonderful collection. I have never been to Oregon even though I lived in California. I have miss something, for sure.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, 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.
ReplyDeleteOregon 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.
ReplyDeleteSuperb captures, what a beautiful place!
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Over and over again, I am always late commenting, but, trying to catch up.
Rose, ABC Wednesday Team.