Monday, August 06, 2007
We left Tillamook this morning and headed north to Warrenton, OR, we have reservations at the Kampers West Kampground for several days. We got set up and walked the girls and sat down and figured out the next couple of days itinerary. We only have three days in this area and want to take full advantage of the time we have here.
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
When we got up this morning it was very misty and overcast. We waited a few hours then headed south to Cannon Beach and Haystack Rock. Got a couple of pictures, we couldn’t get very close, had to observe the rock from the beach. If you look real close about 2/3 up the biggest rock and a little to the right you can see half-dozen Tufted Puffins. We also saw a few flying around with all the gulls. August is the very end of the nesting season for Puffins; most of them have already left the rock and flown out to the open ocean till next breading season which starts in April. We could also see Tillamook Rock Lighthouse from the beach, got a couple of pictures, but it was so far away it looked like a tiny bump in the distance. On our way back to Warrenton, we were going to stop at Gearhart Estuary, but couldn’t find any signs directing us. It misted most of the day, by late morning is was lighter and the sun never did show itself.