North Coast

KOA, Lincoln City, OR:  Another beautiful day today.  We headed north up the coast since when we leave on Monday we’ll be heading inland to Portland.  So we drove north on the 101 and then took the Three Capes Scenic Byway which hugged the coast.  Not a great road but fantastic views.  Drove all the way up to Cape Meares and checked out the Cape Meares Lighthouse.  Had lunch in the little coastal town of Oceanside at Roseanne’s right on the beach with a view of the 3 arch rocks.  And OMG the food was fantastic!  I had Pacific snapper and Mike had their clam chowder and a sandwich. He said their chowder was by far the best he’s had since we’ve been out here.  Left there pleasantly stuffed and headed back to the 101. Passed this cute house which was pretty close to the road and it had chain-link fence all around topped with razor wire!   Guess they don’t want anyone bothering them!  Went through the cute little town of Tillamook which sits in a pretty valley with mountains all around. We saw a bright yellow Lotus parked on the street there. Thought we were back in LA. The temperature was 82 here in the valley.  A veritable heat wave.  Back to Lincoln City and our park to rest, relax, and digest. 69 here in Lincoln City.

Little pond meets the Pacific.

Another amazing beach.

Sand dunes creeping up into the pine forest.

The three arch rocks.

Cape Meares

Cape Meares Lighthouse
We had to walk way down to this lighthouse. It's pretty short and squat.  Then we had to slog back up a long hill.