Oregon Coast getaway

knitting at the oregon coast

When I said I was knitting away on my second Luminos Tee, I really was knitting, away. I took a trip to the Oregon Coast with my friend Vickie. She’s a forever friend; we went to University of Oregon, way back when. She’s the source of my blueberry cobbler recipe!

rocky shoreline at Yachats, Oregon

We went to Yachats, which is near Cape Perpetua. Yachats has a lot of rocky shoreline which is great for rock hopping and tidepooling.

orange and purple starfish
the starfish are back!

I’m glad to see the starfish are recovering; there were several years of starfish wasting disease where their numbers were down.

starfish and sea anemones
starfish and sea anemones
tiny crabs
tiny crabs
pelagic gooseneck barnacles on seaweed
tiny pelagic gooseneck barnacles on seaweed
pelagic gooseneck barnacles on seaweed
more gooseneck barnacles
sand dollars
tiny sand dollars and a heart-shaped fragment

I love tidepooling.

We went to the visitors center at Cape Perpetua. I was last here in 2022.

Stone shelter at Cape Perpetua.

This shelter was built by the CCC in the 1930s. Workers (young men who needed jobs during the Depression) earned $30/month. They kept $5, and $25 went home to the family.

crocosima
crocosima on the trail
sunset

It was a quick and efficient getaway! I’m planning one more before the summer is over; I like short trips. Do you have summer travel plans?

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