Do yoga and then shower which is a mistake as we are about to get sweaty on the hike but guess I am no fortune teller. Drive into Ecola state park and park at Indian head and hike down to crescent beach. Was a nice hike and beautiful scenery but you can also just walk along the beach a ways from town and get there as well which lessens the need to hike down to it for me but whatever. Then we drive over and do the Clatsop loop trail, taking the road up and the trail down as was advised to do.
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| Morning beach views |
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| Went down to the beach to check it out |
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| Found this big guy as we were hiking. |
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| Lil lighthouse on a lil island |
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| Back from the hike and get to take this view in one last time |
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| Cheese Land!!! |
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| Beers at de Garde... pretty good selection :) |
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| Back to home base to spend some more time enjoying these beach views |
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| Party on the beach apparently |
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| Enjoying the hazy nature of the distant views |
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| lil cave to explore on the side of the rock |
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| Birds are protected up there, there are signs in front of the rock saying not to disturb them. |
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| wish there was more of a high tide so the reflections could be bigger |
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| So people at night bring wood out here and have fires then just leave whatever wood didnt burn in the sand after they put it out. on such a pristine beach, just didnt expect to find this here. |
The road is boring as hiking most roads are but it is different scenery than the trail so that was fine. Get to the top at the Hikers camp and the view out onto the water from there was meh so we head down the lighthouse view path which was pretty nice; had a couple viewing outlooks to see the lil island with the lighthouse on it. On the way down, a bird crapped on Mike which he did not appreciate. After hiking, we get in the car and drive down to Tillamook which had a beautiful drive through a valley. Went to Werners for lunch and beer which was great as the food was delicious (especially after all that hiking), but the beers were extremely limited as they are moving production locations. Head to the Tillamook creamery to get a tour and it was very uninspiring for what I was expecting. There was no tasting of cheese, the line for ice cream was hella long, and the wait to get into the building to do a selfguided tour was also long - all due to covid. Eventually we get in and do the self guided tour which is informative and what not but lets be honest, I really went to try all the cheeses :) After we are done there, we head over to De Guarde brewery to meet Trevor, see the building and try some of their beers. So many options and all were incredibly delicious; my favorite was this chamomile sour beer - I dont usually get much flavor from softer floral ingredients but this beer was delicious. The place itself is very rustic feeling and the brewery is organized chaos and pretty impressive; it was unlike any brewery I think I have seen previously/since - they have oak barrels everywhere and no fermenters as they ferment in the barrels. Head back to cannon beach through that same beautiful valley we came in on and go to Toms fish and chips for dinner; it was ok but definitely overhyped and tastes very commercially not like fish and chips Ive had at pubs and what not. Back to the place and grab some beers to go walk along the beach for sunset and having some beers while we chill. Once we are done enjoying the scenery, head back for bed.
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