Oregon Coast Thanksgiving 2011

Boiler Bay to Heceta Head
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  • Remnants of Thanksgiving Day storm produced some magnificent Friday morning waves.
  • Sea foam seal.
  • Yaquina Head lighthouse, with its original copper reflector.
  • Cobble Beach. Tossed by waves, the basalt rocks made the most amazing sound...
  • Harbor seal hanging out on the rock weed.
  • Misty sea air; waves rolling by...
  • Heceta Head lighthouse on a crystal clear November day.
  • A different viewpoint for the Heceta Head light.
  • Red elderberries stand out on the forrest floor.
  • Fresnel lens on the Heceta Head light.
  • Sand spurry? At least there's a bloom in November...
  • A fine example of one of the Hwy 101 McCullough bridges (and my wagon) at Hecata Head. Not many tourists this time of year...
  • Sea form, made from photoplankton skeletons and cell glue, churned up by wave action.
  • Yvonne scans the Pacific from Driftwood Beach.
  • A bundle of bull kelp on the beach.
  • Quarry Cove and its dozens of harbor seals...
  • Fat and sleepy, waiting for some November sunshine...
  • Amazing how different the coats look when dry. They all have a similar silver-gray look when wet.
  • Yvonne's favorite.
  • One of the "big boys" gets his own rock...
  • Someone is ready for us to leave. (Thanks for looking.)