  1 Liberty II: Captain owns Luna Sea Fishouse in Yachats, the only place where salmon are caught by the owner. |
 2 Moolack Beach, Yvonne's favorite place to walk. |
 3 Tidepool sculpin. |
 4 Tidepool critters abound. Yaquina Head in the background. |
 5 Pacific City, known for it's dory boat fleet. |
 6 Haystack Rock at Cape Kiwanda. |
 7 Newport. Yaquina Bay bridge before the fog rolled in... and stayed (mostly) for five days. |
 8 California Sea Lions, returned August 3 this year. |
 9 Sea lions were quite beat up; mating season must be rough. |
 10 Gray whale fluke in close at Depoe Bay. |
 11 Sea Lion Caves: Long-time tourist trap, but worth stopping. (Largest sea caves in North America.) |
 12 A second view. The birds only nest in there in August and the stink was eye-watering. |
 13 One of many slugs near rear cave entrance. |
 14 Eerie sea lion skelton displayed in the cave. |
 15 Steller Sea Lions: Most stay outside the caves this time of year. |
 16 A big male with his harem of females. No California sea lions use this area, apparently. |
 17 Sculpture at the Sea Lion Caves visitor center. |
 18 Heceta Head light on a foggy day. The lens was shrouded for some reason. |
 19 Sally on a fog-covered Washburne Beach. |
 20 Familiar view from Cape Perpetua visitor center. |
 21 California sea lion glides by in Newport Bay. |
 22 His friends call him "Spike", I'm sure... |
 23 Another head shot. |
 24 No whales in foggy Depoe Bay that evening, but there were a few crows. |
 25 The chaos of Cape Kiwanda in the summer... |
 26 Yaquina Head "Outstanding Natural Area" really is... |
 27 Morning fog shrouds the Yaquina Head light... |
 28 Common murres covered the rocks, but they will soon all be out to sea |
 29 Fireweed along Salal Hill trail... in the fog. |
 30 Vultures waiting for the fog to thin. |
 31 Sally enjoying the murre smells... |
 32 Fog begins to lift and thin... |
 33 Cobble Beach: Women are sneaky, men are slippery. |
 34 Fog dissipates to reveal the north view: Cape Foulweather and Beverly Beach. |
 35 Yaquina light under clear skies. Time for our tour of the 1872 working tower. |
 36 Only 114 stairs. All original. |
 37 Inside the original 19th century Fresnel lens. Light is now electric in a 2-2-14 second pattern. |
 38 Reverse panoramic image of Yaquina Head from the copper reflector... and my hands. |
 39 Amazing view by the orginal French glass prisms. |
 40 Windows are salt spray covered, but still offer quite the view. |
 41 Time to descend... |
 42 Second walk up Salal Hill rewards us with views. |
 43 A couple gray whales grazing right off the light, here's one of them. |
 44 Sally contemplating Moolack and Beverly beaches, and Cape Foul Weather (which would be covered in fog again before we could get over there). |
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