Oregon Central Coast Trip Pictures

July 2002

Heceta Head Lighthouse in Florence, Oregon

While the temperature dropped from 90s inland to a constant 64-68 degrees Fahrenheit on the coast, the sights and variety were breathtaking! We climbed dunes, saw sea lions in "the world's largest sea cave", and hunted for starfish and crabs in teeming tidepools on the Oregon Central Coast.


Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area

Playing in the huge sand dunes in Oregon

Guess what, we buried Diane....

Not really, here she is, the queen of the sand dunes!

Punishment for not doing your homework

I'm hunting for gold treasure!

I'll find that gold in this sand somewhere!

Following the footprints of Dad

Carnivorous Darlingtonia pitcher plants near Florence, Oregon

Don't lean too close! (OK, so the plants only eat insects, you never know!)

Close-up of carnivorous Darlingtonia pitcher plant

The rocky and cooler (60s) Oregon Pacific Coast

Sea lions and birds sunbathing along Oregon Pacific Coast

The scenic, windy Oregon coast with Steller sea lions nearby

Hey guys, I caught a starfish!

See, it is a real starfish!

Mom and daughter enjoying the setting sun on the Pacific coast

Catching crabs in the tidepools on Oregon Pacific coast

A tidepool teeming with anenomes, crabs and starfish

Exploring the rocky Oregon coast

Another Oregon tidepool

Hunting for that monster crab for dinner

Starfish and other life in the tidepool

Catching a crab that pinches so hard I am ready to bite back!

One mean crab, with one nasty pinched finger!

Family high up on overlook of the rocky tidepool area on Oregon Pacific Coast

On overlook (family moved out of view but gratefully didn't fall off overlook)


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