5/30, Saturday. A relaxed morning. I didn't do my homework well. Oregon Hiker's trail guide didn't give GPS for the TH, but the actual summit. Google route me via a different forest road. By the time we saw road blocked, I had no signal to read the direction (AT&T is not the best outside cities). After 2 failed tries (different slow forest roads) and 2 wasted hours, we managed to arrive at TH along the 3rd road around 1pm. 
Can barely see Three Sisters in the clouds. Lots of iris along the way. Horse Rock ridge is surrounded by timber cuts. The trail starts from short flat smooth, and goes up and down on rocky flowering slopes. Lots of monkey flowers on this seemingly dry bluff. Very colorful. Good timing.
Marys Peak is designated as a scenic botanic area for its rich varieties of flowers. We hit jackpot of wild purple irises. 
The top is now covered with chickweed and buttercups. Lupine is still budding. Along the rocky edge of the northern side of the cell tower is more colorful. Will need to come back in a month? A bit hazy today. Not sure if we saw Jefferson or not.
Camped at Beverly Beach State Park just before dark. Only one lousy spot in the A loop (A & B are closest to the beach). But no matter, we camped up at by the hiker/biker area, just above the tipis of A loop. Cooked a late dinner on the beach. Windy, chilly. Too cloudy to have proper sunset. The night is, however, surprisingly warm, and I wasn't cold in a synthetic thin bag. I tried my newly acquired fleece liner. Not a bad purchase. The campground is huge: 250+ sites crowded next to each other. For the size, the bathrooms are very clean. I certainly enjoyed the shower (pretty roomy: has bench and hooks, water is hot and not on a timer).5/31, Sunday. Woke up at 6. Read a bit of my hike book, but fell asleep again. A late breakfast at the beach (~11am!). Drove along the coast, and stopped at most touristy scenic spots.
Devil's Punch Bowl is a big rock hole. Windy, but not enough to get the wave to shoot up.
I like the tourism office at Cape Foulweather, first land in PNW sighted by Captain Cook. There are binoculars to watch through the seemingly permanently sealed windows over the cliff. Great views. Almost lost my book there. Found this photo online, much better than mine.
Boiler Bay offers more walking (over the fence). Saw 3 guys fishing. Big cave, roaring water. Lots of seagulls.Ate a big fat crab on the beach of Roads End. A big long beach. The name is more attractive than the scenery. Saw 3 kite boarders.
The main hike today is the nature conservancy at Cascade Head. My 3rd time here in 7 months. Still the protected Oregon silverspot butterfly eludes me. At least this time, I found some blue violet and plenty blooming Hairy-stemmed Checkermallow (Sidalcea hirtipes). Not sure if the catchfly we saw are the rare var. oraria. View is always unbeatable here.
