1/11. A rare sunny weekend day after a week of rain. Went to the coast for
Neakhahnie Mt north of the town Manzanita. On the way, parked at the big lot of
Oswald West State Park and hiked along Short Sandy Creek to the beach. Not the prettiest. Saw one lady in wetsuit with her surf board.
Hiked up to Neahkahnie Mt from the north end, by hwy-101. A couple of down tree, one of them is right on a turn. About 6 of us continued forward, oblivious that we have gotten off track. We followed the ever faint track. Eventually decided to scramble up. Got somewhat muddy and scratchy. The top of the mountain is truly rewarding for the short hike, including the scramble. The view south to Nehalem Bay, Nehalem River and multiple headlands is wonderful.
Back at the car park, we hiked down to the cliff of Treasure Cove. Not bad.
Drove north to
Hug Point for sunset. Beautiful beach. A few rocks sitting in shallow pools now glowing orange, dark reflections. Not many birds. If you don't mind getting your feet wet, you can walk north to another lovely beach. Saw a pregnant young lady in thin white flowing dress for photo shoots. I feel cold for her.
More are cameras on tripods and men with heavy coat waiting patiently. There's a small waterfall onto the beach, which you can easily climb to the top where the little creek is. The water tumbles down in flickering colors under sunset.
1/11. A rare sunny weekend day after a week of rain. Went to the coast for Neakhahnie Mt north of the town Manzanita. On the way, parked at the big lot of Oswald West State Park and hiked along Short Sandy Creek to the beach. Not the prettiest. Saw one lady in wetsuit with her surf board.
Hiked up to Neahkahnie Mt from the north end, by hwy-101. A couple of down tree, one of them is right on a turn. About 6 of us continued forward, oblivious that we have gotten off track. We followed the ever faint track. Eventually decided to scramble up. Got somewhat muddy and scratchy. The top of the mountain is truly rewarding for the short hike, including the scramble. The view south to Nehalem Bay, Nehalem River and multiple headlands is wonderful.
Back at the car park, we hiked down to the cliff of Treasure Cove. Not bad.
Drove north to Hug Point for sunset. Beautiful beach. A few rocks sitting in shallow pools now glowing orange, dark reflections. Not many birds. If you don't mind getting your feet wet, you can walk north to another lovely beach. Saw a pregnant young lady in thin white flowing dress for photo shoots. I feel cold for her. 
More are cameras on tripods and men with heavy coat waiting patiently. There's a small waterfall onto the beach, which you can easily climb to the top where the little creek is. The water tumbles down in flickering colors under sunset.
