Saturday 7/21/2012
Up the road from Pacific City, we got this view going north. After seeing Cape Kiwanda in Pacific City, we continue the Three Cape Scenic Loop. |
At about 5 miles north of Pacific City, we came to Whalen Island. There is camping at Whalen Island. There are no hook ups, but the park has a dump station. Camping fees are $12-$15 a night. |
Looking north as we cross on the road to Whalen Island. |
Next stop, Cape Lookout State Park. |
We reach an elevation of about 1000 feet. |
There are 2-3 trails at Cape Lookout, with dogs allowed on the trails on a leash. The trails take at least 2 hour to complete so we continued our day drive. |
Down from Cape lookout was Anderson's Viewpoint. |
This is a popular launch site for hang gliders and paragliders. Netarts Bay to the right in the picture. |
One of the trails from Cape Lookout goes down to the beach. We could see there was a lot of hikers who made it to the beach. |
A memorial for Dick Gammon, a hang glider who passed away from colon cancer at age 61. |
Oceanside, OR. is located at the point along the coast, which is a town we visited that day and is told about further down in the blog. |
Next stop was Cape Lookout State Park Campground. This campground was completely full and is recommend that campers make reservations at least 3 month prior. |
If we ever make it back this way, this would be a campground we would love to stay at. |
Up from the campground we made our way to Netarts Bay. The Schooner looked like a nice place to eat at, if you don't pack your own lunch like we do. |
We found a parking lot in Netarts Bay to check out and walk around. |
I saw this Western gull jump into someones boat. I walked down the dock to see what it was doing. |
It was stealing the fisherman's chicken leg that was to be used for crabbing! |
There were a couple of RV Parks in Netarts Bay. One of them was Big Spruce RV Park. |
The sites looked pretty close, but the park was near the bay. |
Joe spotted this funky little shop in Netarts, OR. |
Lex's Cool Stuff. |
You never know what you will find at Lex's Cool Stuff. I found two gently used tops at a very great price. Lex also welcomes you with warm yummy brownie's as you walk into her door. |
Still in Netarts we poked around and found a resort along the bay. |
Joe pointed out two signs in front of the resort. |
I had Joe turn around when I saw this view. We head back to the south to get this picture of Netarts Bay. Cape Lookout is at the top of the mountain in the picture. |
As long as we were turned around we wanted to check out the resort area in the cove of Netarts Bay in this picture. |
Another picture of the cove area in Netarts Bay. |
We decided this would be a great cove to stay at for swimming for little one. The bay protects the area from the big waves that the ocean has. |
The resort area in the cove is on Happy Camp Road. The Resort is called the Netarts Sand Castle. |
If interested in the Netarts Sand Castle, here are the prices. |
Netarts Sand Castle, Netarts, OR. |
Just north of Netarts is Oceanside, OR. |
We parking in a non parking spot just to take turns at using the Oceanside Beach public restrooms. |
While Joe used the restroom, I peaked over the bushes and got this picture of Oceanside Beach and Three Arch Rocks. |
Oceanside has a population of 326 people. |
North of Oceanside is the Cape Meares Lighthouse. |
A path takes you to the point toward the lighthouse. The cliffs off to the north provide nesting and refuge areas for many sea and shore birds. |
Off of the point of Cape Mears, some lovely yellow flowers called me over! |
Then I looked beyond the lovely flowers. |
Joe pointed out people on the rock next to the shore. I could not see them at all. He has much better eye sight than me. Once I looked through the zoom lens on our camera I could see them. |
Cape Mears Lighthouse was first lite in 1890. The lighthouse is inactive and was deactivated in 1963. |
As we were looking at the lighthouse, this little squirrel came running up the path with this green ball in it's mouth, |
A little girl standing nearby saw it and ran toward it. Scaring the squirrel it dropped it's treat and ran into the weeds nearby. |
We walk back up the path on the south side of the point for a different perspective. We noticed a small neighborhood in the cove below. |
Cove south of Cape Meares |
View of Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge off of Oceanside Beach. |
We noticed the house sitting above the rocky coast. |
Close up of the house on the cliff. I bet that house gets some really nice sunsets, but also some really strong winds during storms! |
Cape Meares ended the Three Cape Scenic Loop, as we turned east along the Tillamook Bay toward Tillamook, OR. |
The valley that runs along Hwy. 101 from Tillamook to Neskiwin is a very large dairy community. |
Cascade Mountains in the distance. |
The Air Museum is located two miles south of Tillamook, OR. on Hwy. 101. |
After a bit of a drive through several small dairy community we arrive back home in Neskowin. Hope you enjoyed our Three Cape Scenic Loop Drive. |
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