Deception Pass State Park Hike

It was a beautiful day here in Washington, so off we went to Deception Pass State Park.   It was a good workout and took us about 90 minutes.

Deception Pass Bridge is also know as Conception Pass Bridge to all of us military folk who were stationed here.  Most did not leave the area without going back over the bridge and with a new baby.  Not much to do in the winter when it was rainy and cold. 

We took quite a few pictures of the hike but I'm only posting a few.  As usual the pictures say it all. 

Click the link, select slide show and hit F-11on your computer to enlarge.
 

https://picasaweb.google.com/ChrisTorrance/DeceptionPassStateParkHikeJuly2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCKPs_ve7wof26gE

More info on the park:

http://www.parks.wa.gov/parks/?selectedpark=Deception Pass&subject=photos

Forgotten Lighthouses

I just found some pictures that I forgot to do a blog entry on.  In early May we were in Newport, Oregon.  We stayed at a great park, Port of Newport Marina and RV Park.

http://www.portofnewport.com/index.php

This is a nice place to spend a week.  You can walk around the Marina and watch the seals swimming around looking to score a snack from the fishermen.  The aquarium is a short walk from the park.  There are State Parks all up and down the coast of Oregon.  We've never seen so many State Parks in one area.  There are nice restaurants in town and they fix fantastic clam chowder once you finish your tour of the lighthouses and State Parks. 

In Newport there are two lighthouses.  One on each end of the town.  Yaquina Bay Lighthouse was built first, but it turned out not to be positioned correctly for ships to see it, so they had to build another one at the other end of town, Yaquina Head Lighthouse.  Lucky for us as we get see two in one day.

Here's our photos of Yaquina Bay Lighthouse.  As usual, click the link, select slide show and then hit F-11 on your computer to enlarge the pics:

https://picasaweb.google.com/ChrisTorrance/NewportLighthouses?authkey=Gv1sRgCITqjtvbgv3EaQ#

Next up, Yaquina Head Lighthouse.  Lots of sea birds nesting nearby.  It was very tight inside the lighthouse and difficult to get pictures, but we got a few.

https://picasaweb.google.com/ChrisTorrance/NewportLighthouses02?authkey=Gv1sRgCLLMn52tmoDAoQE

Here's some more info on the Lighthouses.

http://www.yaquinalights.org/