A Trip to the Pacific

Harry and I flew to Seattle last Wednesday for a vacation and to be at my cousin, Mike's wedding. On Thursday we decided to take a trip to see the Pacific Ocean (a first for both Harry and I) and to Astoria, Oregon.

We drove past so may forests that had been clear-cut. The great thing is that each of the logging companies replants the forests that they cut down. Each one of these replanted forests gets a sign that tells when it was cut and replanted.


This is a little town on Wilapa Bay... the Oyster Capital of the World.


Since Wilapa Bay is the Oyster Capital of the World there are TONS of mounds that look like this... all oyster shells!


A gorgeous tributary leading to the Pacific Ocean.


Finally, after a couple hours of driving, we made it to the Pacific Ocean... Long Beach, Washington.


It was a cold day, but we put our feet in the water anyway.


It was an absolutely beautiful day with just a hint of fog.


After spending some time on the beach Harry and I got a very fresh seafood dinner. There was nothing wrong with our camera, the food was that steamy!


Another view of Long Beach, from much higher up. After lunch we started hiking up to Long Head Light House, where we got this picture.


The marshy area just to the east of the beach.


A view of the cliffs.


Harry and I enjoying the view. We think this photo looks fake, the background is so beautiful.


But here is the proof, it was really this breathtaking!


Finally, we made it to Long Head Lighthouse.


The cliffs just to the left of Long Head Lighthouse.


The cliffs just to the right of Long Head Lighthouse.


We love it here. Harry and I want to move to Washington after all of this!


Finally, to end the day, we drove to Astoria, Oregon across a 4 mile long bridge across the mouth of the Columbia River. We are on the Washington side of the river and the Oregon side is in the background.


Halfway across the bridge.


Finally, for all of my friends reading the Twilight series, at one point we were only a little more than an hour from Port Angeles and about 2 hours from Forks. I kept telling Harry about the settings in the series and it was pretty cool to be able to see some of the areas the author has been writing about.

We will be posting many more pictures documenting our trip in the days to come... so check back daily!